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1. The document describes the narrator's memories of living next to a neighbor, Aej, and observations of Aej's family over many years. 2. Aej's wife and children moved out after his business failed when he was 32 years old. Later, at age 39, his wife left him. 3. Over time, the narrator witnessed Aej's home and property fall into disrepair as he lived alone with his dog in increasing squalor.

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Athai

1. The document describes the narrator's memories of living next to a neighbor, Aej, and observations of Aej's family over many years. 2. Aej's wife and children moved out after his business failed when he was 32 years old. Later, at age 39, his wife left him. 3. Over time, the narrator witnessed Aej's home and property fall into disrepair as he lived alone with his dog in increasing squalor.

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Aeoj AhXcn¸n¡p¶

A¯bv¡p \m³ ASnssa


Hcp Xangv IYbpsS kzX{´hnhÀ¯\w

Rm³ ]me¡mSn\Sp¯pÅ Hcp {Kma¯nemWp P\n¨Xp. ]Tn¡m³


anSp¡\mbncp¶Xn\m F\n¡p sN¶bn I¼yq«À F©n\obdn§n\p AUvanj³
In«n ]s£ BZyhÀjw tlmÌÂ kuIcyw CÃmbncp¶p. kz´ambn Xmakn¡m³ ]
Whpw Ipdhv. F´p sN¿psa¶p IcpXn hnjan¨t¸mgmWp A¸mhnsâ knÌÀ
(R§Ä A¯bv F¶p hnfn¡pw aebmf¯n A¸¨n) bpsS hoSp sImS¼¡¯mWtÃm
F¶p A½ ]dªXp. hfsc sNdp¸¯n Xs¶ A¯ Hcp t{]ahpw Hfnt¨mSn
IeyWhpw \S¯n bmYmkvYnXnI\mb Fsâ A¸m AtXmsS A¯bpambpÅ _Ôw
Dt]£n¨p.A¯ Hcp t\m¬{_mÒn¬ s\bmWp IeymWw Ign¨Xp. t{]ahnhmlw
Bbncp¶p .AXn ]ns¶ F³ A¸mhp¡p AhtfmSp henb tZjyambncp¶p.
hÀj§fmbn I¯pIp¯p H¶panÃ. A¯ Hcn¡Â `À¯mhpsam¯p \m«nÂ
h¶psh¦nepw Fsâ A¸m AhcpsS ASp¯p annbnÃ, Fsâ A½ AhÀ¡p Im¸n Hs¡
sImSp¯p. Ct¸mÄ Fsâ Xmak {]iv\w h¶t¸mÄ A½bmWp A¸msh A¯bpsS
ASp¯p FgpXm³ ]dªXv.

F¶m A¯bpsS PohnXw Hcp {SmsPUnbmbncp¶p AhcpsS `À¯mhv


AhÀ¡p 32 hbÊpÅt¸mÄ {lt{ZmKw aqew acn¨pt]mbn. At¸mÄ Fsâ
A¸mhpw aÁpw t]mbncp¶p. ]ns¶ AhÀ¡p 39 hbÊpÅt¸mÄ aIsf hnhmlw
Ign¸n¨phn«p. sUÂlnbn tPmenbpÅ Hcp DbÀ¶ DtZymKkvY\mWp
IeymWw Ign¨Xv. AXnÂ]ns¶ A¯ Ahcpsam¯v tImS¼¡Xn\Sp¯pÅ Hcp c-
p \ne ho«n BWp Xmakn¨ncp¶Xv. A¸mhnsâ I¯p In«nb DS³ Xs¶ A¯
adp]Sn Ab¨p Fs¶ AhnsS Xmakn¸n¡p¶Xn\p kzmKXw ]dªmbncp¶p I¯v.
Rm\pw A¸mhpw tImS¼m¡w tÌj\n Cd§nbt¸mÄ A¯bpw A¯bpsS
acpaI\pw aIfpw Im¯p \n¸pmbncp¶p. A¯bpw A¸mhpw A¶mWp hfsc
sImçġptijw kwkmcn¡p¶X.v cm{Xn AhÀ sI«n¸nSn¨p Icbp¶Xpw Rm³
Ip. A¸m Fs¶ tImtÅPn tNÀ¯ tijw XncnsIt¸mbn. cp amk§Ä Ignªt¸mÄ
A¯bpsS acpaI³ A¯bpsS aIsfbpw Iq«n sUÂln¡p Xncn¨pt]mbn. A¯bpsS
hoSp Hcp Ccp\ne hoSmbncp¶p AXnsâ Xmgs¯ \ne hmSI¡p
sImSp¯ncp¶p. apIfnes¯ \nebn cp s_Uv dqw Dp. Rm³ hnknÁnMv
dqan Bbncp¶p InS¡p¶X.v F¶m A¯bpsS aIÄ t]mbt¸mÄ F\n¡p B s_Uv
dqw X¶p. Rm³ AXn hfsc kt´mjn¨p ImcWw F\n¡p kzm`mhnIambn
hnImcw IqSpXÂ DÅ {]mbambncp¶p Fsâ Iq«pImÀ Xcp¶ I¼n_p¡pIfpw
t¹t_mbv XpS§nb {]kn[oIcW§fpw Hfn¨ncp¶p hmbn¡pIbpw hmWw
hnSpIbpw sN¿pambncp¶p FÃmhcpw Dd§nbn«mWp CsXms¡ Rm³
sNbvXncp¶Xv C\nbnt¸mÄ Bscbpw t]Sn¡msX AsXms¡ Fsâ dqan Xs¶
sN¿m³ ]Ápw F¶Xmbncp¶p Fsâ kt´mj¯n\p ImcWw.

Rm³ hÃmsX skIvkn\p ASns¸«ncp¶ kabambncp¶p AXp. A¯bpsS


hoSnsâ NpÁpw IpSnepIsfms¡bmWp. XSn¨ Xang¯nIÄ Fcpa¸m hnÁp
Ignbp¶ Hcp Gcnbbmcp¶p AXp. ss]¸nsâ aq«n XSn¨p Idp¯ Xang¯n
s]®p§Ä Ipfn¡pIbpw XpWn Ae¡pIbpw sN¿p¶Xp P¶enÂIqSn ImWmw, Fs
´mcp Nc¡pIÄ BWh, FÃmw Idp¯hcv BsW¦nepw `b¦c Ipnbpw apeIfpw
ss]¸nsâ Iogn Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ AhcpsS \áX Bthmfw F\n¡p
ImWmambncp¶p, t\cn«p Ahsc t\m¡nbm No¯ hnfn¡pw, P¶enÂ
IqSnbmIpt¼mÄ BcpadnbnÃ, ]e Xang¯n ]pIfpw (s]®p§fpsS
kmam\¯n\p Xangn ]psb¶mWp ]dbp¶Xv) Rm³ Ip hmWw hn«p

Fsâ A¯ \m¸Xp hbÊmsb¦nepw \à Nc¡mbncp¶p A¯ ]s hoSp


hn«pt]mbXn\m AhscmSp F\n¡p A{X ASp¸w H¶pw Dmbncp¶nÃ
AXn\m A¯bpsS apebpw N´nbpw Hs¡ t\m¡n BkzZn¡p¶Xn F\n¡p ]
m]t_m[w H¶pw tXm¶nbncp¶nà .Hcp hmSIho«nÂ
Xmakn¡p¶Xpt]msesb F\n¡p AhnsS tXm¶nbpÅp. A¯¡p Hcp A©Sn
Bdn©vNp Dbcw hcpw. `b¦c XSn¨ apeIfmWp tImS¼m¡w
¢bvaÁnsâXmbncn¡pw FÃm¯n\pw `b¦c apebmWp A¯bpsS Ipnbpw Hcp
S¬ Dp. A¯ ho«n Hcp dhp¡bpw ]mhmSbpw Hcp tNebpamWp
DSp¡p¶Xp. {_mbnSp¶Xp Rm³ Int«bnà apesbms¡ Ct¸mÄ ]pd¯phcpw
F¶ a«n »hpkp s]m«n¨p \n¡pIbmWp. apeIfpsS hnShp Xs¶ Xmsg
Ipfn¡m³ hcp¶ Hcp ]mn¨nbpsS KpZ¯nsâ hnShnsâ A{X hcpw AhÄ F¶pw
Fsâ P¶en\p t\sc XncnªmWp N´nbpsS XpWns]m¡n tkm¸ptX¡p¶Xv
AXn\m AhfpsS Icn¦pnbpw B\KpZhpw F\n¡p ImWm¸mTw Bbncp¶p
AtXmÀ¯p Rm³ hn« hmW§Ä¡p t\m lm³Uv B³Uv am¯amÁnIvkv ,F¶p
h¨m I¿pw IW¡panÃ!!!

