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“ePq;f nrhy;wJ rhpjhd;> rhh;” vd;w
khdpf;fk;> “Mdhy;…”
“vd;da;ah… mJy xU f; ntf;fwpNa> ehd; vjr; nrhd;dhYk;
Nfl;Lf;FNtd;D neidf;fpwpah?”
“,y;y rhh;…” vd;w khdpf;fk;> “ilk;
nk\pz; Kjy;thl;b ehd; fhQ;rpf;Fg; Ngha; ,e;jj; jpkph;gpbr;r jhj;jhitf; $l;bf;
nfhz;L th;wr;NrNa ,d;Dk; rpy caph;fisf; nfhz;LNghdjhy; jhNd ,aq;f
Muk;gpr;rpLr;rp. mg;gwk; ehd; jhj;jh kw;Wk; ePq;fSk; gazk; gz;zg;Ngh ehd;
Nfl;lJ fhQ;rpf;Fg; NghfDk;D> Mdhy; mJ jhNd ,aq;fp ek;ik Nrho Njrk;
nfhz;LNgha; Nghl;bLr;R…”
“mg;Ngh> ehk jpUk;gTk; ,e;j nyhlf;fh nk\pz;y
gazk; gz;wg;Ngh Nrho Njrk; Nghw khjphp g;Nuhf;uhk; gz;z Kbahjha;ah?”
“vd;idf; Nfl;lhy; NrhoNjrk;jhd; ,l;;Lr;nry;Yk;D
NjhDJ…”
vd;W ,Oj;j khdpf;fk;> “ekf;Fk;
NrhoNjrj;Jf;Fk; newa Kd;tpizg; gaz;fs; ,Ug;gjhyjhd; rhh; ek;k fhQ;rpf;Fg;
Nghfr; nrhd;dhy; mJ Nrho Njrk; nfhz;L Ngha; tpl;lJ! nfhQ;rk; Nah[id nra;J
ghUq;Nfh. xq;fs ts;spNahl Nrf;fDk;D ,Ue;jJ. mg;Guk; ehd; NtW mq;Nf rpWtdhf ,Uf;fpNwd;.
nk\pz; jhNd ,aq;f Muk;gpr;rJk; mJ ek;ik Vd; Nrho Njrk; nfhz;L Ngha; tplDk;?
mq;Nf ,d;ndhU rptNerd; ,Uf;fhh;. jPgq;fs; my;yJ gQ;rhf;fpdp tsh;f;Fk; xq;f
Kd;Ndhh;fs; top te;jtuhf ,Uf;fhh;. Mf vg;gpbg; ghh;j;jhYk; fhpfhydpd; Njrk;jhd;
ekf;Ff; fh;kG+kpd;D vdf;Fj; Njhz;wJ> rhh;!” vd;W
$wpdhh;.
“k;k;k; vd;dNkha;ah… Mdhy;
ek;g kr;rhDq;f nuz;LNgUk; vq;fa;ah NghapUg;ghDf?”
“mJjhd; vdf;Fk; ftiyah ,Uf;F> rhh;. NkYk; ,e;j
ts;spg;nghz;Z…”
#g;gh; ];lhUf;F jhq;fKbahj
\hf;@ “ml
uhkh! Mkha;ah…
vd; ts;sp vg;gpba;ah ,q;Nf te;jpUg;gh?” vd;W $tpdhh;. “xU Ntiy
ilk; nk\pz; nfhz;lhe;J tpl;Uf;FNkha;ah?”
“mJf;Fr; rhd;N] ,y;y rhh;” vd;W
mbj;Jr; nrhd;d khdpf;fk;> “Vd;dh…
ilk;nk\pz;y l;uhty; gz;wJf;F ek;ikg; Nghy nk\pZf;Fk; mtSf;Fk; njhlh;G
,Uf;NfhZk;.”
“Vda;ah ,y;y” vd;whh;
#g;gh; ];lhh;. “ilk;
nk\pNz ghj;J ntr;r nghz;Za;ah vdf;F ts;sp!”
“rhp> Mdhy; ek;k kr;rhz;fis vg;gb ilk;nk\pz;
nfhz;L Nghdpr;rp? nfhQ;rk; Nah[id gz;zpg; ghUq;Nfh> rhh;. mtd;fs; nuz;L
NgUk; Rj;j ntl;bg; grq;f. mtd;fis Vd; nk\pz; ilk; l;uhty; gz;z ntf;fZk;? xd;DNk
Ghpay;y> rhh;!”
“mJf;F ,g;Ngh vd;da;ah? vd;dts; ts;sp vg;gb ,q;Nf
te;jhs;> xd;D. nuz;lhtjhf te;jts; Vd; Fuy; kl;Lk; nfhLj;jpl;L cliyf;
fhl;lhNk ,Uf;fhs;?”
“mJTk; ey;y Nfs;tpjhd;> rhh;. epr;rak; ts;sp ilk;
nk\pz;y l;uhty; gz;zp te;jpUf;f khl;lhs;!”
“Vdhk;?” vd;w #g;gh; ];lhh;> “ilk;
nk\pZf;F vd;dtisg; gpbf;fhjh?”
