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vl;L kzp Mapw;W. tPl;L kzp xypj;jJ. nfsjkd; Ntfkhfr; nrd;Wf; fjitj; jpwe;jhd;. mtDila mg;gh NrfH epd;wpUe;jhH. mk;kh... mg;gh te;Jtpl;lhH vd;W nrhy;ypf; nfhz;Nl cs;Ns ele;jhd;. NrfH jd;Dilaf; fhyzpfisf; fow;wptpl;L> fOj;Jg; gl;ilia fow;Wk; NghJ> nfsjkd;> mg;gh... cq;fsplk; xd;W Nfl;f Ntz;Lk; vd;whd;. Nufh clNd> nfsjkh> vd;dg;gh ,J... mg;gh ,g;NghJjhNd cs;Ns tUfpwhH. clNdah? Nufh... Vd; mtidj; jLf;fpwha;... Nfl;gijj; Nfl;fl;LNk vd;whH NrfH. ,y;iyag;gh... ehd; gpwF Nfl;fpNwd; vd;W Kfj;ijj; J}f;fp itj;Jf; nfhz;L nrd;whd;. nfsjkh... mjw;Fs;Ns Nfhgk; te;Jtpl;ljh... rhp rhp... nrhy;y te;jijr; nrhy;Y ... vd;whH. mJ te;Jg;gh... mLj;J thuk; Qhapw;Wf;fpoik Nfhgp kiyNawg; Nghfpwhdhk;. vd;idAk; $g;gpl;lhd;! vd;whd;. mLj;j thuk; Qhapw;Wf;fpoik jhNd! Nghfyhk;. Mdhy;... mij ,g;NghNj nrhy;y KbahJ... vdf;F jPBnud;W ntspA+H Nghfpw Ntiy tuyhk;... vd;whH. nfsjkDf;F> Nghfyhk; vd;w xU nrhy;Ny NghJk;. epr;rak; je;ij mioj;Jr; nrd;W tpLthH vd;W ek;gpf;if ,Ue;jJ. ,ijf; Nfl;L Nufh> Mkhk;... mth;fs; Nfl;lJk; clNd rhpnad;Wr; nrhy;ypLq;fs;... ,d;iwf;F vd;d nra;jhh;fs; njhpAkh? vd;W Muk;gpj;jhH. rhp... rhp mij ehd; gpwF Nfl;Lf; nfhs;fpNwd;. ,g;NghJ ,uTr; rhg;ghl;il it ... rhg;gpl;lg; gpwF Ngryhk; vd;W nrhy;ypf; nfhz;Nl cs;Ns nrd;whH NrfH. ele;Jr; nrd;w NghJ Kjypy; ,Ue;j ghDtpd; miwiag; ghHj;jhH. cilfs; fl;bypy; fplf;f ... Nki[ KOJk; Gj;jfq;fs;> Ngdh> ngd;rpy;fs; fplf;f... fPNo tpisahl;Lg; nghUl;fs; fplf;f... miw myq;Nfhykhff; fple;jJ. mLj;J nfsjkdpd; miwAk; mNj fjpapy; ,Ue;jijg; ghHj;Jk;> NrfUf;Ff; Nfhgk; te;Jtpl;lJ. ghD> nfsjk;> Nufh ... vd;d ,J> miwia ,g;gbah itj;Jf; nfhs;tJ? vd;W Nfhgkhff; fj;jpdhH. Nufh> mijj;jhd; ehd; nrhy;y te;Njd; vd;whH. ghD> nfsjk; Kjypy; cq;fs; miwiar; Rj;jk; nra;Aq;fs;... vd;whH NrfH. ehDk; ,th;fSf;F vt;tsNth nrhy;yp tpl;Nld;. Nfl;lhy;jhNd... vd;W mq;fyha;j;jhH Nufh. 12