NqSpIme§fn A¯ tNe¡p ]Icvw DÄt_mUn F¶p ]dbp¶ Hcp t\À¯ Ip¸mbhpw


]ns¶ Hcp ASn¸mhmSbpw am{XamWp ho«n DSp¡p¶X.v AXp
am{Xaà AhÀ Xsâ hkv{X[mcWs¯¸Án Xosc {i[n¨ncp¶nà ]et¸mgpw
AXnsâ lq¡pw _«Wpsams¡ Xpd¶p InS¡pIbmbncn¡pw Rm³ Hcp ]
©]mhnsb¶mbncn¡pw A¯ IcpXp¶Xv. AtXm AhÀ Xsâ {]mbw Hs¡ Ignªp
hbÊnbmsb¶msWm IcpXp¶Xv? GXmbmepw NqSp XpS§nbXn ]ns¶
Xmsg Ipfn¡m³ hcp¶ Xang¯nIsf F¯nt\m¡n hmWaSn¡p¶Xnt\¡mÄ F\n¡p
ho«n Xs¶bpÅ A¯bpsS apebpw Ipnbpw t\m¡n hmWaSn¡p¶Xmbncp¶p
kpJw. A¯bpsS Hcp apSnt]mepw \c¨n«nà A¯ \¶mbn s]uUÀ Hs¡bn«pw
Ipfns¨mcp§nbm j¡oebpw tXmÁpt]mIpsa¶mWp F\n¡p tXm¶nbX.v ]t£
Ahsc Hcn¡epw A§ns\ Rm³ In«nÃ.

Cu DÄt_mUn sb¶p ]dbp¶ km[\w Xbv¸n¨vXp Fsâ BtcmKyw Ifbm³


am{Xambn«msW¶p tXm¶p¶p. F\n¡p an¡hmdpw D¨hsc ¢mÊv ImWq.
AXp Ignªp s{]msPIvÁpw Hs¡bmWp. AXp I¼yq«À DÅhcpsS ho«nÂ
t]mbn sNbvXmepw aXn. Rm³ D®m³ hcpt¼mÄ A¯bpsS
DÄt_mUn¡I¯p \à tX§ hen¸¯nepÅ apeIÄ InS¶p BSp¶XpImWmw. B
a¯§IÄ¡p {_msb t]Sn¡ ImcyanÃ, A§ns\ Hcp km[\w A¯ CS¯nÃ. AXnsâ \Ã
shfp¯ \ndhpw , (GXmp Cfw aª \ndw BIm³ XpS§nb
shÅcn¡mt]mse),F¶m AXnsâ \Sp¡pÅ ape¡®pItfm Hcp sIm¨p sNdp¡sâ
Np®nt]mse!! A§ns\ XÅn\n¡pw,C§ns\ Hcp apebptm tImh¡bpsS
A{XbpÅ ape¡®ptm thsd BÀs¡¦nepw? Dp I¿p IgpInbm Rm³ DSs\
_mXv dqan Ibdn HÁ hmWw hnSoemWp. Hcp aq¶p an\n«n Hcp
XpSw ip¢w ]pd¯p NmSpw. AsXms¡ IgpIn shÅhpw Hgn¨p Rm³ H¶p
InS¡m³ XpS§pw. H¶p ab§n aq¶cbmIpt¼mÄ Xmsg ]mn¨nIÄ
Ipfn¡p¶Xnsâ iÐw tIÄ¡pw. D¨Ignªm s]mXpsh NqSp ImcWw
BÄ¡mscms¡ ho«n Xs¶ ab§pw AXn\m Bcpw ASp¯nsö hnNmc¯nÂ
Fcpasb t]mÁp¶ ]mn¨nIÄ HÁtNe \\¨p Ipfn XpS§pw. At¼m ]ns¶bpw
apeIfpsS {XnÈqqÀ ]qdw Nnet¸mÄ cpw aq¶pw s]®p§Ä At§m«pw
Ct§m«pw ]pdw tX¨psImSp¡pw At¸mÄ {XnÈqÀ]qc¯n\p B\bpsS ]pdInÂ
sN¶p \n¶m F§ns\bncn¡pw AXpt]memWp. s]cpw IpnIÄ!! \Ã
sImgp¯pcp Icn¦pnIÄ!! FÃmw KpZ¯n tkm¸ptX¡p¶Xp Fsâ P¶Â t\m¡n. ]
ns¶bpw hmWaSn A§ns\ ]Tn¡m³ Xosc kabw In«mXmbn. Ip®bmsW¦nÂ
F¶pw Ft¸mgpw Hcp hmW¯n\pÅ tÌm¡pambn FshÀ sdUn.

apIfnes¯ cp s_Uv dqan\p NpÁpw sSdkv Dv cn\pw IqSn Hcp tIma¬


sSmbveÁmWp. AÁmNvUv AÃmsX Hcp sNdnb tSmbveÁv
s̸n³Snbnepv Fsâbpw A¯bpsSbpw s_Uv dqapIÄ¡p sSdÊnte¡p P¶epIÄ
Dv. c s_Uv dqan\pw CSbn _mXv dqapw tSmbveÁpw {]tXyIw.
sSdkn \n¶m sSmbveÁnsâ sh«w ImWmw. tSmbveÁnsâ shânteÁÀ
hepXmWp. \à Hcp ÌqÄ C«p Ibdn\n¶m sÁmbveÁnsâ AIs¯ `mKw ]
IpXnhsc ImWmw. NqSpImcWw Hcn¡Â Rm³ apdnbn \n¶pw
sSdÊnte¡nd§n XWp¯ ImÁp Fs¶ kzmKXw sNbvXp cm{Xn ]¯p ]
Xns\m¶mbn. A¯bpsS P¶Â Xpd¶p InS¡pIbmWp Rm³ shdpsX H¶p ]mfn
t\m¡n. At¸mÄ I IgvN Fs¶ AXnibn¸n¨p. A¯ IpapZw B\´hnIS³ XpS§nb
Ipsd ho¡nenIÄ hmbn¨n«mWp InS¡p¶Xp. A¯ Hcp Ac¸mhmSbpw B
DÄt_mUnbpw am{Xan«p XebWbn Nmcn¡nS¶p hmbn¡pIbmWp. Xe¡p
]ndInse ebnÁp am{Xta DÅp .AXn\m apdnbn A{X {]ImianÃ. F¶mÂ
A¯tbbpw I«nepw Hs¡ F\n¡p \¶mbn ImWmw. DÄt_mUn C«n«ps¦nepw
N¯s\m¡pta Pohn¨ncn¡nepw F¶ AhkvYbnemWp F¶p h¨m ape
apgph³ ]pd¯p InS¡pIbmWp. {^o Bbn A¯bpsS apeIÄ Rm³
BZyambn«mWp ImWp¶Xp. A¸w CSnªpsh¦nepw cp ^pSv_mÄv t]mse
Ah A¯bpsS s\©vNn Xmfw XpÅp¶p A¯ CS¡nsS XesNmdnbpw sseÁnsâ
sh«¯n sIm¨p {]mWnIÄ Xebn hogp¶XmWp ImcWw. \à shfpshfbpÅ
tXmfpIÄ, I¿p Xebn sh¡pt¼mÄ I£¯nse Idp¯ tcma¨pcpfpIÄ ImWmw,
CS¡nsS AhÀ t]Pp adn¡m³ I¿p sImphcpt¼mÄ I£¯nsâ Imgv¨ adbpw
,ASn¸mhmS ap«n\p apIfn InS¡pIbmWp A¯bpsS IW¦m \à sagpsagm
Ccn¡p¶p, XpSIfpsS ]IpXn hsc ImWmw, At¸mtg¡pw Fsâ Ip®
ep¦n¡nSbn hfÀ¶p shfnbn NmSn, Rm³ AhnsS sSdkn IpXnbncp¶p
A¯bpsS P¶Â t\m¡n hmWw ASn¡m³ XpS§n, GXmp hcmdmbt¸mÄ A¯
hmbn¨psImncp¶ IpapZw AS¨psh¨p Is¿¯n¨p sseÁpw AW¨p. AXn\mÂ
Fsâ hmWaSnbpsS A¶s¯ ^n\njnwKv icnbmbnÃ.