“mg;gb ,y;y> rhh;” vd;w
khdpf;fk; “ahUf;Fj;jhd;
ts;spiag; gpbf;fhJ? vd;Dila yh[pf; vd;dd;dh… epr;rak;
ilk; nk\pz;y ts;sp l;uhty; gz;zp ,q;f th;y. mg;gb ilk; nk\pz; l;uhty; gz;zp
ts;sp ,q;Nf te;jpUe;JJd;dh> ek;k ikj;Jzg; grq;fSk;jhNd te;jpUf;NfhZk;?”
“mg;gpb xU ,J ,Uf;fha;ah?” vd;w
#g;gh; ];lhh; rw;W Nrhh;e;J Nghdhh;. “Vd;ah> mtd;fs; l;uhty; gz;z xj;Jf;fisNah vd;d
,oNth!”
vd;whh;.
“epr;rak; mg;gb ,y;y rhh;” vd;W
mbj;Jg; Ngrpa khdpf;fk;> “ilk;
nk\pz; l;uhty; gz;w msTf;F mtd;fs; nuz;L NgUf;Fk; vd;dNkh njhlh;G ,Uf;F.
,y;yhl;b ,q;Nf ,Ue;J fpsk;gp ,Uf;f rhd;]; ,y;Ny. mg;Guk; xd;]; mtDfs; ilk;
l;uhty; gz;zpl;lh> mtd;fs tpl;Ll;L ts;spia kl;Lk; ,q;Nf nfhz;L te;J Nrh;f;f
epahak; ,y;iy.”
“mg;gb nrhy;wah? mg;Ngh vd; ts;spf;Fl;b NtW VJk;
nra;J> mjhd;ah…
,e;j jhdk;> jtk; vy;yhk; ,Uf;Nf mJ khjphp Vjhr;Rk; gz;zp…”
“ts;sp nuhk;g rpd;dts;> rhh;. mtSf;F ilk; l;uhty;yhk;
fhd;]g;l;Nl GhpahJ. Mdhy; ek;kth;fs; gy;yhapuk; Mz;LfSf;F Kd;Ng $L tpl;Lf; $L
ghawJ Nghy; ml;lkh rpj;jpfspy; nghpa tptuk; njhpQ;rtq;f> rhh;. mJ xNu ilk;
iyd;yjhd; elf;Fk;. ,g;gb $L tpl;Lf; $L ghawJ ilk; jhz;b ,uz;lhapuk; tU\k;
jhz;bf; Fjpf;f tha;g;G ,Uf;NfhZk;. mJf;F rhd;N] ,y;iy…” vd;W
jiyiar; nrhwpe;jhh; khdpf;fk;.
“mg;gpbd;dh> vg;gba;ah te;jpUg;ghs;?” vd;w
#g;gh; ];lhUf;F kz;ilapy; nrhl;Nly;D mbj;jhh;g; Nghy; ,Ue;jJ. “Iaa;Nah!
Vd;ah khdpf;fk;> ehk Nrho Njrk; Nghdg;Ngh ek;kNyhl cly;fs; ,q;f nfle;jhYk;
Mj;kh ek;k clk;G l;nu]; khjphp xU epoy; Nghy; $lNt te;jNj! ehk mq;Nf
ele;Njhk;> NgrpNdhk;. vd;d> xd;Dk; jpq;fy;y mg;Guk; ,e;j xd;Df;F nuz;Lf;F
th;y. Mdhy; ek;k Njhw;wk; te;jpr;rp mij Nrho ehl;lth;fSk; ghh;j;jhq;fNs>
khdpf;fk;? mg;gb ,Uf;f Vd; vd;dts; ,q;F jd; Njhw;wj;Jld; th;y?” vd;W
Nfl;lhh;.
“mJjhd; rhh; vdf;Fk; gpbgly;y” vd;w
khdpf;fk;> “rhp
,J xU tpLfij khjphp ,Uf;F. ,ijg; gpd;dhb ghj;Jg;Nghk;> rhh;. vdf;F vd;d
nuhk;gf; fyf;fw tp\ak;dh…
vg;gb ts;sp kl;Lk; te;jhs;? Vd; ek;k ikj;Jzd;fs; th;y? vd;gJjhd;.
“ml uhkh> ml Nfhtpe;jh!” vd;W $tpa
#g;gh; ];lhh;> “mg;Ngh…?”
“Mf> vy;yhj;jAk; $l;bf; fopr;Rg; ghh;j;jhy;” vd;w
khdpf;fk;> “ek;k
ml;ntQ;rh; KOf;f KOf;f xU kp];ml;ntQ;r;rh; ,y;Ny! vy;yhj;jpyAk; xU yh[pf;
,Uf;Fq;fwJ GhpAJ> rhh;!”
“k;k;k;…! ehk xU GJg;ghijy ,g;Ngh… XNf! XNf!
ePq;f jhj;jhitg; Ngha; fhQ;rpy ghh;j;jg;Ngh> mjhtJ mJf;fg;Guk;> ilk;
nk\pNz jPh;khdkhapl;LJ. ehk mLjJ…Nrho Njr…” vd;w #g;gh; ];lhh; jpBh;D jhj;jh gf;fk; ghh;j;J
fj;j Muk;gpj;jhh;.
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