nfsjk;... cdf;F kiyNawg; Nghf Ntz;Lnkd;why;... ,e;j thuk; KOtJk; cd;Dila miwAk;> ghDtpd; miwAk; Rj;jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;... vd;whH. Nr... vd;d ,J... mg;gh vjw;nfLj;jhYk; VjhtJ epge;jid Nghl;Lf; nfhz;Nl... vd;W kdjpy; epidj;Jf; nfhz;Nl> Kfj;ij ck;nkd;W itj;Jf; nfhz;L> rhpq;fg;gh vd;whd; Ntz;lh ntWg;ghf. mg;ghlh... mg;gbahtJ ,uz;L NgUk; Rj;jj;ijf; fw;Wf; nfhz;lhy; rhpjhd;. Ghpag; NghfpwNjh? vd;W Nufh $wpf; nfhz;Nl rikayiwf;Fr; nrd;whH. vg;NghJ jhd;

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Mkhk;... Mkhk;... vy;yhtw;iwAk; ntspapNy kl;Lk; J}f;fpg; Nghlj; njhpfpwjpy;iyah... vd;whd; nfsjkd;. nfsjkh... cdf;Fk; mNjjhd;... vg;gb ntspNa vLf;fpNwhNkh... mNj Nghy nghUl;fis me;je;j ,lj;jpy; itf;f Ntz;Lk;. mg;NghJjhd; ekf;F Ntz;Lnkd;fpwNghJ nghUis Ntfkhf vLf;f KbAk;. njhpfpwjh? vd;whH Nrfh;. rhp vd;W nfhsjkd; $w> Kfj;ij ck;nkd;W itj;Jf; nfhz;Nl ghD czT cz;zj; jahuhdhs;. nfsjkDk; Nki[f;F te;jhd;. gpwF mjw;F Nky; ahUk; vJTk; Ngrhky; cz;L Kbj;jhHfs;. jha; ghDTf;F cjt> je;ij nfsjkDf;F cjt> ,uz;L miwfisAk; Rj;jk; nra;a xU kzp Neuk; gpbj;jJ. ,dpNkyhtJ> cq;fs; miwfisr; Rj;jkhf itj;Jf; nfhs;s Ntz;Lk;;... rhpjhNd $wp Nrfh; ,UtiuAk; J}q;f mDg;gp itj;jhH. vd;W

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mg;gh... ePq;fs; jhd; tPL Rj;jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lnkd;W nrhd;dPh;fs;... mjdhy; jhd; ePq;fs; tUtjw;F Kd;dhy; vLj;J itf;f Ntz;Lk; vd;W... vd;wthWj; Jhpjkhfg; ngd;rpy;fisg; ngl;bapy; Nghl;lhs;. ghD... ehd; Rj;jkhf vLj;jij vLj;j ,lj;jpy; itj;Jg; gof Ntz;Lk; vd;gjw;fhf mg;gbr; nrhd;Ndd;. mjw;F ,g;gbah... mg;gh... mz;zh ghtkg;gh... kiyNaw $l;bf; nfhz;Lg; Nghq;fsg;gh! vd;W mz;zZf;F Mjuthfg; Ngrpdhs;. mJf;F ,d;Dk; %d;W ehl;fs; ,Uf;fpwNj... ghh;f;fyhk;.. ghh;f;fyhk; vd;whh;. vd;d nfsjk;> ehisf;F vd;d ghPl;ir? vd;W Nfl;lhh;. ehisf;F fzf;F. mj;Jld; ghPl;ir Kbe;J tpLkg;gh vd;whd;. ,e;j Kiw ghPl;ir vg;gbr; nra;jha;? ed;whf vOjpapUf;fpNwd; vd;whd; nfsjkd;. ghD eP vg;gb? vd;W Nfl;lhh;. mg;gh... ehd; vg;N;ghJk; Nghyj;jhd; vd;whs;. vg;NghJk; Nghy ftdkpy;yhj jtWfs;> mg;gbj;jhNd vd;whh;. mjw;F ehd; vd;d nra;tJ... rhp... rhp... ,e;j KiwahtJ vOjptpl;Lr; nrhy;yptpl;L cil khw;w cs;Ns nrd;whh;. rhpahf ,Uf;fpwjhntd;W rhp ghU! vd;W

