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“jpUk;gTk; mk;khl;l
nrhy;yg; Nghhpashz;Nz” vd;W Nfl;l re;jhzk;> “mg;guk; vd;dz;Nz? vdf;F NeUf;F Neuh
xf;fhe;Jf;fpl;L vd; jiy njhpAjhd;D Nfl;lhy; ehd; vd;dhj;jr; nrhy;wJ? gf;fj;jpy;
xf;fhe;J ,Ue;jhy; %Q;rpjhNdz;Nz njhpAk;!” vd;W yh[pf; NgrNt> tpNtf; NkYk;
nehe;J Nghdhh;. Gjpjhf re;jhzj;ijj; jpl;l Muk;gpj;j Ntis ghh;j;J mbf;fb Nfl;Lg;
gofpa ,uz;L Fuy;fisf; Nfl;L ,uz;LNgUk; jpUk;gpg; ghh;j;jhh;fs;.
fTz;lUk;
nre;jpYk; ngsj;j gpl;Rf;fspd; nfl; mg;gpy; kpf nkJthf tpNtf;Fk; re;jhzKk;
mkh;e;jpUej rhiyNahuj;Jf;F ele;J te;Jnfhz;bUe;jdh;. “mz;Nz> fTz;lUk; nre;jpy;
mz;zhr;rpAk;Nz!” vd;W mjprapf;Fk;
re;jhzj;ij> “Nla; ehNa! rg;jk; Nghl;L
vy;yhj;ijAk; nfLj;Jlhjlh>” vd;W mlf;fpdhh; tpNtf;. “ehk ,tq;f nuz;LNgiuAk; gpd;njhlh;e;J
NghNdhk;dh ,q;f te;j Ntiyia Kbr;Rf;fpl;L mtq;f vg;gpb Ch; Nghwhq;f vd;gijg;
ghh;j;jpl;L ehkYk;..!”
“ml ePq;f xd;D!” vd;W mYj;Jf;nfhz;l re;jhzk;> “vdf;F nre;jpy; mz;Nzd;dh crpW. Ghtk;
mth;jhd; ,e;jhs;fpl;l vt;tsT mb xjy;yhk; thq;fpf; fl;bf;fpl;lhW! ehd; Nghap
ftiyg;glhjPq;fz;Nz> ehd; ,Uf;Nfd; ,dpNkd;D..!” $wpf;nfhz;Nl… “Nla;> Nla!” vd;W tpNtf; crph; Nghdkhjphp
fj;jpf;nfhz;L vOe;jij rw;Wk; fz;Lnfhs;shky; mth;fspd; Kd;ghf epd;W nfhz;L>
fTz;liug; ghh;j;J> “,dpNk vd; jiytid eP mbf;f
vd; crpU ,Uf;Fk;tiu tplkhl;Nld;!”
vd;whh;. tpNtf;fpw;F k`h jh;krq;flkhfg; Nghapw;W@ Mdhy; tpNtf; gae;j khjphp
xd;Wk; elf;ftpy;iy. fTz;lh; nre;jpy; ,UtUk; re;jhzj;ijf; fpopj;Jf; nfhz;L ghij
rikj;Jf; nfhz;L jhq;fs;ghl;Lf;Fk; Nghtijg; ghh;j;J mre;J Nghd tpNtf; ,g;NghJ
GJtpj gaq;fuj;Jf;F Mshfp> kpf nky;ypa Fuypy; mikjpahfg; Ngrpf;nfhz;L rhJthf
Nghtijg; ghh;j;Jk;> re;jhzj;ij Ngg;gh; khjphp fpopj;Jf;nfhz;L Nghdijg;
ghh;j;J mg;gbNa mjph;r;rpapy; rhpe;J cl;fhh;e;J tpl;lhh; tpNtf;. mNj epiyf;F
Mshfpg;Nghd re;jhzk;> ‘Nr! ek;g mz;Nz ek;kisf;
fpopj;Jl;Lk; ek;ikf; fpQ;rpj;Jk; fz;Lnfhs;shky; nkJthf efh;e;J NghFNj!’ vd;W rpe;jpj;Jf; nfhz;Nl tpNtf;
,Uf;Fk; ,lk; te;J mg;gbNa mth;Nky; tpOe;J kNdhukh Mr;rp khjphp xg;ghhp itj;Jg;
ghl Muk;gpj;jhh;. ,e;j GJ mjph;r;rpahy; kpuz;L Rak; ngw;w tpNtf; “Vz;lh ,d;dpf;F vy;yhNk xU khjphpah
elf;fwJ?” vd;W `Pdkhd Fuypy;
Nfl;Ltpl;L “rhplh> thlh mtq;fis
/ghNyh gz;zyhk;!”