Rm³ XncnsI apdnbn Ibdn ]pdt¯¡pÅ hmXn IpÁnbn«p AXnsâ t_mÄ«v


hfmsc Xpcp¼n¨Xpw ssSÁpambncp¶Xn\m cm{XnbpsS \niÐXbnÂ
AXp ASp¯ apdnbn InS¡p¶hÀ¡p tIÄ¡mambncp¶p. ]nsÁ Znhkw Rm³
Ipsd ISpsI®bn«p t_mÄSv eqkm¡n F¶n«pw AXnsâ iÐw hÃmsXbncp¶p.
CXn ]ns¶ Rm³ CS¡nsS A¯sb Hfnªpt\m¡m³ XpS§n. ]et¸mgpw Hcp
hmW¯n\pÅ kvtIm¸p In«pIbpw sNbvXp. Hcp Znhkw A¯ Fsâ ASp¯p
tNmZn¨p "F´m A£bv \osb¶pw cm{Xn sSdÊn Cd§n \S¡p¶Xp, ImÁp
sImp ]\n ]nSn¡pw kq£n¡Ww" Rm³ A¸w Nqfn. F¶mepw apdnbnÂ
NqSp ImcWw ImÁpsImXmsW¶p A¯tbmSp ]dªp. ]ns¶ Rm³ F¶pw Cd§p¶
]Xnhp \nÀ¯n. F¦nepw hÃt¸mgpw Hs¡ F\n¡p A¯sb t\m¡mXncn¡m\pw
IgnªnÃ. A¯ F¶p ]Xns\m¶p ]Xns\m¶chscsbms¡ Ccp¶p hmbn¡psa¶p
F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Rm³ ]pd¯p \S¡m³ CSbps¶ AdnhpImcWw AhÀ
Ipsd¡qSn {i[bmbn hkv{Xw [cnt¨¡psa¶p Rm³ IcpXnbncps¶¦nepw, A¯
IqSpX XpWnbpsS Imcyw {i[n¡m¯Xpt]msebmWp ImWs¸«Xp. Hcp
Znhkw Rm³ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ A¯ »ukpw DÄt_mUnbpw H¶panÃmsX Hcp
hnidnbpambn hoin¡nS¡p¶XmWp IXp. At¸mgpw AhcpsS I¿n Hcp
B\µhnIS³ Dmbncp¶p. CS¡nsS AhÀ apebn Hs¡ XShpIbpw I£¯nse
abncpIfn ]nSn¨p DZmko\ambn hen¡pIbpw Ipsd¡gnªp I£¯nse
tcma§fpsS aWw BkzZn¡p¶Xpw Fsâ {i[bnÂs¸«p. Ahcv
CsXms¡ sNbvXncp¶Xp IpapZw hmbn¨psImmWp. AXn\m CXp Bcpw
{i[n¡m\nsö Adnhn kzm`mhnIambpÅ Ne\§Ä BsWs¶\n¡p tXm¶n
A¯bpsS Hcp Im CS¡nsS aS¡n sa¯n Du¶ns]m¡n hbv¡pambncp¶p
At¸mÄ GXmp A¯bpsS ]p hsc F\n¡p ImWmw sam¯¯n Hcp Idp¯
ImSÃmsX thsd H¶pw Zriyaà Xm\pw. ]ns¶ ]ns¶ F\n¡p kwibw tXm¶n
Rm³ skIvkv_q¡p hmbn¨p hmWw hnSp¶Xpt]mse A¯bpw IY hmbn¨p
X¶¯m³ kpJn¡pIbmtWmsb¶v!! A{Xbpw hbsÊms¡ Bbm a[yhbkvIIfmb
kv{XoIÄ hncenSptamsb¶pw F\n¡dnb¯nÃ

Hcp Znhkw cm{Xn CXpt]mse Rm³ sSdÊn \n¶t¸mÄ A¯ Hcp


amKko\psaSp¯p tSmbvseÁn Ibdn IpÁnbn«p Rm³ ]Xps¡ sSdÊn InS¶
Hcp ÌqÄ FSp¯p iÐw tIĸn¡msX tSmbvseÁn\p shfnbn C«p AXnÂ
Ibdn\n¶t¸mÄ F\n¡p shânteÁdnsâ ¥mÊn¡qSn A¯sb ImWmw A¯ At¸mÄ
F\n¡p Xncnªp\n¶p DÄt_mUynbpw ]mhmSbpw Agn¨p tSmbvseÁnsâ
IXIn C«p A¯bpsS ap«phscbpÅ `mKw F\n¡p shânteÁdn IqSn
ImWmw hfsc dnkvImWp. A¯ t\sc Xncnªp Fs¶ t\m¡nbm Nnet¸mÄ
R§fpsS I®pIÄ Iq«nap«m³ aXn. ]s£ Rm³ ImahnImc¯n\Snas¸«p
H¶pamtemNn¡msX hopw AItX¡p t\m¡n A¯ Hcp Im s]m¡n t¢mkÁnÂ
h¨p (Hcp Cut̬ Ìbn t¢mkÁmWXv A¯ ]et¸mgpw Hcp IpapZw sam¯w
AXnencp¶p hmbn¡psa¶p tXm¶p¶p) Rm³ AXn ]et¸mgpw ]gb IpapZw
hnIS³ I¡n F¶nh In«pv ]t£ AXnsems¡ ss]¦nfn IYIÄ AÃmsX
I¼nsbm¶panà F\n¡p Xangv X¸nX¸n hmbn¡m\dnbmw.

Xncnªp \n¶ A¯bpsS Beph aW¸pdw t]mse hnimeamb apXpIpw


sNdp\mc§ \ndapÅ sXmenbpw Acbn _Ôn¨ncp¶ Hcp Nph¸pw Idp¸pw
IeÀ¶p ]ncn¨ Hcp NcSpw Hcp t]md t]mepw hogm¯ \à Hma\¡pnIfpw
B\bpsS Xp¼n¡¿pt]mse XSn¨ XpSIfpw Bl Fs´mcp Imgv¨!!!
A¯¡p \m¸Xp hbtÊm AtXm ]Xn¶mep hbtÊm? A¯bpsS Hmtcm
Xncnben\pw ]ncnben\pw Xmf¯n AhcpsS K³ apeIÄ A½m\amSns¡m-
ncp¶p AhbpsS ape¡®pIÄ At¸mgpw D[cn¨ sNdpIp®t]mse \n¡p¶p.
N¸nhen¡m³ ]Ánb sR«pIÄ Ah am{Xsa A¯bpsS shfpshfp¯ tZl¯nÂ
Idp¯XmbpÅp. A¯ Hcp I¯ncnsbSp¯p ]qdnse tcmaw sh«pIbmbncp¶p
NpcpfpIfmbn sIm¨p Ipªp§sf apSn ap¬U\w sN¿pt¼mÄ hogp¶Xpt]mse
NpcpÄ apSnIÄ hfb§fmbn t¢mskÁn hoWp sImncp¶p A¯¡v C{Xbpw
apSnbpmbncpt¶m ]qdnÂ?

A¯ apSnsbÃmw sh«n ¢o\mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ lm³Uv kvt{]sbSp¯p ]qÀ \¶mbn


tkm¸n«p IgpIn. IqSpX iIvXnbn shÅw ASn¡p¶ lm³Uv jhÀ D]tbmKn¨p
AhcpsS ]qÀ {h¯nbm¡p¶Xp It¸mÄ AdnbmsX Fsâ I¿p Ip®bn ]nSn¡m³
XpS§n. H«pw {]Xo£n¡msX A¯ s]s«¶p Acbn Hcp sSmh am{Xw
DSp¯p IXIpXpd¶p ]pd¯nd§n. GXmbmepw AÀ[\ábmbXn\m DSs\
XncnsI hcpsa¶p IcpXn. XncnsIhcpt¼mÄ AhcpsS ap³`mK¯nsâ
¢obÀhyq In«m\mbn Rm³ izmkw ]nSn¨p DÁpt\m¡ns¡mncp¶p 3
an\n«pIÄ Ignªp s]s«¶p Rm³ Xncnªpt\m¡nbt¸mÄ A¯bXm sSdÊn Fs¶
t\m¡n \n¡p¶p!!!!!!!!! AhÀ AhcpsS apdnbneqsS Fsâ apdnbn Ibdn
AXnse Xpd¶p InS¶ IXIneqsS sSdÊn F¯nbXmbncp¶p! At¿m Fs´mcp
N½Â?! A¯ Fs¶ It¿msS ]nSnIqSn. F´p sN¿pw Rm³? CsX§m\pw
A¸mhdnªmÂ?! s{Sbn\n\p Xesh¡m³ Rm³ sdUnbmbn.

A¯ ape¡paosX Suh sI«n apebpw XpSbpw adbmsX Fsâ


ap¼n \n¡p¶p. Rm\mIs« Hcp I¿p shânteÁdnsâ I¼nbnepw atÁ I¿p
Fsâ Ip®bnepw! A¯ F§ns\ Fs¶ kwibn¨p? Hcp coXnbnepw Ducm³ ]Ám¯
coXnbn Rm³ IpSp§n. "F´m A£bv CXp? \o Rm³ Ipfn¡p¶Xp t\m¡m³
Ìqfpan«p \n¡pIbmbncp¶p Atà F{X \mfmbn CXp XpS§nbn«p? hm
AI¯p hm \nâSp¯p tNmZn¡m\pv " AhÀ Fsâ I¿p ]nSn¨p hen¨v Fsâ
apdnbn Ibdn. Rm³ hnd¨psImv Ahsc A\pKan¨p. F\n¡msI Xe Id§n Rm³
I«nen Ccp¶p Xebpw Ip¼n«v Rm³ BsI hnd¡p¶pmbncp¶p

A¯ ÌqÄ FSp¯p Fsâ apdnbn sImn«p ,sSdÊnte¡pÅ IXIp IpÁnbpan«p Fs¶


t\m¡n Rm³ XebpbÀXnbnÃ. "F´m A£bv \o Fs¶ Hfnªp t\m¡nbXv Rm³
\nsâ A¸mhpsS ASp¯p ]dbt«?" A¯ Hcp Im DbÀ¯n Ìqfnsâ ]pd¯ph¨p
Ft¶mSp tNmZn¨p A¯bpsS apeIsfms¡ ]IpXnbpw ]pd¯mWp. XpSIÄ ]
IpXnbpw ]pd¯p ImWmw A¯ AXp adbv¡m³ H¶pw sN¿p¶Xpanà Rm³
thhemXntbmsS Ahsc t\m¡n. AhcpsS apJ¯p tZjy¯n\p ]Icw Hcp ]
p©ncnbmWp Rm³ IXv. AhÀ Hcp ]t£ Fsâ A¸msh Adnbn¡m³ ]
cn]mSnbnsöp F\n¡p tXm¶n. Rm³ Fgpt\Áp A¯bpsS Imen ]nSn¨p
InS¶p "At¯ F¦ns« a¶n¡Ww \m³ C\n A¸Sn X¸p ]®vamt«³ A¯ F¶
skm¶mepw \m³ A¸Snsb sibth³ C\n Hcn¡epw C§ns\ sN¿nÃ" Rm³
A¯bpsS Imen sI«n¸nSn¨p Icªp

"GWos¡Sm \mtbv C\n \m³ D\¡p A¯bpasÃ, \o F\n¡p _´hpansÃ, \o D¦


A½m Ipfn¡pt¼mXp AhÄ ]psb C¸Sn F¯nt\m¡pam? F³ Um ]bse C\n \o
Fâpw F³ ASna! AÃmhn«m \m³ In¸m D³ A¸mthmSpw A½mthmSpw
D³ Xs¸ ]Án skmÂth³! CÃm hn«m \o Ct¸msh F\¡p kXyw ]®Ww C\n \o
F\n¡p ASnabv \m³ D³ IShpÄ!! sXcnbpam \o skmÃp F¶ thWw ]bte" A¯
Bt{Imin¨p.