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mg;gh... mg;g kiyNaw;wk; vd;W kWgbAk; nfsjkd; ,Oj;jhd;. ehd; jhd; Kd;Ng nrhd;Nddpy;iyah.. ,d;Dk; %d;W ehl;fs; ghh;j;Jtpl;Ljhd; vd;whh;. rhpg;gh vd;whd; rypg;Gld;. ghD... tPL Rj;jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lk;. mjw;fhf ehd; tUtjw;;F Kd;dhy; vy;yhk; ,Ue;j ,lj;jpy; ,Uf;f Ntz;Lnkd;gjpy;iy. ePq;fshf vLj;jij> vLj;j ,lj;jpy; itj;jhy; NghJk;. jhdhfr; Rj;jkhf ,Uf;Fk; gof;fk; te;J tpLk; 16

rhpg;gh vd;whs; mq;fyha;g;Gld;. jl;Lfspy; czT ghpkhwg;gl;lJk;> midtUk; cz;z Muk;gpj;jdh;. cz;Zk; Neuj;jpYk; Nrfh; Foe;ijfsplk; rhpahd Kiwapy; cz;z Ntz;Lk; vd;gijf; $wpa tz;zk; ,Ue;jhh;. midtUk; cz;L Kbj;J vOe;jJk;> nfsjkd; kpfg; nghWg;Gld; rhkhd;fis vLj;J itf;f Nufhtpw;;F cjtpdhd;. ,ijg; ghh;j;j Nrfh;> vd;d nfsjkh... mg;gh cd;id vg;NghJ ghh;j;jhYk; Rj;jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lnkd;W> Rj;jkhf ,Uf;f Ntz;Lnkd;W nrhy;ypr; rypf;f itf;fpNwdh? vd;W Nfl;lhh;. njhpe;jhy; rhpjhd; vd;W kdjpy; epidj;Jf; nfhz;lhYk;> mij mg;gbnay;yhk; xd;Wkpy;iyag;gh vd;W kl;Lk; nrhy;yp itj;jhd;. ntspNa nrhy;yhky;>

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xt;nthUthpd; ngauhf mioj;Jg; ghh;j;jdh;. ,Njh mth;fs; ,wq;FtJg; Nghy; njhpaNtapy;iy. NrfUk; tur; nrd;whh;fs;. mth;fisf; fpsg;GtJg; ngUk; te;jpUf;fpwhh;fs;. fhl;Lj; jP ,Ug;gjhy; ehk; ,q;F itj;J mth;fis mioj;J te;jdh;.

