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thl;b my;yth? mq;Nf fz;l vy;yhNk mth;fis mrj;jpg;Nghl;lJ@ mjw;F Kf;fpa fhuzk;
mk;khspifia mth;fs; me;j tpNdhjkhd gwitfspd; $L vd;W jg;gh;j;jk; nra;J
nfhz;lNj. cz;ikapy; tp\ak; Ghpe;jpUe;jhy; vl;Lf;fhy; njhpf;f Xly;yd;dhYk;>
vl;L rpwFfs; gl;Lj; njhpf;f gwe;J Ngha; ,Ug;ghh;fs;.
MdhYk;
mk;khspifapd; xl;Lnkhj;jj;ijAk; ntF epjhdkhf fz;L fspj;jdh; ,UtUk;. cs;Ns eL
gFjpapy;> ,jw;F Kd;ghf kdpj ahfj;jpy; gypaPlhf toq;fg;glNtz;b ts;spAk;
mtspd; rNfhjhpAk; njhq;ftplg;gl;bUe;j me;jg; nghpa kuk; mth;fSf;F> “XNf> $L vt;Nsh nghprh>
mg;gwitfs; cs;shu te;J gwe;J ,wq;f kw;Wk; ,q;fpUe;J yp/g;l; M`p ntspf;fpsk;g
ed;F tprhykhf mikf;fg;gl;Ls;sJ!” vd;W jq;fspd; fw;gizf;
Fjpiufisj; jl;btpl;L Ghpjy;fs; gytw;iw Nkw;nfhz;bUe;jth;fs; ,g;NghJ ,e;j
kuj;ijg; ghh;j;jJk;> “ghh;lh> mJfs; vd;d
,Ue;jhYk; gwitfs; ,y;iyah… fPNo xf;fhuth gpbf;Fk;!
njhq;fuJf;Fg; ghh; vg;gb xU tbtikg;G!”
Mr;rh;ak; Nkw;nfhz;l ifNahL> “,y;iyah
gpd;Nd> ek;k Ch; FUtp fl;LJ mg;b xU $L> k;k;k;… mg;gwk; ,e;j Jf;fzhq;FUtp fl;lw $L
,Uf;Nf mitfs; ek;k Ch; vd;[pdpah;fSf;F xU miu$ty;jhNd!” vd;W Kof;fp> ,k;khspifapd;
nfh^uj;ijf; fw;giz nra;aTk; $l ,ayhjth;fshf ,Uf;Fk; NghJjhd; mf;fhl;rp mth;fis “Iaa;Nah!” vd;W Xykplr; nra;jJ!
mq;Nf
ikag; gFjpf;Ff; nfhQ;rk; js;sp thfhf mikf;fg;gl;bUf;Fk; gypgPlk; mth;fis
mr;RUj;jtpy;iy: Mdhy; mg;gPlj;jpd; kPJ fplj;jg;gl;bUe;j ,uz;L thl;lrhl;lkhd
Mz;fspd; cly;fs; mth;fis fj;jp Xykplr;
nra;jJ. Vw;fdNt #uhtspf; fhw;W mth;fis Kd;dwptpg;gpd;wp #o;e;J tisj;J miyf;fspj;jNghJ
mij kPwp rh;t rhjhuzkhf mth;fs; tpz;zpy; kz;zpy; epw;fNtz;Lk; vd;W
rq;fw;gpj;jhNy NghJk; mJ if$Lk; vd;gij vg;gb kwe;J mt];j;ijg; gl;ldNuh mNj
Nghd;W ,g;NghJ jk;Kila tpNr\ epiy kwe;J> “Mj;jP! nrj;Njhk;lh! XL! XL! XLz;Nz!” vd;W gythWk; fytuk; fhl;bAk; fj;jpAk;
nfhz;L rpjwp Xbdh;. ,jpy; nfhLik vd;dntd;why; gwe;J Ntfkhf ntspNa`ptplyhNk vd;w
vz;zNk mth;fSf;F tuhjJjhd;! ,Wjpahf Kfg;G Kd;ghf te;J khspifapypUe;J ntspg;gl
,Ue;jNghJ tpNtf;> “Nla; jk;gp…! me;j uhl;r;rjg; gwit ,g;Ngh ghh;j;J
,q;F gwe;J te;jhy; ehk njhiye;..!”
vd;W $wp Kbg;gjw;Fs;> “mbahj;jP! mz;Nz! ,e;jg;
gf;fkh thq;fz;Nz!” vd;W fj;jpf; fjwpf;nfhz;L
tpNtf;ifAk; gpbr;rp juju vd;W ,Oj;Jf; nfhz;L gf;fthl;by; ,Ue;j thapy; topahf xU
miuf;Fs; Eioe;jhy; mq;Nf fpl;lj;jl;l Fk;kpUl;L: jl;Lj;jLkhwp mq;fpUe;J
%r;rpiwj;Jf;nfhz;L Xl;lKk; Kl;LjYk; INah! mg;gh! vd;Wk; Xykpl;Lf;nfhz;L mth;fs;
ntspg;gl;lNghJ Gwg;gl;l ,lj;jpw;Nf te;J
Nrh;e;Jtpl;Nlhk; vd;W me;j ,uz;L gpzq;fisAk; ghh;j;jTld; Ghpe;J nfhz;lth;fsh`j;
jpf;fpj;J “];];n]j;Njhk;lh rhkp
,j;Njhl!” vd;w gaf;fytuj;Jld; kUl;rp
nghq;Fk; tpopfSld; jq;fisAk; mwpahky; me;jg; gpzq;fisg; ghh;j;j tz;zk; epd;W
tpl;ldh;!
