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'mg;gh> ntg;gk;dh vd;dg;gh?’‘#Lg;gh.’‘#Ldh?’‘#Ldh... neUg;G ,Uf;Fy. mJy ifa ntr;rh vg;gbapUf;Fk;... RLk;y... mjhd;...’‘mg;g G+kpf;F ahUg;gh neUg;G ntr;rJ?’khjtDf;Fj; J}f;fpthupg; Nghl;lJ. kfspd; gf;fj;jpy; cl;fhu;e;J nky;y mtspd; jiyiaf;Nfhjpdhd;. ‘vd;dlh... ,g;gNt ,k;Gl;Lf; Nfs;tp Nff;Fw’.
‘Mkhk;g;gh... vq;f ];$y;y rhu; nrhd;dhq;f. G+kp ntg;gkhFjhk;. cyfk; G+whk; mopQ;rpUkhk;.
flnyy;yhk; nghq;fpLkhk;> Mkhk;g;gh... fly; nghq;Fdh ehk vq;fg;gh NghwJ.’‘Vz;lh> ,g;gNt cdf;F ,k;Gl;L ftiyah’ vd;w khjtd; vd;d nrhy;wJd;D njupahky; Kopj;jhd;. ‘mg;gh... ek;k lhyp Fl;b> [pk;kp lhf; ,njy;yhk; ehk gj;jpukh ghj;Jf;fZk;g;gh> rupah. ek;k mk;kh rhkpahd me;j ,lnky;yhk; KOfpg; NghfpLkhg;gh. mk;kh ghtk;y’.
mk;kh kl;Lkh ghtk;. khjtd; Nahrpf;fj; njhlq;fpdhd;. ‘ruplh jq;fk;. Neukhr;Ry. Ngrhk gNld;’. nfhQ;rk; nfhQ;rkhf kfisj; J}q;f itj;jhd;. gpd;du; fdj;Jg; Nghd kdij MRthrg; gLj;jpf; nfhz;lhd;. Ntfkhf %r;R thq;fpdhd;. mg;NghJ mtd; neQ;R tpupe;J kz;Lk; gioa epiyf;Fj; jpUk;gpaJ. Gykhd Nahridapy; ,Ue;jtdplkpUe;J ngU%r;nrhd;W ntspg;gl;lJ. nky;y vOe;jtd; kfisj; jpUk;gpg; ghu;j;jhd;. iffisj; jiyaizNky; itj;J jiyf;F thfhff; nfhLj;jgb> fhy;fspuz;ilAk; klf;fpagb J}q;fpf; nfhz;bUe;jhs; %d;whk; tFg;Gg; gbf;Fk; kfs; ,jah.
kidtp ghu;tjp ,jahitg; ngw;Wf; nfhLj;Jtpl;Lg; Ngha;r; Nru;e;Jtpl;lhs;. mjd;gpd;kfis vg;gb tsu;f;fg; NghfpNwhk;> jhad;G vg;gbf; fpilf;Fk;? vd;w ftiy mtid thl;baJ. MdhYk; ve;jtpjkhd Vf;fNkh> Vkhw;wNkh ,d;wp kfisg; ghu;j;Jg; ghu;j;J tsu;j;jhd; khjtd;.,g;NghJ mtdJ Kfj;jpy; Gjpjhff; ftiy xd;W xl;bf;nfhz;lJ. ,jahtpd; Nfs;tpfs; mtid epiyFiyar; nra;jd. ,J jdpkdpjf; ftiyah> gykhf rpe;jpf;fj; njhlq;fpdhd;. mtdJ vz;zXl;lj;NjhL Nru;e;J kpd; tprpwpAk; Xbf;nfhz;bUe;jJ. Kfj;jpy; gl;l fhw;W #lhf ,Ue;jij czu;e;jhd;.‘mg;gh Vrp thq;fZk;g;gh’.
,jah nrhd;dJ epidTf;F te;jJ. ‘Vrpy gpuhzthA fk;kpahNk’ ez;gd; uF nrhd;ij epidj;Jg; ghu;j;jhd;. ‘VNjh FNshNuh GNshNuh fhu;gdhk;. mjdhy G+kpapy $l ntg;gk; $Lkhk;’ vd;W gl;Lk; glhky; nrhd;d uFtplk;> ‘Vrp thq;Fdh ekf;Ff; Fspu;r;rpahj;jhd; ,Uf;Fk;’ vd;W nrhy;ypr; rpupj;jJ epidTf;F te;jJ. ,jahtpd; thapypUe;J te;j thu;j;ijfis nky;y mirNghl;l NghJ mtDf;F mtkhdkhfj;jhd; ,Ue;jJ. ‘Nr... vd;d Raeyk;.’ Nahrpj;jthNw J}q;fpg; Nghdhd;.