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tPl;bw;Fs; EioAk; NghJ fpl;ljl;l %d;W kzpahfptpl;lJ. NgUe;jpy; tUk;NghJ Foe;ijfs; xUtNuhL xUth; Ngrpf;nfhz;Lk;> Mbf;nfhz;Lk; te;jjhy;> ghDtpw;Fk; nfsjkDf;Fk; tPl;Lf;;Fs; Eioe;jJNk> mrjp Vw;gl;lJ. nkj;jpUf;ifapy; cl;fhh;e;Jf; fhyzpfisf; fow;wptpl;L> igfis mq;NfNa tpl;Ltpl;L> cs;Ns nry;y vj;jdpj;jdh;. ,ijf; fz;l Nrfh;> nfsjk;.. ghD.. vd;d ,J? fow;wpaij itf;f Ntz;ba ,lj;jpy; itf;f Ntz;lhkh? vd;W mjl;bdhh;. Nr.. mg;gh vd;d te;jJk; tuhjJkhf.. ,g;gb.. vd;W nrhy;yj; Njhd;wpdhYk;> nfsjkd; nksdkhf \{ rhf;i] vLj;J itj;jhd;. ghDTk; mtidg; gpd; njhlh;e;jhs;. kWgbAk; cs;Ns nry;y vj;jdpj;jg; NghJ> igfis ahh; vLj;Jf; nfhz;L NghtJ? vd;whh; Nufh jd; gq;fpw;F. mikjpahf ,UtUk; jq;fs; igfisj; jq;fs; miwf;F vLj;Jr; nry;y Kw;gl;ldh;. ,uz;L NgUk; cilfis khw;wpf; nfhz;L> Kfk; if fhy;fisf; fOtpf; nfhz;L rPf;fpukhf rhg;gpl thUq;fs;.. vd;whh; Nufh. kpFe;j mrjpahy;> NkYk; vJTk; Ngrhky;> ,UtUk; jq;fs; miwf;Fs; nrd;W cil khw;wpf; nfhz;L Kfk; if fhy;fisf; fOtpf; nfhz;L te;jdh;. NrfUk; NufhTk; jahuhdJk; kjpa cztpid cz;ldh;. Nufh> ,dpNky; ePq;fs; nra;a Ntz;baijr; nra;ayhk;.. vd;whh;. ghD mg;gbNa nkj;jpUf;ifapy; gLj;Jf; nfhz;lhs;. Nufh Nrfhplk;> Vq;f.. cq;fs; ez;gh; tpf;uk; tPlbw;Fg; nrd;W tuyhkh? vd;W Nfl;lhh;. ; vjw;F? vd;dq;f ,J.. kwe;J tpl;Bh;fsh.. mth;fSf;Ff; Foe;ijg; gpwe;J xU khjj;jpw;;F NkNy MfpwJ.. ,d;Dk; Ngha; ghh;f;fNtapy;iy.. ePNa Ngha; ghh;j;Jtpl;L te;Jtpl Ntz;baJjhNd? mth; cq;fs; $l Ntiyr; nra;fpwth;.. ePq;fs; ,y;yhky; ehd; kl;Lk; Ngha;tpl;L te;jhy; ed;whf ,Uf;fhJ.. mjdhy; jhd; ,d;Dk; Nghftpy;iy.. rhp.. mg;gbahdhy; vg;NghJ Nghfyhk;? xU Ie;J kzpf;Fg; Nghdhy; rhpahf ,Uf;Fk;.. mjw;;Fs; xU Fl;bj; J}f;fk; Nghl;Lf; nfhs;fpNwd; vd;W $wptpl;L J}q;fr; nrd;whh; Nrfh;. NufhTk; rw;Nw nkj;jpUf;ifapy; rha;e;jhh;. Ie;J kzp thf;fpy;> NufhTk; NrfUk; fpsk;gj; jahuhdhh;fs;. vOg;gpdh;. nfsjkidAk; ghDitAk; nfsjkDk; vdf;F

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rw;Nw Gif %l;lk; Fiwaf; Fiwa> mjpy; xU cUtk; vOe;jJ. mq;F mofpar; rpWkp epd;wpUe;jhs;. vd;dlh ,J? mjprakhf ,Uf;fpwNj.. rpdpkhtpy; tUfpw khjphp G+jkh.. vd;W nfsjkdpd; kdjpy; gy jug;gl;l vz;zq;fs;. md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! vd;W me;jr; rpWkp cliy tisj;Jf; Fdpe;J tzq;fp epd;whs;. rpWkp tzq;fp epw;gijf; fz;L rw;Nw gak; njspe;J> nfsjkd;> ahh; eP? vd;W Nfl;lhd;. md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! ehd; xU G+jk;.. vd;whs; mr;rpWkp kPz;Lk; cliy tisj;Jf; Fdpe;J tzq;fpf; nfhz;Nl. G+jkh? vd;W ghD mjph;e;jhs;. G+jk; vd;why;.. cd;dhy; vd;d nra;a KbAk;? vd;W nfsjkd; ijhpaj;Jld; Nfl;lhd;. njhiyf;fhl;rpapy; tUk; gy njhlh;fspy; gytpjkhd epfo;r;rpfisg; ghh;j;jjhy; nfsjkDf;F mj;jid gak; ,Uf;ftpy;iy. md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! ePq;fs; Nfl;gij vd;dhy; ju KbAk;.. vd;W $wp tzq;fp epd;wJ. clNd fhzhky; Nghd tPbNah Nfk;];jhd; nfsjkdpd; epidtpw;F te;jJ. ,g;NghJ vd; tPbNah Nfk;i]f; fhNzhk;. Nfl;lhd;. mijf; fz;L gpbj;Jj; ju KbAkh? vd;W

