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""A¡me¯v Ubdnbn At§mfant§mfw \S¡m³ t]mIp¶ ioesa\n¡pWvSmbncp¶p. Imcy§sfÃmw `wKnbmbn \S¡p¶psh¶v Dd¸phcp¯m³ thWvSnbmbncp¶p AXv. Hcp Znhkw tImÄUvkvtämdnte¡v A{]Xo£nXambn Ibdns¨¶t¸mÄ Rms\mcp ImgvN IWvSp. \oWvS aoibpw XmSnbpapÅ hr²\mb Hcp sXmgnemfn henb ]m¸m{X§fnsem¶nsâ AS¸p Xpd¶v ]mS Duän¡pSn¡p¶p. s]s«¶p XebpbÀ¯n t\m¡nb AbmÄ Fs¶ IWvSp. R§Ä ]ckv]cw Cash«msX \nanjt\cw t\m¡n\n¶p. AbmfpsS hmbnÂ\n¶p ]mS Cänhogp¶pWvSmbncp¶p. AbmÄ hnd¨psImWvSv ]dªp: ""Cà kmln_v, Rm³ ]m IpSn¡pIbÃ.'' H¶pw anWvSmsX Rm³ Xncnªp \S¶p. ]ntä¶p Xs¶ amt\PtcmSv Hcp Imcyw ]dbpIbpw sNbvXp. Ubdnbnse Hmtcm sXmgnemfn¡pw Znhtk\ AcenäÀ ]mÂhoXw \ÂIWsa¶ \nÀtZiambncp¶p AXv. Znhkw apgph³ Bbnc¡W¡n\v enäÀ ]m ssIImcyw sN¿p¶ Cu sXmgnemfnIÄ hni¶ncn¡m³ ]mSnÃ. AhÀ¡p ]m sImSp¡mXncn¡p¶Xv A\oXnbmsWs¶\n¡p tXm¶n...''
Hcp ¥mkv \dpw]m IpSn¨ kwXr]vXnbmWv C´y³ [hfhn¹h¯nsâ ]nXmhv tUm. hÀKokv Ipcysâ F\n¡psamcp kz]v\apWvSmbncp¶p (I too had a dream) F¶ ]pkvXIw hmbn¨pXocpt¼mÄ \ap¡pWvSmhpI. klIcW¯nsâbpw tkh\¯nsâbpw DZm¯amÀK¯neqsS C´y³ {KmaoWP\X ssIhcn¨ kzbw]cym]vXXbpsS NmcnXmÀYyNn{XoIcWw Cu ]pkvXI¯n ImWmw.
C´y³ [hfhn¹h¯n\p \mµnIpdn¨ "Aap amXrI'bv¡p hn¯p]mInb a\pjy\mbn«mWv tUm. hÀKokv Ipcys\ C¶p temIadnbp¶Xv. £octaJebnse kzbw]cym]vXX F¶ al¯mb e£y¯nse¯nt¨cm³ At±lw Ahew_n¨ Bkq{XWhpw AXn\nSbn At±l¯n\p t\cntSWvSnh¶ shÃphnfnIfpamWv ]pkvXI¯n hnhcn¡p¶Xv.
kza\Êmsebà Ipcy³ KpPdm¯nse B\µv F¶ Ip{Kma¯nse¯nt¨cp¶Xv. hntZi¯p t]mbn ]Tn¡m³ Kh¬saânsâ kvtImfÀjn¸v kzoIcn¨Xp aqeapWvSmb \nÀ_ÔnX tkh\¯n\mWv B\µnse kÀ¡mÀ hI sh®^mÎdnbn At±lw tPmen¡p {]thin¡p¶Xv. {KmaoW PohnXhpambn bmsXmcp _ÔhpanÃmbncp¶ B \mKcnIbphmhmWp ]n¶oSv C´y³ {KmaoWP\XbpsS Xs¶ kmaqlnIhn¹h¯n\p t\XrXzw \ÂInb "Aap Ipcy\m'bn¯oÀ¶Xv.