“Nla;a;a; mz;Nz! ,tq;Nf nuz;LNgUk;
rhfy;Ny Nghy;fPNj!” vd;W fj;jpdhh;.
“Nla; mk;gp> mJ vd;idg; ghj;J “rp…rp…rphpf;fpw khjphpNa NjhZJlh!”
“mz;Nz! g…g…gf;fj;Jy fplf;fpwtZk; rphpf;fpwhz;Nz!
mbahj;jP! ey;yh te;J khl;bf;fpl;lk;lh
];];];hk;k;k;kP”
,jpy;
nghpa jkh\; vd;dntd;why; mq;F gypgPlj;jpy; fple;j ,uz;L gpzq;fSk; NtW ahUkpy;iy…rhf;\hj; ke;jputhjpAk; mtdJ ez;gZk;jhd;!
me;j
tp\ak; flTs; Gz;zpaj;jpy; mth;fs; ,UtUf;Fk; Rj;jkhfj; njhpahJ. mth;fs; mwpa
khl;lhh;fs; me;j #oopy; mt;tpjkhd mth;fspd; mwpahik mth;fSf;F vt;tsT nghpa
g;s]pq; vd;W. “mbahj;jP! me;j
h;h;h;uhl;rjg; gl;rpfs; ,uz;Lk; nfhz;L te;J Nghl;Ll;Lg; NghdJ ,tD`sj;jhdh?! Ma;aPa;Nah>
,g;Ngh ehk vd;dg; gz;wJ?”
vd;W fytuk; fhl;bdh;.
gpwF
xUNru ,UtUk;> “ekf;Fj; jpq;fwJk;
,y;iy> Fbf;fwJk; ,y;iy. ff;fh #r;rh NghwJk; ,y;iy. rhTk; ek;gsf; fz;Lf;fhJ…!” vd;W
V`fhyj;jpy; Mdhy; cw;rhfkhff; $tpdh;.
gpwF mth;fspd; me;j cah;e;j epiyiaf; nfhz;lhb
kfpo;e;jdh;. “,dpk;k;k;Nk
,g;gpb crph; cWfp #r;rhth ntspNaWk; epiy te;jhYk; ehk rhfkhl;Nlhk;fpwij rPf;uk;
GhpQ;Rf;NfhZk;..!”
vd;W ntspg;gilahfNt #Oiuj;Jf; nfhz;ldh;. rgjk; Vw;G tpoh ,dpNj epiwNtwpa
gpwFk;$l me;jg; gwitfSf;F ,iwahfg; NghFk; ,e;j kzpjh;fis ehk kPl;fpNwhk;
Ngh;top vd;W GJg;GJ gpwr;rpizf;Fs; rpf;fpf; nfhs;shky;> Mdhy; epr;rak;
,td;fis kPl;nlLj;J tpl;L ntspNa`
Ntz;Lk;. ntspNa nghOJk; ,Ul;l Muk;gpj;J tpl;lJ vd;gjhYk;> Mq;Nf ehd;F
%iyfspYk; vhpfpd;w ehd;F jPntl;bfSk; ehd;F gp]h]q;fs; vd;gijNah mit jk; kh];l;lh;
tpLtpf;Fk; tiu Mq;Nf ,uTgfy; vhpe;J nfhz;bUf;Fk; vd;gijAk; mwpahjgbahYk;
,Ul;Lk; Kd;dh; ntspNa`ptpl vz;zk; ngw;wth;fsha;> “rhpz;Nz!
eP mq;Fl;Lg; gpb ehd; ,q;Fl;L…”
vd;W $wpf; nfhz;L Fkzid Kjypy; J}f;fp caukhd gyp gPlj;jpypUe;J m`w;wpdh;. mtd;
cliyj; jiuapy; fplj;jpa gpwF> ke;jputhjpapd; cliy> “Vag;gh!
nghzk; fzk; fzf;FwhNd! VNjh ];ng\y; czT rhg;gpLthd;Nghy;fPJ!” vd;W
Flhf;Fj; jdkhf $wpf;nfhz;Nl me;jg; gpzj;ijAk; mfw;wp jiuapy; fplj;jpdh;.
gpwFjhd;
me;j myq;Nfhsk; ep`o;e;jJ..!”
