fhtphpapd; nry;td;!—mj;jpahak;
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“Mf
Mfh]Kk; g;uhzDk; Nrh;e;J g;ugQ;rk;; cWthdJ vd;W flTs; ek;gpf;if cs;sth
Vj;Jg;gh>”
vd;w khzpf;fk;> “tpQ;Qhzpfshd
ePq;fs; ,e;j gpf; Ngq; jpahpy ek;gpf;if ntr;RUf;fPq;f. mij ]pKNyl; gz;zp gpf;
Ngq; vd;Dk; xd;whf ,Ue;j mz;lk; cilQ;R gpf; Ngq; vd;W nrhy;yj;jf;f Kiwapy; rpjhp
ntbr;rij kPz;Lk; G+kpf;F mbapy; cWthf;fp mjd;%yk; g;ugQ;rj;ij gj;jp NkYk;
GhpQ;Rf;f nghpa Kaw;rp elf;FJ. mJ Ng\;jhd;. gpf; Ngq; vd;Dk; rpjwYf;F Kd;dh;
mz;lj;jpd; epiy vd;d vd;Wk; Mwha;uhq;f. NkYk; fhl; ghh;bf;fps;];D xz;Z@ mjhtJ
mZj;Jfs;fspy; $l mij Nrh;f;f Kbay;y. fhl; ghh;bf;fps;];jhd; jplg; nghUs;fSf;F
epiwiaf; nfhLf;Fjhk;. Mdhy; fhl; ghh;bf;fps;]; gj;jpd Muha;r;rp ,d;Dk; Muk;g
epiyapy;jhd; cs;sJd;Nd nrhy;yDk;. fhl; ghh;bf;fps;]; ,d;Dk; gy fhyk;
tpQ;QhzpfSf;F jz;zp fhl;Lk; Nghy; ,Uf;F.”
“nthp
Fl;> khzpf;fk;”
vd;w #g;gh; ]lhh;> “,g;gb
vdf;Fj; njspth NgRq;f. mij tpl;Ll;L Ntjq;fs;> Ntj Kzpth;fs;> cgep\jq;fs;D
Ngrp gaKWj;jhjPq;f g;sP];!”
vd;W rphpj;jhh;.
mjw;F Neubahf gjpy; nrhy;yhj khzpf;fk;> “gpf; Ngq;
rpjwYf;F Kd;dhy mz;lk; xNu Nfhskhf ,Ue;jpr;Nr mJ vjpy; ]hh; ,Ue;jJ?” vd;whh;.
“GhpayNa!
xq;f Nfs;tpNa Ghp…”
“Vd;
Ghpay;yd;dh> rhh;?”
vd;W Gz;zifj;j khzpf;fk;> “]az;b/gpf;fhNt
vy;yhj;ijAk; mZFk;gbf;F xq;f %is rsit nra;ag;gl;L cs;jhy;jhd; Ghpay;y. Ntj
Kzpth;fs; NgUz;ikiaf; $l mypfhpapy; nrhy;whq;f. mtq;fisg; GhpQ;Rf;f ngUk;
fw;giz Mw;wYk; mtq;f Nky gf;jp Nghz;w ek;gpf;if NtZk;> rhh;. Mjpapy; mz;lk;
gpf; Ngq; vd;w g;Ukhz;l rpjwYf;F cs;shtjwF Kd;ghf mz;lk; vjpy; ,Ue;jJd;dh mJ
Mfhaj;jpy;jhNd rhh; ,Ue;jJ?”
“ml
NtW vq;f ,Ue;jpUf;f KbAk;? xq;f tPl;L mLg;gq;fiuapyh ,Ue;jpUf;Fk;?” vd;W $wp
rphpj;jhh;.
mijf; Nfl;f;fhjth; Nghy khzpf;fk; njhlh;e;jhh;. “mz;lk;
Mfh]j;jpy; ,Ue;jJ kl;Lkpy;y> rhh;…!”
“k;k;k;…Mfh]Kk;
mz;lj;Jf;Fs; ,Ue;jpr;rhf;Fk;?”
vd;whh; Vsdkhf.