vd;W $wpathW vOe;jhh;. mtiug; ghh;j;J “mz;Nz! ,g;gf;$l ehd; xq;f Nkyjhd;
nfle;Njd;. ePq;f vd;idf; fpopj;Jf; nfhz;L vOe;jpUr;rp..!” vd;W $wpdhh;. “M T+d;dh Vz;lh xd;d fpof;fpwhq;Nf?” vd;W Nfl;l tpNtf;if nkhiuj;jhh;
re;jhzk;. “ePq;f kl;Lk; vd;dthk;?
xq;fNkNy gLj;jhYk; xd;Dk; $whky;jhNd fple;jP`?” vd;W re;jhzk; Nfl;f;f> “Vz;lh vd;Nky fple;Nj ehaP? ,U ,U
mLj;j thl;b ke;jputhjp fz;y gl;lhd;dh me;j ];l;uht thq;fp Xk;%isapy; kpr;r
nrhr;rk; ,Ue;jhy; ehd; cwpQ;rpGlNud;!”
vd;W gaKWj;jpdhh; tpNtf;. gpwF ,UtUk; Ntfkhf Gj;j gpl;Rf;fis Nehf;fp
ele;jhh;fs;. Gj;jgpl;Rf;fs; neLe;njhiyT me;jg; gl;lzj;ij tpl;L Nghtjhf czh;e;j
tpNtf;> “Nla;> gaNy! vd;dlh
Ngha;Nd ,Uf;fhq;f?” vd;whh;.
“XN`h> fij mg;gpbg;
NghTjhz;Nz?” vdW tpae;j re;jhzk;> “mjhNd ghh;j;Njd;! nuz;LNgUk; kD\hSq;f
,y;ypah?” vd;whh;.
“vd;dlh> ehNa! VNjh GJf;
Fog;gj;Jf;F mbj;jsk; Nghlukhjphp ,Uf;F?” vd;whh;. “Fz;lf;fh Kz;lf;fhdD Vjhr;Rk; NgrpNd… k;`_k;… xd;d vd;dhy xjf;ff; $l KbahJ. me;j
Gj;jgpr;Rq;fSf;F tz;Kiwdh MfhJ… mjdhy nrhy;l;Nld;> vd;
nghWikia nuhk;gTk; Nrhjpf;fhNj. mk;gpl;Lj;Njd;!” vd;whh;.
“njhpAk;Nz! Nrhjpr;rh vd;d
gz;Ztpad;Djhd; rpj;jKd;Nd njhpQ;RLj;Nj!
“vd;dlh fONj nrhy;w?”
“ml!
mJjhd; jiuy tpOe;J nghwz;L ePq;f mOjij ,e;j CNu ghj;jpr;rpy;y?” vd;wth;>
mij Kbf;fhNk> “Vz;Nz!
,J xU Ch;jhNd? ,q;f ,Uf;ftq;fy;yhk;…?”