fhiyapy; vOe;jNghJ kzp 7f;F Nkyhfptpl;lJ. ,jahit mtru mtrukhf vOg;gpdhd;. J}f;fj;jpypUe;jtis mg;gbNa J}f;fpf; nfhz;L Ngha; Fspg;ghl;bdhd;. clk;gpy; ePu; gl;lTld; rpZq;f Muk;gpj;jhs; ,jah. mtisj; Njw;wpathNw vjpu; tl;by; ,l;yp tpw;Fk; ehfk;khf;fh nfhLj;j ,l;ypia Cl;btpl;lhd;. gpd;du; A+dpghu;k;> #... rhf;]; vd ,j;ahjpfis mzptpj;J $lNt kjpak; rhg;ghl;Lf;fhf 2 ,l;ypiaAk; itj;J ];$y; igiaj; J}f;fpf; nfhz;L ,jahit gs;spapy; tpl;Ltpl;L te;jhd;‘Nl... khjth... xk; gps;isf;F xU njhz NtZka;ah... Ngrhk eh... nrhy;wts fl;bf;fa;ah.’ mk;kh nrhd;dJ Qhgfj;Jf;F te;jJ.
,jahTf;fhf ,d;ndhUtsplk; ,jaj;ijj; ju tpUg;gkpy;iy mtDf;F. tu;wt mtis mehijahf;fpl;lh... vd;d gz;wJ. mtDf;Ff; fy;ahzk; gw;wp Nahrpf;f Kbatpy;iy. ,g;g cyfNk mehijahhf ,Uf;Nf. ehk mehijah ,Uf;fpwJ ngUrh vd;d. mtd; kdR gythwha; Nahrpj;jJ.‘k;... Neukhr;R...’ vd;wgb khjtd; mtru mtrukha;f; fpsk;gpdhd;. mYtyfj;ij mile;jtDf;F vJTk; ,Ug;Gf; nfhs;stpy;iy. ,jahtpd; Nfs;tpfs;jhd; mtDf;Fs; Xbf;nfhz;bUe;jd.
‘mg;gb vd;d Nfl;Lg;Gl;lh ngUrh. ekf;F kl;Lk;jhdh nghWg;G ,Uf;F. ehl;Ly vj;jd NgU ,Uf;fhDq;f. mtDq;fSf;fpy;yhj mf;fw ekf;F vJf;F.’ Gj;jp mtidf; Fog;gpaJ. Fog;gj;Jld; Ntiyiaj; njhlq;fpdhd;.
‘vd;d rhu;. xNu Nahridah ,Uf;fPq;f.’epkpu;e;J ghu;j;jhd;. fpuPju; rpupj;jgb epd;wpUe;jhu;. kDrd; Mwb ,Ug;ghu;. %f;fpd; Nky; mku;e;jpUe;j fz;zhb mtuJ taRf;F nghUj;jkha; ,Ue;jJ.‘kDrd; vg;gTNk nts;isAk;> nrhs;isAkh ,Ug;ghu;’ vd;ghu;fs;. mtUf;F vg;gTNk nts;is rl;ilAk;> nts;is Ngz;l;Lk;jhd;. ‘gsPr;’nrd;W ,Ug;ghu;.
‘xz;Zkpy;y rhu;’. khjtdplk; thu;j;ij gprfpaJ.
‘khjth> vd;dhy kj;jtq;fkhjpup ekf;Nfd; tk;Gd;D ,Uf;f KbahJ. ejhd; nrhy;Nyd;> vd;d  gpur;rpid cdf;F?’ Njhspy; ifNghl;lthW mUfpy; cl;fhu;e;jhu;.
‘ntg;gk;dh vd;d rhu;? Foe;ij khjpupf; Nfl;lhd;.
‘vd;d khjth fpz;lyh’. fpuPju; Kiwj;jhu;.
‘,y;y rhu;> cz;ikahj;jhd; Nfl;fpNwd;’.
‘ml Nghg;gh... cdf;F cjtyhk;dh... e...’ fpuPjuP vOe;jhu;.
‘rhu;. rhu;. thq;f rhu;. mg;gb vd;d Nfl;Lg;Gl;Nld;. vd;Nky Nfhgpf;fpwq;f> fhiyy vk; Gs;s Nfl;l Nfs;tpaj;jhd; rhu; xq;ffpl;l Nfl;fpNwd;. nrhy;Yq;f rhu;!
fpujUf;F vd;d nrhy;wJd;Nd njupatpy;iy. Neue;njupahk te;Jl;NlhNkh. Nahrpr;rthNw ehbiaj; jlt Muk;gpj;jhu;. ntg;gk;dh rpd;dg; igaDf;Ff;$l njupAk;y. ,nt... d; ,jg;Nghap vq;fpl;l Nff;FwhNd. ek;kg;gj;jp ,nt..d; vd;d epidf;fpwhd;. fpuPjUf;F khjtd; kPJ Nfhgk; te;jJ. ‘rupg;gh... vdf;F Nty ,Uf;F. eh... mg;Gwkh tu;Nwd;’. Gwg;gl vj;jdpj;jhu;.
