]pd¯p \\ñ agbmbncpóp, a\\p AsXmópw Adnªnñ. AhfpsS \\áta\\nbnð tNÀóv InSót¸mÄ `qanbnð XsóbmWv kzÀKw Fómtcm ]dªXv F{X icnbmsWóv HmÀ¯p. F´v ckamWv Idp¯v \\ofapÅ AhfpsS apSnbnð apJw tNÀ¯v InS¡m³. kmä³ ]pX¸nð kv]Àin¡pw t]mse. C§s\\ InS¡pt¼mÄ Cu temIw A§v Ahkm\\ns¨¦nð!.....lcw ]nSn¸n¡pó s]À^ypansâ kpKÔw apdnbnse§pw Hcp saeSn t]mse HgpIn \\Sóp. a\\phnsâ ssI¿v NqSmÀó AhfpsS Acbnð \\nóv \\m`nbnte¡p Dugvónd§n. "a\\pth«m tZ kabw Ipsdbmbn\'.\' teäv Bbmð ]¸m At\\zjn¨nd§pw\'.t\\À¯ i_vZ¯nð {]nb ]dª hm¡pIÄ BZyambn Ah\\p Atemkcambn tXmón.\' thï s]msó \\nsó Rm³ hnSnñ \' Fóv ]dbWsaóv Dïmbncpóp Ah\\v. ]s£ kz]v\\¯nð \\nóv bmYmÀ°y¯nte¡v Nn´sb amtäïn hóp. ]nsó Fñmw [rXnbnð Bbncpóp. hkv{XaWnªp sImïv \\nó Ahsf Hfn I®neqsS t\\m¡n Ah³. Iïn«pw Iïn«pw sImXn X
lcnZzmÀ Ct¸mÄ Hcp aSp¸v tXmópóp. C\\n Aebm³ Hcnôv Øew _m¡nbnñ. C\\n asämcp Øew Isï¯Ww. KwKm Xochpw IpimL«pw NptSfpw IÀ¯\\mÀ achpw am\\k tZhn t£{Xhpsams¡ AbmÄ¡v BhÀ¯\\ hnckambn tXmópóp. ""k³Pp F´m BtemNn¡psó. F\\n t{]m»w\'\' Cµnc cïmas¯ _nbdpw ¥mÊneqän sImïv tNmZn¨p ""Hópanñ"" "sZ³ lmhv F {Un³§v"" AbmÄ ¥mÊnehtijn¨ _nbdv Hähen¡v IpSn¨p. ""k³Pphn\\v HmÀ½bptïm \\½psS ^Ìv aoän§v"" ""sbkv Cu _mdnð h¨v Xsóbtñ"" AbmÄ Xncnªv s_bdsd At\\zjn¨p. ""sbkv F\\nXn§v tamÀ kÀ"" ""h¬ tamÀ t^mtÌmgvkv _nbÀ ]nsó Hcp t{]m¬ ss{^"" ]nsó Xncnªv CµnctbmSmbn ""F´m thïXv? h¬ tamÀ ]n \\«v akme HmÀ F\\nXns§ðkv\'\' AhÄ knKcänsâ ]pI apIfnte¡v DuXn hn«v sImïv ]dªp. ""h¬ tamÀ
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Hä XpWnbnð sI«n FSp¯ Cu apjnª `mÞw \\n§Ä¡mbn IcpXn h¨XmWv. a\\w ]pc«pó ZpÀKÔw s]mdp¡pI. Hcp tX§ð t]mse Noªv HgpInb Xet¨mdpw Idp¯ Xeb³ ]pgphcn¨ _ew t]mb t]inIfpw Dïm¡pó KÔw Rm³ Bin¨Xñ. F¦nepw XpSn¨p aXnhcm¯ Hcp lrZbhpw Hcp IcÄ¡m¼pw ]pI Xnóp Idp¯ izmk tImihpw CXnepïv . sNaó lrZbt¯mSv tNÀóv Hcp sN¼\\oÀ ]qhpw. cïne \\nÀ¯n, apÅpIÄ ASÀ¯n amän Cfw Nnñbä¯v hmSmsX hfÀ¯nb sNdnsbmcp ]qhv. ]T\\ taibnð aqópw DZmlcW§fmbn DZIpw . Asñ¦nð acn¡psaóv Dd¸mbhÀ¡v Ahbh amä¯n\\mImw. Hcn¡epw hmSm¯, apÅv amänb ]qhnsâ Nn{Xw sImïv Biwk ImÀUpIÄ sa\\bmw. Nn{XImc\\v ]pckvImchpw A¨pIqS¯n\\p apXð¡q«pw t^kv_p¡nð CjvSv§fpsS IpónaWn IpópIfpw. Ifªp t]mb¯nsâ hÀ®hpw h®hpw adóp t]mbn. tXSpIbmWXv Rm\\nt¸mgpw.
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