F\n¡p thsd hgnsbm¶pw tXm¶nbnÃ. A¯mhnsâ C§ns\bpÅ Hcp apJw Rm³


BZyambmWp ImWp¶Xv. "At¯ \m³ C\n D¦fp¡p ASnabv \o F¶
skm¶mepw \m³ skbvth³ \o F\¡p C\n ta tZhn amXncn AÃ
tZhntbXm³" Rm³ A¯bpsS ]mZ§fn Npw_n¨p

A¯ Nncn¨p F¶n«p Kuch¯n ]dªp"kcn C\n \mw cmÄ a«pw DÅt]mXp \o


F³ ASna thsd BÄ Ccp¡pt¼mXp a«pw \m³ D\¡p A¯m ]pcn©vNnXm?"
"kcn A¯m " Rm³ ]dªp .
"kcn \o bmcpIns«bpw CsX¸Án skmáqSmXp skm¶m \S¡dtX thtd!!
FSm \mtb A´ Ip¸nsb FSp¯p Fs\ ameokv t]m«p hnSp , io{Iw Ip¸nsb
FSSm s]mdp¡n \mtb" A¯ KÀPn¨p
R³ Aeamcbn \n¶pw Hcp Ip¸nsbSp¯p AXn \ndsb FsÅ®bmbncp¶p
XncnsI h¶t¸mÄ A¯ Fsâ I«nen Iagv¶p InS¶ncp¶p. AhcpsS SuhzÂ
Agnªp Acs¡«n InS¶p. hnimeamb ]pdhpw XSn¨pbÀ¶ Dcp IpnIfpw
\áw!!! Fsâ Ip® hSnt]mse ]ns¶bpw DbÀ¶p. Rm³ Ipsd F® I¿n Hgn¨p
A¯bpsS apXpInsâ cp `mK§fnepambn ]pc«n ]Xps¡ A¯bpsS apXpIp
sam¯w FsÅ®bn IpXnÀ¶p.
A¯ I¿p ]pdIn Im«n Xmtgm«p aÊmPp sN¿m³ F\n¡p \nÀt±iw X¶p F\n¡p
kt´mjvambn R³ A¯bpsS tXmfpIfn \n¶pw F® ]pc«n Xmtg¡p h¶p.
AhcpsS \Sphn N´nIfpsS hnShp XpS§p¶nS¯v Hcp XpSw F® Hgn¨p.
F¶n«p cp IbvIfpw _eambn ]nSn¨p B F® AhcpsS \s«Ãnsâ Hmtcm
Iticp¡fnepw ]pc«n Xmtg¡p h¶p. AhcpsS N´n¡p sXm«papIfn \Ã
iànbn Hcp Xncp½p hnZKv[s\t¸mse aÊmPv sNbvXp
"A¸Sn saXphm saXphm t]msSSm \mtb! F¶ Ahkcw!? saXphm
t]mSp \Ãm ameokv t]msSSm ASnabv" A¯ ]dªp .
A{X\mÄ kvt\lt¯msS Fs¶ A£bv F¶p am{Xw hnfn¨ncp¶ A¯ Fs¶ \mtb
ASnta Fs¶ms¡ hnfn¡pt¼mÄ F\ns¡mcp hnjaw tXm¶n ]s£ A¯bpsS
\áamb Ipnbn AdnbmsX Fsâ I¿pIÄ ameokv sN¿m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ Rm³
AsXms¡ ad¶p. A¯bpsS Ipnbn F® ]pc«n N´nIÄ sam¯w Rm³ It¿mSn¨p.
A¯bpsS Shz Xmtgm«p DuÀ¶pt]mhp¶p A¯ tZjys¸Sptamsb¶p Rm³
`b¶p Cà AhÀ¡p Hcp Ipep¡hpanÃ.

Rm³ Ipsd¡qSn F®bn«p A¯bpsS Xpfp¼p¶ shfp¯ N´nIfn ]pc«n A¯


H¶pw ]dªnà Rm³ IqSpX kzmX{´yw FSp¯p A¯bpsS shfp¯ cp IpnIfpw
s]mtdm«¡p ssaZamhp UmÂUbn«p Ipg¨psh¨ncn¡p¶Xpt]mse Fsâ I¿nÂ
F®bn Ipfn¨ A¯bpsS \nXw_w sX¶n sX¶n¡fn¨p A¯ sNdpXmbn Rc§m³
XpS§n At¸mÄ Fsâ {]tbmKw A¯¡p Cãs¸s«¶p F\n¡p a\Ênembn. At¸mÄ
A¯ Xncnªp "A£bv \o Fsâ ]pd¯p Ibdn Ccp¶p Fsâ Im ameokv t]mSv "
F¶p ]dªp Rm³ Fsâ ep¦n aS¡ns¡«n A¯bpsS F®bn« s]cpwIpnIfn Ibdn
Ccp¶p. A¯bpsS Imensâ t\sc t\m¡n ]Xps¡ Xmtgm«p XShm³ XpS§n.
A¯bpsS shfp¯ XpSIfpw ap«nsâ ]pdIphihpw IW¦mepIfpw ]ns¶ A¯bpsS
D¸qÁnbpw Rm³ \¶mbn F® ]pc«n ameokv sNbvXp F\n¡p A¯bpsS ]p
ImWm³ sImXnbmbn. Rm³ ]Xps¡ A¯bpsS N´nIÄ hnSÀ¯n Hcp hncÂ
A¯bpsS ]qdnte¡p IS¯m³ {ian¨p.
Rm³ A¯bpsS NqSpÅ ]qdn Hcp hnc IbÁn Xncn¨p \à ]ibpÅ
tXs\men¡p¶ ]qdmWp A¯bptSsX¶p F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Hcp
hnc IqSn B NqSpÅ amwkZzmc¯n IbÁn ]Xps¡ Xmtgm«pw tatem«pw
Nen¸n¨p. Cu kabw ep¦n s]m«n¨p Fsâ Ip® shfnbn h¶p Rm³ AXnsâ
Xp¼v A¯bpsS N´nbpsS hnShnte¡p h¨p H¶p Dc¨p " Oo \msb bmÀ D³
Ip®sb A¦ hbv¡ skm¶Xp \m³ skm¶sX skbv ]bse FSps¡Sm \nsâ Ip® !!
Fsâ Ipnbpw ]pbpw ameokv a«pw ]® t]mXpw \o F³ ASnab,v \m³
skm¶Xp a«pw sibv CÃmhn«m D³ Ip®sb \m³ I¯n t]mSpth³ " A¯bpsS
Bt{Imiw tI«p Rm³ Fsâ Ip®sbSp¯p ep¦n¡I¯m¡n

Rm³ A¯bpsS Ipnbn sImXntbmsS t\m¡n A¯bpsS N´nIÄ IqSpXÂ


AI¯nbn«p A¯bpsS ]qdn Rm¬ Hcp hnc IqSn ¡bÁn A¯bpsS KpZw
ImWm³ h¿m¯ hn[w AXn\p NpÁpw ]qSbmWp ]qdn \n¶pw Xmtgm«p
hfÀ¶ tcma]mfnIÄ Hcp kÀ¸¡mSpt]mse A¯bpsS KpZXn Ahkm\n¡p¶p
A¯bpsS ]qÀ Hcp henb BasbIW¡pv AXnsâ CXfpIÄ hncnªp AIsX
tdmkv \nd¯nepÅ tÇjva ]mfnIÄ F\n¡p ImWm³ Ignªp A¯sb IqSpXÂ
kpJn¸n¡m\mbn Rm³ Fsâ \m¡p h¨p A¯bpsS hnSÀ¶ s]mdn H¶p \¡n

Tbv!! A¯ Xncnªp Fgpt\Áp s]s«¶p Fsâ Ihnf¯p HÁbSn! Fsâ Xe Id§n


s]m¶oN ]d¡p¶ ASn "ASnabv skm¶Xp a«pw si¿Ww D³ thebv F¦ns« th
D³ A½mhn³ ]p \s¡S Gamfo " A¯ Fgpt\Áp Suhz FSp¯p DSp¯p
Cd§nt¸mbn, ]ns¶ cp aq¶p Znhvkw R§Ä annbnà A¯ `£Ww hnf¼n
h¨ncn¡pw.]s£ cm{XnbmIpt¼mÄ A¯ Fs¶ hnfn¡pw Rm³ sNÃpt¼mÄ AhÀ
]qÀ® \ábmbn Hcp dºÀ joÁn Xmsg InS¡pIbmbncn¡pw ASp¯p
F®¡p¸nbpw ImWpw Rm³ AhcpsS apXpIpw ]pdhpw CSp¸pw IpnIfpw
Imepw D¸qÁnbpw Hs¡ \¶mbn F®bn«p sImSp¡pw ]t£ AhcpsS
apetbm ]ptbm ImWm³ Fs¶ A¯ A\phZn¨nÃ. ameokv Ignªm Rm³ Fsâ
apdnbn t]mbn hmWaSn¡pw C§ns\ Hcp BgvN Ignªp R³ hÃmsX ]
chi\mbn. AhÀ Ct¸mÄ ]qÀ® \ábmbn«mWp Dd§p¶sX¶p
Adnbmambncps¶¦nepw A¯sb Hfn¨p t\m¡m³ {ian¨nà ImcWw A¯ Fs¶
`bs¸Sp¯nbXpt]mse A¸mthmSp ]dbptamsb¶p Rm³ `b¶p. icn¡pw A¯
Fs¶ Hcp ASnabm¡n amÁn Hcp kvt\lhpw Im«nbnÃ.