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vdf;F xd;Wk; Ntzhk;g;gh.. vd;W xJq;fpdhs; ghD. rhp.. nks;s Nfl;Lf; nfhs;.. vd;W $wptpl;Lg; G+jj;ijg; ghh;j;J Mkhk;.. cd; ngah; vd;d? vd;W Nfl;lhd;. md;ghd ,dpa cs;sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! vdf;Fj; njhpahJ vd;wJ G+jk;. rpwpJ Nahrpj;jhd;. G+jj;ij vg;gbf; $g;gplyhk; ghD? vd;W Nfl;lhd;. ,dpa cs;sk; nfhz;l v[khdNu! ehd; ,g;NghJ vd;d

G+jk; nghWikapd;wp> md;ghd nra;al;Lk;? vd;W Nfl;lJ.

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RUf;fkhfr; nrhd;dhYk; rf;jp ,Uf;fpwJ ,y;iyah? vd;W Nfl;lhd; nfsjkd;. m,cv! Mkhq;f.. vd;W MNkhjpj;J kiwe;jJ G+jk;. ghDTk; nfsjkDk; rhg;gpl;lhh;fs;. nfsjkDf;F xNu kfpo;r;rp. Nfl;lijf; nfhLf;fpd;w G+jk;. vd;d Nfl;fyhk;? vd;d nra;ar; nrhy;yyhk;? xd;WNk Ghpatpy;iy. gpwF Nahrpj;Jf; nfhs;syhk; vd;W kPz;Lk; J}hpifahy; tz;zk; jPl;bg; G+jj;ij tutioj;J> ehq;fs; vg;NghJ tz;zk; jPl;bdhYk; eP tUthah? vd;W Nfl;lhd;. m,cv! Mkhk;.. vd;wJ G+jk;. ,ijf; Nfl;l Neuj;jpy; njhiyNgrp kzp xypj;jJ. Nufh jhd; nra;jpUe;jhh;. nfsjk;.. ghD.. vd;d nra;Jf; nfhz;L ,Uf;fpwPh;fs;? vd;W Nfl;lhh;. ele;jJ vijAk; $whky;> njhiyf;fhl;rpiag; ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;L ,Uf;Nfhk;kh.. vd;W kl;Lk; nrhd;dhd; ey;yg; gps;isaha;. ehq;fs; ,d;Dk; gj;J epkplj;jpy; tPl;bw;F te;JtpLNthk;.. rhpah? vd;whh;. rhpq;fk;kh.. vd;W nrhy;ypj; njhiyg;Ngrpia itf;Fk;NghNj> nfsjkd; jiuapy; ghD nfhl;b itj;jf; Fg;igfSk; nkf;Nkhdhy;l; ngl;bfSk; fplg;gijf; fz;lhd;. ghD.. cd; Fg;igia vLj;J it.. vd;whd;. Vd;.. ePNa vLj;J it.. vd;whs; ghD Nrhk;gYld;. G+jk; tPl;ilr; Rj;jk; nra;Akh vd;w Nfs;tp cld; vOe;jJ. G+jj;ijj; J}hpifahy; tz;zk; jPl;b mioj;jhd;. G+jKk; te;jJ. NghL.. nkf;Nlhdhy;l; ngl;bfisf;

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m,cv! ehd; nrd;W tUfpNwd; vd;W cliy tisj;Jf; Fdpe;J tzq;fp kiwe;jJ G+jk;. ---

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nfsjkDf;Fj; J}f;fNk gpbf;ftpy;iy. mLj;j ehs; G+jj;jplk; vd;d Nfl;fyhk; vd;w Nahrid. ngw;Nwhh; ,y;yhj NghJ jhNd mij miof;f KbAk;. vg;NghJ miof;fyhk;? vd;nwy;yhk; Nahrid. mjpfk; Nahrpj;J Nahrpj;J> me;j mrjpapNyNa J}q;fpg; Nghdhd;. mLj;j ehs; fhiy VO kzpf;F jha; nfsjkid jl;b vOg;gpdhh;. 35

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