“mllh!
vt;tsT NgUz;ik. vg;gbg;gl;l…!”
“Xa;!
ye;J FLf;fwah vdf;F?”
“Iaa;Nah>
rhh;! ePq;f xq;fsAk; mwpahkNyNa NgUz;ik xd;iw gj;jp NgrpapUf;Nfs;!”
“Ghpay;y
khzpf;fk;…”
“ehd;
Ghpa ntf;fNwd;> rhh;!”
vd;w khzpf;fk;> “flfh]k;Dl;L
xU jj;Jtk;. Flk; ,Uf;F ghUq;Nfh mJjhd; flk;. Flfh] jj;Jtg;gb Flj;Jf;F cs;sAk;
Mfh]k; Flj;Jf;F ntspapYk; Mfh]k. nuz;lAk; gphpr;Rj; jzpj;jzpah ntr;rpUf;F Flk;.
me;jf; Flk; clQ;Rl;lJz;zh cs;s ,Ue;j Mfh]Kk; ntspy ,Ue;j Mfh]Kk; Nrh;e;Jf;FJ
ghUq;Nfh? ,e;j jj;Jtk;jhd; jkpo;y ghkuDk; GhpQRf;fwkhjphp> ‘ee;j
tzj;jpy; Xh; Mz;b mtd; ehyhW khjkhf; Fatid Ntz;b nfhz;L te;jhd; xU Njhz;b mijf;
$j;jhbf; $j;jhbg; Nghl;Lilj;jhz;b’ vd;W nrhy;yp ntr;rpl;Lg; NghapUf;fh. flfh]j; jj;Jtk;
jpBnudg; GhpaNt $j;jhl;lk; vd;w gutr epiyf;Fs; Ngha;l;lhh; Mz;b!”
“ey;yhUf;F>
Mdhy; fhl; ghh;bf;fps;]py; ,Ue;J Vd; ,g;gb flfh]k;D Muk;gpr;rpl;Bq;f;
khzpf;fk;?”
vd;W ]Phpa]hfNt Nfl;lhh; #g;gh; ];lhh;.
“ehd;
vq;NfAk; Nghfy;y rhh;. Muk;gpr;r ,lj;jpy;jhd; epf;fNWd;. ghUq;Nfh> gpf;
Ngq;Ff;F Kd;ghf mz;lk; xNu Nfhshf ,Ue;jg;Ngh mz;lk; Mfh]j;jpy; ,Ue;jJd;Dl;L
ePq;f xg;Gj;Jf;fpl;l khjphp mz;lj;jpw;F cs;NsAk; Mfh]k;jhd;wj kWf;f khl;Bq;fd;D
vLj;Jf;fpl;L ehk NkNy NghNthk;>” vd;whh; khzpf;fk;.
mtiu NkNy Nghf tplhjgb #g;gh; ];lhh; klf;fpdhh;. “Naht;!
Nlhz;l; Gl; j Nthh;l]; ,d;L ik kTj;!” vd;wth;> “vg;gq;fhZk;
ehd; cilglhj mz;lj;jpw;Fs;Sk; Mfh]k; ,Uf;Fd;D xj;Jf;fpl;Nld;?” vd;whh;.
“rhh;!
ehk R[hjh Gf;y vd;d vOjpapUf;fhh;D ghj;jpl;lkh ,y;iyah?”
“ghj;Jl;Nlhk;>
Mdhy; mjw;Fk; flfh]j;jpw;Fk;…Mq;>
khzpf;fk; A Mh; v [Pdpa];!”
vd;W mre;J Nghdhh;. “Mf>
mZf;fU mZ vd;Dk; ]h;f]; $lhuj;jpy; fLfsNt ,Uf;Fk; NghJ kpj;j ,lk; G+uh Mfh]k;
vd;Dk; ntl;l ntspjhd;. mg;Ngh…?”