ssIhcn¨sXÃmw Xsâ am{Xw t\«§fmbn Nn{XoIcn¡p¶nà Ipcy³. X\n¡p ap¼v B\µnse £ocIÀjIÀ¡p klIcWkwL§fpsS ]n³_etaInb "{Xn`ph³Zmkv ]t«Â' F¶ KmÔnbs\ Ipcy³ KpcpXpey\mbn«mWp ImWp¶Xv. Ubdn taJebn bmsXmcp Xm¸cyhpanÃmXncp¶ Ipcys\ \nÀ_Ôn¨v B\µn¯s¶ XpScm³ t{]cn¸n¨Xp {Xn`ph³ Zmkv ]t«embncp¶p. ]n¶oSpÅXp Ncn{XamWv; {KmahnIk\¯n\pw kmaqlnIamä¯n\pw ]pXnsbmcp Znimt_m[w \ÂInb Ncn{Xw.
Xsâ \oWvS Ime "B\µv'PohnX¯n \nch[n t\Xr]camb ]ZhnIÄ tUm. hÀKokv Ipcy³ ssIbmfp¶pWvSv. sIbvd PnÃbnse £ocIÀjIcpsS klIcWkwL¯nepw (]n¶oSnXv "AapÂ' F¶dnbs¸«p.) Pn.kn.Fw.Fw.F^nepw \oWvS Imew tZiob hnIk\ t_mÀUnsâ sNbÀam³ F¶ \nebnepw \nkvXpeamb kw`mh\IfmWv tUm. Ipcy³ AÀ¸n¡p¶Xv.
t\«§fpsS hgnbn kzm`mhnIambpWvSmhp¶ shÃphnfnIsf¡pdn¨pw Ipcy³ hnhcn¡p¶pWvSv. hntZi Ip¯IIfn \n¶pw AXnep]cn C´ybnse Xs¶ DtZymKØhrµ§fnÂ\n¶v At±l¯n\v FXnÀ¸pIÄ t\cntSWvSn hcp¶pWvSv. D¶X hnZym`ymk¯neqsS t\Snb ImgvN¸mSneqsSbpw klPamb N¦qä¯neqsSbpw FÃm shÃphnfnIsfbpw Ipcy³ adnIS¡p¶Xp hmbn¨dnbp¶Xv XoÀ¯pw {]tNmZ\mßIamWv.
Ipcysâ kwXr]vXPohnX¯nsâ sXfnhv XpS¡¯n At±lw Xs¶ hnhcn¡p¶pWvSv.
""tUmÎÀ Ipcy³, Ahkm\ambn Hcp tNmZyw IqSn'' þBImw£m`cnX\mb Hcp bph ]{X{]hÀ¯I³ Ipd¨pImew ap¼v Ft¶mSp tNmZn¨p: ""A§bpsS `mhn]cn]mSnIsfs´ms¡bmWv?''
{]mbm[nIyw aqew `mhnsb¶Xv Fsâ PohnX¯n A{]kàambn¯oÀ¶ B L«¯n Rm³ adp]Sn ]dªXv C{]ImcamWv:
""Fsâbo {]mb¯nÂ.... `mhnsbs¶m¶nÃ. kwXr]vXamb `qXImew am{XamWpÅXv....''
GsXmcp hyànbpsSbpw PohnX¯n A\nhmcyamsb¯p¶ B L«¯n\p ap¼v PohnXe£y§Ä km£m¡cn¡m³ BapJ¯n sIm¨paI³ kn²mÀYns\gpXp¶ I¯neqsS C´ybnse et£m]e£w Ip«nItfmSv Ipcy³ DZvt_m[\w sN¿p¶p. A£cmÀY¯nepw BibmÀY¯nepapÅ Cusbmcp {]tNmZ\iàn Xs¶bmWv tUm. Ipcy³ ]dªpsImSp¯v Kucn kmÂhn ]IÀ¯nsbgpXnb Cu ]pkvXIs¯ PohnXw amänadn¡p¶ Hcp hmb\m\p`ham¡n¯oÀ¡p¶Xv.