“tpl;lh
nuhk;gj;jhd; ehaP gLj;Jk; NghyUf;F! ,J vd;dNkh fpuhkj;Jy xU g;uGNthl
nfhs;Sg;Ngud; vd;gJ Nghy! fOij xU thuj;Jf;F Kd;G nrd;l;uy; ];Nl\dhd;l grp
jhq;fhNk rpd;dg;grq;f #g;gpf;fpl;L ,Uf;Fk; Fr;rp Kl;lhia ytl;lg; ghj;J nuz;L
tarhd grq;f tpl;lhq;fNs nuz;L Fj;J..! ,J vd;dNkh Nfl;FJ ,J Cuh ,y;Ny… d;D.
tpl;lhf;f khjk; Kk;khwp kio nghopfpwjhd;D Nfl;f;Fk; NghyUf;F. Vz;lh ehaP? ,e;j
,lj;ijg; ghh;j;jhy; cdf;F Ch; cyfk; khjphpj; njhpay;Ny..? k;k;k;…? Vz;lh?”
“ml
mJf;fpy;yz;Nz! vjahr;Rk; nrhd;dh Kjy; thl;bNa GhpQ;Rf;fpwPayh? Rj;j ,Jth
,Uf;fPq;fNsz;Nz!”
vd;W mYj;Jf; nfhz;l re;jhzk;> “jh ghUz;Nz… cjhuzj;Jf;F me;jh NghwhDfNs? ghU..! mJfy ehd;
fTz;lh; kw;Wk; vd; jy nre;jpy;D nedr;rpf;fpD fpl;lf;fg; Nghdh mJq;f VJk;
fz;Lf;fhNkg; NghwJfs;. mg;Gwk;jhd; eP nrhy;Nw> mJfs; kD\hs; ,y;y> ntWk;
gl;r;rpfs;D!”
“vd;dhJ}?
Nla; ehd; vd;dhlh nrhd;Ndd;?”
“Rk;kh
ngha; GOfhjz;Nz! mJfs ePjhd; gl;rpfs;D nrhd;Nd! mg;bd;dh> ,e;j ];f;$y;
grq;fs Vkhj;jp Kl;lhap tpf;fwtd; if nfbfhuk;> nghk;Nk mJ ,Jd;D nrQ;rp tpf;fu
khjphp> jpq;fw gl;rpf;F kdpjd; Nghy; nrQ;rp tpf;fwhD`Nyh vd;dNkh. rhp>
rhp! mg;gb tpj;jhf;$l mJ tpf;fw vlk; Ch;yfkhj;Njd; ,Uf;Fk;. rhpjhz;Nz> tpL
,J VNjh ehd; Nghfhj vdf;Fj; njhpahj Ch; NghyUf;F...!”
“Nla;>
Nla;! Vz;lh ,g;gpb gk;khj;Jf;F Nky gk;khj;J Kyhk; G+rNu? ehaP ePaP>
thbg;gl;b tLfg;gl;b $l cd; tho;f;ify Rj;jp ghf;fhj ,lk;e;jhd;. vd;dNkh ehap>
fhd;bndd;l;ly; ^h; Ngha;l;L ,g;gj;jhd; jpUk;gpd khjphp! Vz;lh ,g;By;yhk;?
MthJlh> MthJ! nrhy;l;Nld; mk;gpl;Lj;Njd;!” vd;W
nehe;J Ngha;…
“Nla;
ehaP! mtDq;f eP Jz;Zw mapl;lkpy;ylh! ePk;ghl;Lf;Fk; Ngha; mtDq;fs Nky tpOe;J
fbr;Rg;Glhjlh! vy;yhUk; fk;gq;$o; Fbr;Nr I]; `T];y jz;lhy; vLj;jtDq;f khjphp
rpf;]; Ngf; ntr;rpfpD jphpauhDq;f..! J}f;fpg; Nghl;L vq;f kpjpg;ghd; vg;gb
kpjpg;ghd;fwJf;nfy;yhk; cj;juthjk; fpilahJ!”
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