“,jw;F
Nky vd;d rhh; jaf;fk;?”
vd;w khzpf;fk;> “mjhd;
vy;yhk; nrhy;ypl;NlNs> rhh;? ,dp vd;d jaf;fk;?” vd;W
Gz;zifj;jhh;. “gpf;
Ngq;Ff;F Kd;ghf xNu Nfhshf ,Ue;j mz;lj;jpDs;Sk; mjd; mZf;fspy; cs;Ns Mfh]k;
mg;Guk; mf;NfhSf;F ntspapYk; Mfh]k;! ,dp gpf; Ngq; rpjwy; ele;j gpd;Dk; Rf;fshf
cile;j mz;lk; ekJ ghy; ntspf; Nfhs;fshf gy;yhapuq;Nfhbr; rpjwy;fshf Mfpg;Nghd
gpwFk; $l jj;jk; mbg;gilj; jz;ikia ,of;fy;y. rhpah> rhh;?”
“rhpjhd;
khzpf;fk;> rhh;!”
vd;whh; nka;ahd khpahijAld;.
“Mf
ekJ G+kpf;Fs;Sk; Mfh]k; Gtp Rj;JtJk; mjw;F ntspNa cs;s Mfh]j;jpy;jhd;!” vd;whh;
khzpf;fk;.
“Flj;Jf;F
cs;sAk; ntspNaAk; Mfh]k;! clNd me;j Flj;ijg; Nghl;Lilj;j ee;jtd Mz;b te;J
tpLfpwhh;>”
vd;w #g;gh; ]lhh;> “Mdhy;
khzpf;fk…!”
“ek;
clk;gpy; mjpfkhf ,Ug;gJ vJ> rhh;?”
“,jy;yhk;
xU Nfs;tpah> khzpf;fk?”
“nrhy;yj;jhd;
nrhy;Yq;fNsd;> rhh;?”
“ePh;jhd;
mjpfk;D Mwhk; f;sh]; khztd; nrhy;yp tpLthNd khzpf;fk;?”
“mg;gbr;
nrhy;ypj;jhd; mtid mjw;F mg;ghNyh Gwk;ghfNth rpe;jpf;f tplhNk ntr;rplwJ
nts;isf; fhudpd; gbg;G Kiw. Mdhy; ehkjhd; mtd; Nghd gpwFk; gioa Kiwia tplhNk
ntr;rpUf;Nfhk;. mtd; gbg;G Kiw Kw;wpYk; khwp tpl;lJ. INuhg;ghtpNyh
mnkhpf;fhtpNyh Adpth;]pbf;F vy;yhUk; Ngha; tpl KbahJ. mjw;F Ntz;ba f;Nul;];
NtZk;. g;uh[f;l; fy;tp Kiw mq;Nf. kpf;f kjpAfk; kw;Wk; Mokhd Ra rpe;jiz Mw;wy;
Ntz;Lk; mq;Nf. gzk; ,Ue;jhy; kl;Lk; NghwhJ.”
“rhp
khzpf;fk;. ekJ fy;tp Kiw nts;isaDf;F Fkh];jhf;fisg; ngUf;f Ntz;b yhl;
nkf;fhNyahy; nfhz;L tug;gl;lJ. ePq;f nrhy;Yq;f ekf;F vd;d khjphp ghlj;jpl;lk;
Ntz;Lk;?”
“Nghlw
l;nu];y ,Ue;J G+Rw gTlh; jpq;fwJf;F gPl;]hd;D mtq;fs fhg;gp mbf;fw ehk mtdJ
Azpth;]pl;b gbg;G Kiwiaf; nfhz;lhwZk;. NkNd[;nkz;L f;Nthl;lh vy;yhj;ijAk;
xopf;fZk;. ,e;jpahtpd; rhpj;jpuk; Nkw;fj;jpah;fs; nrhd;dij mg;gbNa Vw;Wf;
nfhz;l fk;A+zp] rpj;jhe;jj;jpy; Cwpath;fshy; vOjg; gl;lJ. vdNtjhd; xt;nthU
jkpoZk; ,e;jpaDk; ekJ Ra tuyhW njhpahky; ,e;jpad; vd;W nrhy;ypf; nfhs;sNt
ehDfpwhd;.”
“rhp
,e;jpa tuyhw;iw khw;wp cz;ik tuyhiu vOjDk;. mg;Gwk;…?” vd;w
#g;gh; ];lhh; jiyapy; ,b ,wq;fpaJ.
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