]s£ Rm³ BsI A¯bpsS apebpw ]pbpw Hcp t\m¡p ImWm³ sImXn¨p
Csæn Rm³ acn¡psa¶p F\n¡p tXm¶n. HSphn Rm³ ss[cys¸«p "As¯
As¯ Fs¶ A¯bpsS ape H¶p ImWn¨p Xcq Rm³ A¯bpsS ]pbpw H¶p
ImWs« Rm³ A¯bpsS ]qÀ \Ãh®w \¡nXcmw A¯bpsS KpZw thWsa¦nepw \
¡mw A¯ Fs¶ H¶p A\phZn¡q" Rm³ Zo\\mbn tIWp.

Fsâ At]£ tI«n«p A¯ IpSpIpS Nncn¨p F¶n«p ]dªp " A£bv D³ \neabv F\
¡p ]pcnbpXv, B\m \o F³ ASnabv, \m³ skm¶sX Xm³ \o si¿Ww H¶pw
F¦ns« tI¡¡qSmXv Ft¸m GXp ]®Ww F¶p F\¡p sXcnbpw Ds¶ \m³ FÃmsa
Im«nhn«m D\¡p F³ ta ]miw t]mIpw \o F¦ns« \Ãm \S´m \³ D\¡p
FÃmsa simÃn¯cpw. kcn \o Hcp thebv ]®p, \msf ImtfPnÂ
Xncp¼nhcpt¼mXp Hcp _m«n tX³ hm¦n hm , At¸mÄ \nsâ Bibv \m³
XoÀ¯p Xcmw"

]ntÁ¶p D¨¡p R³ tX\pambn tdUnvbmbn h¶p . A¯ Ipfn¨p \à Hcp


hneIqSnb kmcnbpw »hpkpw Hs¡ DSp¯p ASns]mfnbmbn Fs¶ hcthÁp.
AhÀ¡p At¸mÄ Hcp ap¸Xp hbtÊ tXm¶nbpÅp Hcp ]cnjvImcnbmb {]uU
kv{Xobmbn AhÀ cq]m´cs¸«ncp¶p. AhÀ Fs¶ AhcpsS apdnbnte¡p
hnfn¨p F¶n«p ]dªp "C¶p \n\¡p Rm³ Fsâ apebpw aÁpw ImWn¨pXcpw ]
t£ Hcp Ioj³ \o Fs¶ sXmS¡qSmXv AXpa«paà \o D³ Ip®bn sXmSth
IqSmXv , t]mbn B sNbdn Ccn¡q" Rm³ A\pkcWtbmsS sNbdn Ccp¶p
A¯ Fsâ ap¼n \n¶p Im©o]pcw kmcn tXmfn \n¶pw DuÀ¯n AXnsâ ap
´mWn Xmsg hoWp A¯bpsS XSn¨ apeIÄ AhcpsS »hpkn HXp§n Fs¶
Xpdn¨p t\m¡n. A¯ ]Xpvs¡ »hpknsâ ]n¶pIÄ Ducm³ XpS§n H¶p cv aq¶v
A§ns\ A¯bpsS »hpkv ]qÀ®ambn Xpd¶p. A¯bpsS apeIfpsS apIÄ`mKw
F\n¡p ImWm³ Ignªp. B apeIfpsS XpS¡w cp Ibv hgnIfmbn ]ncnbp¶
`mK¯n\p Xs¶ Xmsg ss]¸n Ipfn¡p¶ Hcp ]Xnt\gpImcnbpsS N´n
hnShnsâ hen¸w.
Fsâ Ip® A\§m³ XpS§n Rm³ AXp ]nSn¨p H¶p t\sc h¨p A¯ Fsâ ASp¯p
h¶p I¿n HÁ ASn F¶n«p XpWnbpW¡m\nSp¶ Hcp ¢ns¸Sp¯v Fsâ
Ip®bpsS AÁXv Hcp ]nSn Fsâ Dbncp t]mbn Ip® s]s«¶p XmWp " \m³
D¦nt« skm¶sX¶ D³ Ip®sb ]nSn¡¡qSmXp ]pcn©vNnXm ]bte". A¯ ]
Xps¡ kmcn sam¯w Agn¨p Hcp s]Ánt¡m«pw ]mhmSbpamWnt¸mÄ
A¯bpsS taepÅXv s]Ánt¡m«v ]gb GtXm Hcp _\nb\mWp A¯bpsS
`À¯mhnsâXmbncn¡mw {_mbpw H¶panà A¯ F¶nSp F\n¡p ]
pdwXncnªp I®mSnbn t\m¡n Xsâ ape¸´pIÄ I¿nseSp¯p aÀ±n¨p B \\p¯
XpWnbneqsS AhcpsS ^pSv_mÄ apeIfpw AXnsâ B\ sR«pIfpw F\n¡p
ImWm³ Ignªp ]Xps¡ AhÀ B _\nb³ Xe¡p apIfneqsS Ducn Ducpt¼mÄ
AhcpsS I£§Ä Rm³ {i[n¨p C¶p tjhp sNbvXt]mse Hcp sNdnb ]¨ \ndw
am{Xw ¢o³ tjhv C{X \¶mbn F\n¡pt]mepw I£w hSn¡m³ AdnbpInÃ. AhÀ
t\sc Fsâ ASp¯p h¶p Hcp I¿p sImp AhcpsS apeIÄ ad¨p sImv F¶n«p asÁ
I¿psS I£w Fs¶ ImWn¨p Fsâ apJt¯¡p AhÀ I¿pbÀ¯n R³ A¯bpsS I£¯nÂ
Npw_n¨p \Ã Hcp amZIaWw!! ]gp¯ N¡bpsS aWw!!!! AhÀ B I¿psImp
apeIÄ ad¨p ASp¯ I£w Fs¶ ImWn¨p A¯bpsS apeIÄ C\nbpw ]IpXn
adªncn¡pIbmWp.
A¯ Xsâ apeIÄ Hmtcm¶mbn DbÀ¯n AXnsâ ape¡®pIÄ Xsâ Npnse¯n¨p.
F¶n«p AXp IpSn¨p. henb X®na¯§IÄ BbXn\m Ah A¯bpsS aq¡p hsc
F¯p¶pmbncp¶.p A¯ A§ns\ A¸ t\cw Fs¶ apeIÄ ImWn¨p. F¶n«p ]
mhmSbpsS NcSp Agn¨p. Hcp \nanj¯n A¯bpsS ]mhmS Xmsg]Xn¨p.
A¯bpsS ]qÀ® \áamb XSn¨pcp icocw Acbn Hcp a{´XInSpw Idp¸pw
Nph¸pw IeÀ¶ Hcp NcSpw. hbdn\p A©vNp aS¡pIÄ Hcp shfp¯ ]m¼p
NpÁnbncn¡p¶Xpt]mse AXn\p Xmsg kpµcamb Hcp s]m¡nÄ AXn\p
Xmsg hopw ]¨\ndw A¯ ]qdpw Ipnbpw Hs¡ ¢o³ tjhp sNbvXncp¶p Hcp
IpÁnt]mepw ImWm\nÃm¯ hn[w Hcp A©phbÊpImcn s]®nsâ ]
qdpt]mse tcma clnXw!!! hmg¯St]msebpÅ cp Dcp XpSIÄ AXnsâ
kwKa¯n Hcp ]c¶ {XntImWw Nµ\ \ndw AXns\ a[yw Ignªp Hcp t\À¯
Nm AXp Xmsg FhnsStbm adbp¶p A¯ Fsâ ap¼n \n¶p Xsâ ]qÀ ]
nfÀ¯n AXnsâ \Sp¡pÅ Nm Fs¶ ImWn¨p tNmc XpSn¡p¶Xpt]mse Hcp ]
qÀNmÂ!!!! AXnsâ apIfn Np¡n¨pfnª Hcp ]pIbne sR«pt]mse B I´v!! Fsâ
A¸m apdp¡m³ FSp¡mdpÅ ]pIbne¯St]mse A¯bpsS apesR«pIsf¡mÄ
sNdpX.v Fsâ Ip® ]ns¶bpw A\pkcWbnÃmsX Xes]m¡n AXn Rm³ H¶p ]
nSn¨m Ah³ OÀ±n¡pw A¯ Fsâ sXm«pap¼n h¶p Rm³ A¯bpsS
Nµ\tbm\nbn apJw tNÀ¯p B tX³ hcn¡aWapÅ ]qÀ Fsâ aq¡n Dckn. B
amZIamb aWw Fs¶ {`m´\m¡n. Fsâ Ip® ep¦n Agnªp ]pd¯p h¶p. A¯
AXp Ip. A¯ Fsâ apJw amÁn ]ns¶bpw ]pdtIm«pt]mbn F¶n«p AhcpsS
Im Fsâ aSnbn h¨p. Im sImv Fsâ Ip®sb XtemSm³ XpS§n Fsâ Ip®
sh«n hnd¨p AXp t\sc am\t¯¡p t\m¡n. A¯ Hcp sIm¨p Nhn«v! Ahsâ Poh³
t]mbn. A¯ ]ns¶bpw Xsâ ]mZ¯nse XÅhncepw Nqphncepw D]tbmKn¨p
Fsâ Ip® sXmen¨p Hcp I¸¸gw sXmen¡p¶Xpt]mse Fsâ Ip®bpsS NpI¶
aIpSw Xp¸Â Hen¸n¡m³ XpS§n.

