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N¼nNp«³.sWäv sW©pfpSÂ Smtj¡v WvWw.

KKsI_p¡m… CsS´m Cu Nm\n¡p¶Sv?”

A½p¡p«n¡v Wm\kpw e]kpw H¶n¨pk¶p.

ASnWk³ f_pbXn b_ªnÃ. bN^w Ak^psX SpX]nXp¡n SXkn¯pX§n.

AknsX sSm«pNjnªm A½p¡p«n F´nWpw H^p§psf¶v Ak³ fWhvhn`m¡n]n^p¶p.

N^pSn]Sptbms`Ss¶ A½p¡p«n¡v knNm^w k¶pSpX§n.

KKCu sI_p¡³ sNmj¸fp*m¡pw.”

AkÀ bn_pbn_p¯p.

KKtIX¯n At§m«p NnX¡v.”

Ak³ Aks^ N^n]n`NÄ¡p fosS SÅn¨m]v¨p.

A½p¡p«n AknsX f`À¶pNnX¶psNmXp¯p.

H^n¡Â¡qXn K]tUk³ Ak^psX t]mWn¯X¯n SXkn.

Nrh^oUa§Ä k`n¨N¯n N*p ^hn¨p.

KKhf]w tbmNp¶p tNsäXm…” A½p¡p«n VrSnNq«n.

K]tUk³ `p¦n Ajn¨pfmän]n«v Ak^psX l^o^¯nt`¡v N]_n.

Ssâ hmVWw k¨p SÅn¯pX§n.

KKWo]nSv F´mXm Nm\n¡p¶Sv:” A½p¡p«n¡v In^nk¶p.

Ak³ N^n]n`Nan ssNNp¯n D]À¶psNm*v Smtj¡p tWm¡n.

Ssâ hmVWw sk_psS A½p¡p«n]psX SpX]v¡nX]n C^p¶W§n]tS]pÅq. ANt¯¡v tN_n]n«nÃ!

KKCsS´m tIX¯o C§sW?”

KKb^nI]¡p_km…”

AkÀ Aksâ hmVWw bnXn¨v StâSnWpÅnt`¡v k¨psNmXp¯p.

KKCWn Nant¨mXm…”

Ak³ ANt¯¡p SÅn.

KKtim…”

BUyfm]n H^p hv{So]pfm]n dWvVs¸Xp¶Snsâ BivamUkpw AenfmWkpw AkWp*m]n.

F´p hpOfm\n§sW sI¿m³?

S_]n ssNNp¯n Ak³ D]À¶p…

làn]n ANt¯¡p SÅn¯pX§n. K]tUk³ tfmlfsöv A½p¡p«n]pw l^n¡_n]pN]m]n^p¶p…