‘vd;d rhu;;... ePq;fsh te;jPq;f... ePq;fsh NghwPq;f. Nghq;f rhu;. xq;fSf;nfy;yhk; xq;fsg; gj;jpd ftyjhd;. vd;dg;gj;jpd fty vq;f tu;wg; NghFJ. mtq;ftq;fSf;F mtq;ftq;f Ntyjhd; rhu; Kf;fpak;. mLj;jtd; vg;gbg;Nghdh vd;d...’ khjtd; fLfLj;jhd;.
‘khjth eP Nfl;l tprak;jhd; vdf;Fg; Gupay. mjhq;...’‘vd;d rhu;. ,g;gbr; nrhy;ypg;Gl;Bq;f. cyfNk ,g;g mjg;gj;jpjhd;rhu; NgRJ’. khjtidg; ghu;f;f fpujUf;F Mr;rupakhapUe;jJ. GUtj;ij neupj;jhu;. P
‘fhiyy vk; nghz;Z vd;dg; ghu;j;J Nfl;Lg;Gl;lh rhu;. G+kp ntg;gkhFjhk;y. G+kpf;F ahu; neUg;G ntr;rhd;D... ehd; nrj;Jl;ld; rhu;.’ khjtd; czu;r;rpapd; cr;rj;jpypUe;jhd;.
‘fpuPjUf;F vy;yhk; tpsq;fpaJ. FNshgy;thu;ikg; gw;wpj;jhd; gpjw;Wfpwhd; vd;W epidj;Jf; nfhz;lhu;. rupg;gh... khjth... cd;Ndhl Mjq;fk; vdf;Fg; GupawJ. ,Jy gbr;rtd;> gbf;fhjtd;D ghu;f;f KbahJg;gh. mtdtDf;F mtdtd; gpur;rpid. fhiyy muprp NtZNkd;D gLf;Fw tu;f;fk; xz;Z ,Uf;F. ,d;Dk; Nf]; mLg;gf; $l ghu;f;fhjtDf;F ntg;gk;dh vd;dd;D njupAkh... rup TLg;gh. ,jg;Nghap ngUrh epidr;Rf;fpl;L’. Ngr;ir epWj;jpatu; khjtdpd; Kfj;ij cw;W Nehf;fpdhu;. nky;yf; Nfl;lhu; ‘ehisf;F eP /gpuPah khjth’.
fpuPjupd; ePz;l gpurq;fj;ij khjtd; ftdpj;jkhjpup njupatpy;iy. ‘vJf;F rhu;’ vd;whd; Ruj;ijapy;yhky;.
‘vk; igad; xU ^tPyu; NtZk;dhd;. Nghap ghu;j;Jl;L thq;fplyhk;Djhd;’.
ntg;gkakhjYf;F thfdq;fspd; ngUf;fKk; xU fhuzk;. gbr;rJ epidTf;F te;jJ. ‘tuy rhu;’ vd;whd;. xw;iwtupg; gjpyhy; jpUg;jpailahj fpuPju; xd;Wk; Ngrhky; mq;fpUe;J efu;e;jhu;.
mYtyf Ntiyapy; Kk;KukhapUe;j khjtd; kzpiag; ghu;j;jhd;. kzp ehd;if neUq;fpapUe;jJ. ,g;NghJ Nghdhy; ,jahitf; $g;gplr; rupahf ,Uf;Fk;. fpsk;gpdhd;. gs;spf; $l thrypy; fhj;jpUe;jhd;.‘mg;gh...’Fuy; Nfl;l jpirapy; epkpu;e;J ghu;j;jhd;. ,jah Xb te;jhs;. ifapy; xU nrb ,Ue;jJ.‘vd;dlh ,J... vJf;F...’ vd;wtdplk;> ‘mg;gh. ,d;idf;F rhu; ghlk; elj;jpdhu;. tPl;Lf;F tPL kuk; tsu;j;jh g+kpy ntg;gk; FiwAkhk;. mjhq;... ,j vLj;J te;Njd;.Vk;g;gh ,dpNk... mk;kh rhkpahd ,lk; KOfhJy’. khjtd; thailj;Jg; Nghdhd;.