A¯ \nÀ¯nbn«p Ft¶mSp tNmZn¨p "F´m A£bv \n\¡p aXnbmtbm


A¯bpsS ]p Ism F§ns\bpv A¯bpsS apeIÄ Itm sImÅmtam C\n
\n\s¡´pthWw?" "At¯ At¯ F\n¡p A¯bpsS ]qdn H¶p sXmSWw A¯bpsS
apebn H¶p ]nSn¡Ww " "kdn apXsà \o A´ Ip¸nsb Xpd´p tX³ FSp¯p
F³ ]pbn t]mSp F¶n«p \o F³ ]psb \¡n¯cWw " tcmKn COn¨Xpw sshZy³
I¸n¨Xpw ]mÂ!!! Rm³ tX³ FSp¯p A¯bpsS s]m¡nÄ apX Acs¡«nemsI
tX¨p]nSn¸n¨p A¯bpsS A¸w Xpd¶p AXnsâ Nmenepw N¡¨pft]mes¯
tbm\oZf§fnepw Rm³ tX³ ]pc«n .A¯ DSs\ Xncnªp Xsâ I¿pIÄ sImp B `oa³
N´nIÄ hnSÀ¯n AXnsâ \Sp¡pÅ B Zzmcw Im«n .AhnsSbpw \¶mbn tjhv
sNbvXncn¡p¶p shfp¯ tZlw, AXnsâ KpZNmen\p Hcp sNdnb
IcnbnebpsS \ndw, Rm³ A¯bpsS KpZ¯n\p NpÁpw tX³ ]pc«n A¯ KpZw ]
nfÀ¯n AXnsâ sam«p Fs¶ Im«n Rm³ AhnsSbpw A¸w tX³ ]pc«n A¯ B
tX³ KpZw Fsâ apJt¯¡p XÅn Rm³ AXp apJt¯mSp tNÀ¯p A¯m ]qÀ \¡s«
BZyw " ]bte F³ KpZw \s¡S ]n¶mSn ]mÀv¡emw F³ ]p! skm¶sX sis¿S
aS¸bte"
A¯bpsS KpZhpw AXnsâ Nmepw N´nIfpw Hs¡ Hcp aSnbpw IqSsX Rm³ \
¡n tXmÀ¯n. D¸pw a[pchpw IeÀ¶ {ImIv Pm¡v _nkv¡Ánsâ
cpNnbmbncp¶p B KpZ¯n\p. ]ns¶ A¯ Xsâ at\mlcamb ]p AYhm ]qÀ
F\n¡p \¡m³ X¶p. Rm³ aq{Xhpw N¡¸g¯nsâ aWhpw tX\nsâ cpNnbpw Hs¡
IqSn¡pgª B an{inXw \¡n \¡n. A¯ Fs¶ t\m¡n ]p©vNncn XqIn. A¯¡p Fsâ ]
qÀ \¡Â Cãs¸«p. A¯bpsS ]qdn Ibdm\mbn Fsâ Ip® sImXn¨p ]s£ A¯ ]
qdnse tX³ FÃmw Rm³ \¡n¡gnªt¸mÄ Ft¶mSp Fsâ apdnbnÂt¸mIm³ ]dªp
Rm³ A¯bpsS I¿n ]nSn¨p A¯m A¯sb Rm³ ]®nXcs« F¶p tNmZn¨p
"No \o F¶ s]cnb ]®bmcm? \m³ F¶ Ip®¡mbn Zmln¨ncn¡p¶
tXhnSnÈnsb¶p IcpXntbm? FSm Fsâ `À¯mhp acn¨ tijw F{Xtbm BÄ¡mÀ
Fs¶ H¶p ]®m³ {ian¨XmsW¶p \n\¡dnbmsam? \o F´p IcpXn Rm³
Ip®tIdmsX {`m´p ]nSns¨¶p IcpXntbm? th AXp X¸p!! \w X¸p ]
®¡qSmXp \o F\¡p ah³ amXncn" AhÀ ]dªn«p dqan Ibdn IXIS¨p Rm³
Fsâ dqanepw t]mbn A¯bpsS Nhn«pw ¢n¸nSoepw ImcWw Ip®¡p
sNdnb thZ\ Hcp hmWaSn¡m³ aqUnÃm¯Xn\m Rm³ A¯bpsS ]ptbmÀ¯p
Dd§n
shfp¸m³Imes¯t¸mtgm Rm³ DWÀ¶t¸mÄ Fsâ ]pd¯p \ábmbn
InS¡pIbmWp Fsâ A¯. A¯bpsS NqSpÅ apeIÄ Ingnhbv¡p¶Xpt]mse Fsâ ]
pd¯p AaÀ¶p. A¯bpsS apesR«pIÄ Fsâ apXpIn Nn{Xw hc¨p Rm³
A¯bpvsS t\À¡p Xncnbm\mbn {ian¨p. A¯ Fs¶ A\phZn¨nà A¯ Fs¶
A¯bvpsS Icheb¯nem¡n Rm³ A¯bpsS ap¼n Ncnªp InS¶p A¯bpsS
B\¯pSIÄ Fsâ XpSIÄ¡pta A¯bpsS tjhp sNbvX ]p ]cp]cp¡m³
XpS§nbncp¶p A¯ B ]p Fsâ N´nbn Dc¨p Fsâ Ip® hfÀ¶p ZrUambn A¯
Fsâ Igp¯n D½sh¨p sImp I¿p \o«n Fsâ Ip®sb ]nSn¨p "D\¡p Fs¶ ]
®Ww AsÃbm th tams\, \o Fsâ Is¿ ]®nt¡m AhÀ Xmf¯n Fsâ Ip®sb
sXmen¨Sn¨p. F{X ]cnNbapÅ hmWaSn shÅw hcmdmbt¸mÄ AhÀ
AXnsâ AÁ¯p ]nSns¨mcp sR¡v. Fsâ {]mW³ t]mbn A¯ F¶ CXp Rm³
tNmZn¨p aS¸bse ]mcp \o Ct¸m AhÀ hopw Fsâ Ip®sb I¼nbm¡n C¯hW
AhÀ hen¨Sn¨p Fsâ ip¢w AhcpsS Ibv]S¯nemsI NoÁn AhÀ AXp Fsâ
apJt¯¡p ASp¸n¨p B ]cnNnXamb sh¡maWw A¯ AXp Fsâ ]pds¯ms¡ ]pc«n
.F\n¡p C¡nfn tXm¶n Fsâ Xs¶ ip¢w Fsâ ]pdt¯m? ]Xps¡ A¯bpsS \mhp B ]
isbms¡ \¡m³ XpS§n. AhÀ CS¡p Fsâ apXpIn ISn¨p. Hcp
s]®ns\sbt¶mWw Fsâ sIm¨p apeIfn A¯ ]nSn¨p. Fsâ ape¡®pIfn A¯
sRcSn .A¯bpsS ]qÀ ]nfÀ¶p I´p ]pds¯Sp¯ncp¶p A¯ CXn\nSbn B I´p
Fsâ N´nbpsS hnShp XpS§p¶nS¯n«pc¨p A¯ H¶p ]pfªp A¯¡p
h¶ncn¡Ww ]ns¶ H¶pw ]dbmsX Fgpt\Áp t]mbn.

]ntÁ¶p Rm³ ]Xns\m¶p aWn IgnªmWp Fgpt\ÁXp. A¯sb Inà A¯ GtXm


IeymW¯n\p t]msb¶p Xmgs¯ aman ]dªp. C\n tImtfPn t]mIp¶nsöp
IcpXn Rm³ Ipfn¨p CÍenbpw NSvWnbpw Ign¨p. Rm³ A¯bpsS apdnbnÂ
Ibdn. A¯bpsS DÄt_mUn Xdbn InS¶ncp¶p Rm³ AsXSp¯p aW¯p.
shdpsamcp ]gaWw am{Xw. ]ns¶ Rm³ A¯bpsS I«nen InS¶p. A¯bpsS
F®bpsS aWapÅ XebWbn apJaaÀ¯n H¶pIqSn Dd§n . ]ns¶ DWÀ¶t¸mÄ
A¯ apdnbnep.v A¯ Fs¶ t\m¡p¶p Rm³ I®pXpd¶nÃ. A¯ H¶p kwibn¨n«p
tNebgn¡m³ XpS§n Rm³ hnImchnhi\mbn AXp Ip InS¶p A¯ CS¡nsS
I«nense¡p t\m¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ I®pIÄ AS¡pw. A¯ »hpkpw DÄt_mUnbpw
Agn¨p ]mhmSbpsS NcSpIÄ Agn¨phn«p HSphn Hcp ASn¡¨
am{Xambn XpÅn¡fn¡p¶ apeI {^o Bbn A¯ ASn¡¨ Agn¨n«p Fsâ
apJt¯s¡dnªp A¯bpsS aWw I\¨ Dt¸cnbpsS aWambncp¶p. A¯ Fsâ IqsS
I«nen InS¶p Rm³ Adnbm¯t]mse InS¡pIbmWp A¯ ep¦n amÁn Fsâ
Ip®bn ]nSn¨p Ah³ 90 Un{Knbn \n¡p¶p "IŸbse F\¡p
sXcnbmXm \o Fs¶ ]mÀ¡¯m³ Cs¦ h´Xp CsÃbm ]mÀ¯mepw]mÀ¯mepw
D³ ]in XocmX kdn ]mcp \Ãm ]mcp" AhÀ Fsâ s\©n Ibdn Ccp¶p Fs
´mcp `mcw AhÀ H¶p Xncnªp B ]qÀ Fsâ hmbnte¡p XÅn X¶p F¶n«p
Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p hmWw ASn¡m¬ XpSKvMn Fsâ Ip® Ipe¨p \n¶p.
At¯ F\¡p Ds¶ ]®Ww Rm³ ]dªp Rm³ A¯sb KÀ`w hcmsX Ddbn«p Ifn¡mw
(hmWaSn¡m\mbn Rm³ DdIÄ IcpXnbncp¶p Nnet¸mÄ XntbÁdn knÂIv
kvanXbpsS ]S§Ä Ip Rm³ \ntcm[n hmWw ASn¨p \nt£]n¡pambncp¶p)
t]mUm aSb F\¡p KÀ`w H¶pw ]nSn¡mXv A´ ImesaÃmw t]m¨p `À¯mhp
acn¨n«p 8 hÀjw Rm³ skIvkns\ ]Án Nn´n¨n«nÃmbncp¶p \obmWp Fs¶
skIvknte¡p sImpt]mbXv \o Fs¶ Hfn¨p t\m¡p¶Xp F\n¡dnbmambncp¶p
FÃm s]®n\pw AXp tXm¶n¸n¡pw AXp R§fpsS Hcp IgnhmWp \o Fs¶
t\m¡p¶XdnªmWp BZyambn 8 hÀj§Ä¡p tijw Fsâ ]qÀ Npc¶Xv \o t\m¡m³
thnbmWp Rm³ s{UÊv Ipd¨p [cn¨Xv ]s£ \o Fs¶ ]®m AsX\n¡p Cãaà Fsâ
`À¯mhnsâ Bßmhv AXp s]mdp¡nÃ. A¶pw R§Ä ]ckv]cw kpJn¸n¨p A¯
F\n¡p hmWaSn¨pX¶p Rm³ A¯bpsS ]qdpw Ipnbpw N¸ns¡mSp¯p C§ns\
Hcp BgvN IS¶pt]mbn F¶pw R§Ä CtX ]WnIÄ BhÀ¯n¨p.

F\n¡p A¯sbs¡mp H¶p hmbnseSp¸n¡Wsa¶p B{Klw tXm¶n Rm³ Hcn¡Â


A¯tbmSp Bhiys¸«p A¯ aSn¨p. ]ns¶ ]dªp Hcn¡Â ]ns¶ sNbvXpXcmsa¶p.
XnI¨pw A{]Xo£nXambn«mWp ]s£ AhÀ Fsâ Ip® BZyambn Du¼nbXv.
Rm³ A¯bpsS ]qÀ \¡pt¼mÄ A¯ F\n¡p hmWaSn¨p XcpIbmbncp¶p A¯.
Fsâ s\©n Ibdn Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p A¯bpsS ]pbpw Ipnbpw. Fsâ apJ¯n\p
Xncnªpw s]s«¶p AhÀ Fsâ Acs¡«nte¡p Nmªp. AhcpsS N¡ apeIÄ Fsâ
hbdn ]Xp§nbaÀ¶p AhÀ Fsâ Ip®sb hmbnem¡n ]ns¶ AXp sXmen¨p
aIpSw am{Xw Du¼n ]Xps¡ AhÀ AXnsâ ASnbnepÅ XSn¨ Rc¼pIfnÂ
AhÀ \m¡nsâ Xp¼pIÄ D]Kn¨p kv]Ài\kpJw X¶p AhÀ Cu IebnÂ
hnZKv[bmsW¶p At¸mÄ Xs¶ F\n¡p a\Ênembn ]ns¶ AhÀ Fsâ sXmen¨
Ip® IShsc AhcpsS hmbnem¡n A®m¡phsc Ibdnbn«pw ]ns¶bpw kvYew
AIt¯m«pÅXpt]mse Fsâ Ip® aIpSw AhcpsS sXm¡pgnbnsehnsStbm
Dcªp. F\n¡p shÅw h¶p AhÀ AXp Cd¡nbnà ]mhmSbnse¡p Xp¸n.

Rm³ hnNmcn¨Xp AhÀ AXp IpSn¡psa¶mWp. A¯bpsS `À¯mhp hmbn F


Sp¸n¡pambncpt¶msb¶p Rm³ AhtcmSp tNmZn¨p. BZyw AhÀ H¶p
aSn¨p. ]ns¶ AXnÃmsX AbmÄ¡p Dd¡w hcpIbnÃmbncps¶¶p ]dªp. F¶pw
Ahsc `À¯mhp Ifn¡pambncp¶p. sa³kkv BIp¶ Znhkw hmbnepw
FSp¸n¨ncp¶phs{X. F\n¡p F§s\sb¦nepw A¯sb H¶p ]®nsb ]Áq F¶mbn
Asæn Fsâ BWXz¯n\p Hcp Ipdhpt]mse. A¯bmsW¦n ]®p¶ Imcyw ]
dbpt¼mÄ sX¶namdpw. Hcp Znhkw Rm³ tNmZn¨p A¯bpsS `À¯mhnsâ
Ip®bmtWm Fsâ Ip®bmtWm hepsX¶p. At¸mÄ A¯ Hcp \mWt¯msS \nsâ
Ip® bm\¡pss® F³ IWh³ Ip® scm¼ Nn¶¡pss® AhÀ AXp ]dªn«p Hcp
\mWt¯msS Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p hmWw ASn¡m³ XpS§n Rm³
A¯tbmSp \ap¡p sSdÊn t]mbn Ccn¡msa¶p ]dªp A¯ H¶p aSn¨p ]ns¶
Rm³ Ahsc hen¨p ]pdt¯¡pÅ IXhp hsc sImpt]mbn R§Ä cpw DSp¡mIpnIÄ
Rm³ ]pdt¯¡p t\m¡n kÀhw AÔImcw Hcp \£{Xw t]mepanà Rm³ ]
pd¯nd§n A¸w Ignªp, A¯ h¶p A¯sb Xdbn InS¯n Rm³ AhcpsS ImÂ
hen¨IÁn apJw ]qdn tNÀ¯p N¸m³ XpS§n A¯bpsS hmbn Fsâ
hSnhoc\pw Ibdn.

A¯bmIs« A¶pw k½Xn¨nà Rm³ ]ns¶ A¯sb hgns¸Sp¯m\mbn ]pXnb Hcp


hgn Ip]nSn¨p Hcp Znhkw Rm³ Ipsd aÃn¸q Hs¡ hm§n AhcpsS XebnÂ
NqSn¨p F¶n«p sI«n¸nSn¨p. At¯ \m³ Ds¶ IeymWw ]®«pam F¶p
tNmZn¨p A¯ H¶p \mWn¨p Rm³ VCR Â Hcp »q ^nenw C«p A¯bpsam¯p
ImWm³ XpS§n ]Xps¡ cwK§Ä NqSp ]nSn¨p Hcp s]®ns\ cpt]À ]®p¶ ko³
h¶t¸mÄ A¯ sRfn]ncns¡mp. Rm³ Ahsc IS¶p ]nSn¨p Npw_n¨p apøq¡Ä
hmcn I«nen C«p. At¯ C¶p \ap¡p apX Cchp F¶p ]dªp £Wn¨p. A¯ Hcp
]Xnt\gpImcnbpsS \mWt¯msS hnc ISn¨p .A£bv \ap¡p Ipfn¨n«p apXÂ
Cchp \S¯mw F¶p ]dªp. Rm³ Ahsc tImcnsbSp¯p Ipfnapdnbn sImp
\nÀ¯n. kmcnbpw ]mhmSbpw tNmfnbpw Agn¨p jhÀ Hm¬ sNbvXp. A¯
Fsâ P«nbn I¿n«v Fsâ Ip® FSp¯p sXmen¨p R§Ä jhdn\p Iogn \n¶p
Ipfn¨p saUnanIvkv tkm¸ptX¨p A¯bpsS apeIfpw Ipnbpw ]pbpw
Hs¡ tkm¸p]XIfm Rm³ A`ntjIw sNbvXp.
jhÀ Xpd¶t¸mÄ shÅw ]XsªmgpIn A¯bpsS apeIfn Ccp¶
tkm¸p]Xsbms¡ shůn Xmsg¡p Hen¨p A¯bpsS amZIamb
ASnhbdneqsS s]m¡nÄIpgnbnse ]Xbpambn Xsg \m`n¡pgnbnte¡p h¶p
A¯ tjhp sN¿m³ XpS§nbncp¶Xn\m A¯bpsS tcma¡mSpIÄ
A{]Xy£ambncp¶p. A¯bpsS amZI icoc¯nse Hmscm HSnhpw Xncnhpw
Npfnhpw F\n¡p a\¸mTambncp¶p. AhsbÃmw tkm¸p]Xbn s]mXnªXp
Fsâ I¿pIfsÃ. B tkm¸pshÅw A¯bpsS XpSIfn IqSn Xmsg Xdbnse¯n B
tkm¸p shůn Rm³ Fsâ Xe IgpIn .At¸mÄ shůn\p \à NqSp tXm¶n Rm³
apIfnte¡p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ A¯ Hcp Ip{kXn¨ncn Nncn¨p A¯bpsS aq{Xw
[mcbmbn XpSIfnepw Fsâ Xebnepw Hs¡ NnXdnhoWp sImncp¶p Rm³
AdnbmsX Fsâ apJw DbÀ¯n A¯bpsS XSn¨ XpSIÄ AIÁn Hcp aSnbpw
F\n¡p tXm¶nbnà B kzÀ® \ndapÅ aq{Xw Rm³ IpSn¨p A¯bXp Ip
tImcn¯cn¨p A¯ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p Xpd¶p InS¶ jhdn\Snbn R§Ä cp ]
m¼pIsft¸mse sI«n¸nSn¨p. hgpXnb B Xdbn InS¶p R§Ä ]ckv]cw hopw
hZ\kpcXw sNbvXp.

A¯ Fsâ enwKw hmbnseSp¯p Hcp ]m¼m«n aIpSnbqXp¶Xpt]mse Xsâ


Nppw hmbpw D]tbmKn¨p. AhÀ Fsâ Ip® aIpSw DuXn Rm³ ]
pfbpIbmbncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ s]m«nsXdn¡psa¶ AhkvY. Rm³
s]m«psa¶mbt¸mÄ A¯ Fsâ An cpw Iq«n HÁ¸nSn!!! s]s«¶p Fsâ Ip®
Xmgv¶p. A¯bpsS \m¡p Fsâ Xq§nbmSnb cp DIfnepw amdn amdn \¡n
Hcn¡Â AhÀ Fsâ Hcp hrjWw Xs¶ hmbnem¡n. B thebn Fsâ D¨napX A-
n hsc Xcp¯p]q¯pt]mbn Fsâ As¯ Cu thesbms¡ Bcp ]Tn¸n¨p F§ns\ ]
Tn¨p?

R§Ä ]ns¶ Fgpt\Áp ]ckv]cw tXmÀ¯n F¶n«p s_Uv dqan Ibdn A¯ Hcp
sNdnb ]m{X¯n If` Ip¦pa¡q«pIÄ h¨ncp¶p AhÀ AXp Xsâ amdnepw
`pP§fnepw Igp¯nepw ]pc«n Xsâ Acbnse a{´NcSp am{Xambncp¶p
AhcpsS thjw AhÀ A¸w Ip¦pasaSp¯p Fsâ s\Ánbn sXmSo¨p C\n
apXÂ \o Fs¶ ]®nt¡m F¶p A\phmZw X¶p.

Rm³ Fsâ D{Kcq]nbmb Ip® I¿nseSp¯p A¯bpsS NqSpÅ ]qÁnte¡p IbÁn


Im¨n XWp¡m³ h¨ncn¡p¶ shfns¨®bpsS aWhpw NqSpapÅ ]qÀ Fsâ
Ip®sb kzmKXw sNbvXp Rm³ Ducn Ducn ASn¡m³ XpS§n A¯ cp I¿pIÄ
sImpw Fsâ N´nIfn ]nSn¨p Xsâ tbm\nbnte¡p Fsâ Ip®sb hngp§n Fsâ
DIÄ AhcpsS ]qdnse IpÁntcma§fn sN¶nSn¨t¸mÄ F\n¡p hÃmsX
In¡nfnbmbn.

Rm³ kv]oUn ASn¨t¸mÄ AhÀ Fsâ DIfn ]nSn¨p "]Xps¡ ASns¡S Ip«!!
kabw [mcmfw DtÃm F´m C{X [rXn? C§ns\ Rm³ AhcpsS ]qdn Hcp ]¯p
an\nt«mfw ASn¨p " At¸mÄ A¯ ]dªp " A£bv \o C\n ]«nIÄ
IpW¡p¶Xpt]mse Fs¶ ]pdIn IqSn ]®q" Rm³ A\pkcn¨p AhÀ Xsâ I¿pIÂ
I«nensâ AgnIfn ]nSn¨p Xsâ \nXw_w DbÀ¯n X¶p Rm³ A¯bpsS ]
pdIneqsS A¯bpsS ]pbnte¡p Fsâ Ip® sasà h¨p ]Xps¡ AXp amfw I
tNcsbt¸mse AIt¯¡p s]mbn Rm³ ]Xps¡ ASn XpS§n AhcpsS apeIÄ
Xq§nbmSn tZlw sam¯w hnbÀ¸Wnªp Rm³ A¯bpsS Agnª apSnbn ]
nSn¨p IpXncsb HmSn¡p¶Xpt]mse Adªp ]Wnªp Fsâ Du¡Â A\pkcn¨p A¯
Xsâ sh®¡pnIÄ Fsâ Acs¡«nte¡p tNÀ¯p X¶p

"ASn¨p s]mfn¡q A£bv Fsâ ]p" A¯ tIWp


"Blm BSmSm F¶ ASn F¶ ASn \o s]cnb ]®Â hoc³ C\n apX \o F³
ASnabtà \o F³ IWh³!! D³ IWsb Ducn ASns¡S IŸbte Blm ASSm Hm
ASmS F¶ kpJw F¶ kpJw D¶nSw \m³ I kpJw D³ abnsc F³ Ipnbn ]
Spt¼mXp F¶ Hcp kpKw AS Sm F³ ]psb \Ãm ]®p A¸m A¸¸m \o s]cnb
tassX A¸m D³ Ip®m bm\¡p®bv C¸Sn Hcp Ip® \m³ ]m¯sXbnsÃsbS
A£bv Fs¶ ]®n¯mS F³ ]psb sIme]s®S " A¯ InS¶p Nne¨p Rm³ A¯sb
Bhp¶ iàn D]tbmKn¨p ]®ns¡mncp¶p
s]s«¶p A¯ H¶p ]nSªp "A£bv tams\ F\n¡p hs¶Sm \m³ ]¯p sImÃam
CXp¡msI XpSnt¯³ \o s]cnb cmP F³ I®p D³ Ip® s]cnb sImeacw" A¯ ]
dªp

Rm³ A¯tbmSp ]dªp "At¯ F\n¡n\nbpw h¶nà Rm³ A¯bpsS KpZ¯nÂ


ASn¡s«". "AsS¦¸ D\¡p C¶p hcebm \o InÃmUn cmP A£bv
s]m¶ptams\ \o X³ F³ IWh³ \m³ C\n D³ ASnabv kcn \o Fs¦
thWm\mepw ]®nt¡m A¯ D\¡p C\n ASnssa D³ Ip®¡p ASnabv " A¯ ]dªp.

F\n¡p kt´mjambn Rm³ HSphn Pbn¨p Rm³ Fsâ Ip® Ducn AXnsâ
AÁw \ndsb A¯bpsS ]qdnse sImgp¸pw sh¡aWhpw!! Rm\Xp A¯bpsS
KpZZzmc¯n tNÀ¯p h¨p XpfhSt]mse Ccp¶ A¯bpsS KpZZzmc¯nÂ
"`pÊv" F¶ iÐt¯msS Fsâ Ip® Ibdn. Rm³ A¯sb BªSn¨p "`kv `Áv " F¶
iÐXn Fsâ Acs¡«p A¯bpsS DbÀ¶ IpnIfn ]Xnªp. A¸kabn¯n\Iw Fsâ Ip®
]m Npc¯n AXp A¯bpsS KpZ¯n \n¶pw ]pbnte¡p HgpIn. R§Ä A¶p ]
ns¶bpw cp {]mhiyw IqSn¡fn¨p.

XfÀ¶p InS¡p¶ Fsâ Ip®sb DÅw I¿n h¨p A¯ Npw_n¨p "F³ a¶³ F³ cmP
Xqs¦S Xq¦p C\n \mfbv ]À¡emw" A¯ Fgpt\Áp sSmbvseÁn Ibdn Fsâ Ip®
hopw iIX\mbn A¯bpsS ]p H¶pIqSn Hfn¨p ImWm\mbn Rm\pw
sSmbvseÁnsâ shânteÁdn\Spt¯¡p Ìqfpambn \o§n.

ip`w hW¡w F´m kvs{Sm§tÃ

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