Part-18

-Rgh fle;j thuk;„ FHe;ij epj;jp ,we;jij bjhlh;e;J rptRe;jUf;Fk; gtpj;uht[f;Fk; ,ilapy; fLk; thf;Fthjk; ele;jJ. ,jpy; gtpj;uhit X';fp[ moj;J tpl;L rptRe;jh; nfhgkhf tPl;il tpl;L btspnawpdhd;.
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rptRe;jh; fhiu gpnuf; moj;J epWj;jpa ntfj;jpy;/ fhhpd; gpd; lah;fs; rhiyapy; tGf;fpj; nja;j;J efh;e;J bjUtpsf;if moj;J fhh; epd;wJ. fhhpd; rptg;g[ tpsf;F me;j nkhjypy; cjph;e;J cile;J nghdJ.

rptRe;jh; ,w';fpdhd;. fhiug;gw;wp/ mjw;nfw;gl;l nrjk; gw;wp ftiyg;gltpy;iy. fhhpd; kPJ ifa{d;wp/ jd;id epjhdg;gLj;jpf; bfhz:lhd;.

beUg;igf; bfhl;oaJ nghy; gtpj;uhtpd; kPJ nfhg khd thh;j;ijfisf; bfhl;o tpl;L te;jJ ,d;Dk; clk;gpy; eLf;fkhf kpr;rkpUe;jJ.

epkph;e;J ghh;j;jhd;... ,e;j tPLjhnd>

nfl;ilj; js;spj; jpwe;jhd;. cldoahf nghh;l;onfhtpy; fl;og; nghl;oUe;j xU cah; $hjp eha; Fuy; vLj;Jf; Fiuj;jJ.

rptRe;jh; nfl;ilg; gpoj;J epd;whd;. fhy;fSf;foapy; g{kp eGt[tJ nghy; ,Ue;jJ. Mfha el;rj;jpu';fs; jl;lh khiy Mod.

tPl;od; njf;Ff; fjt[ jpwe;J eLj;ju taJs;s xU mk;khs; btspg;gl;lhs;. ehia mlf;fpdhs;.

……ahU mJ> vd;whs;.

rptRe;jh; nfl;il \otpl;L rpbkz:l; ghijapy; ele;jhd;.

mtd; Kfj;jpy; btspr;rk; tpGe;jJk; me;j mk;khspd; Kfj;jpy; khpahij te;jJ.

……lhf;lh; eP';fsh>†† vd;whs;. ……vd;d ,e;j neuj;Jy>††

……,e;j neuj;Jy ,e;j tPl;Lf;F vJf;F tUth';f> vd;whd; rptRe;jh; thiaf; nfhzyhf;fpr; rphpj;J.

mtdplkpUe;J tPrpa kJthil me;j mk;khspd; Kfj;jpy; RUf;fk; bfhz:L te;jJ. ……lhf;lh;/ v';f bghz:q';fis mg;gg;g brf;fg;g[f;F c';ff;fpl;l Tl;ol;L te;jpUf;nfd;. Mdh xU jlit Tl eP';f Mh;tk; fhz:gpr;rjpy;iy. tPl;Lf;F ehd; Tg;gpl;l nghJk; eP';f ,Jtiuf;Fk; te;jjpy;iy... mjdhyjhd;...††

……,g;g ehd; lhf;luh tuy;y...†† vd;whd; rptRe;jh;. ……f!;lkuhfj;jhd; te;jpUf;nfd;... vt;tst[ brhy;wP';fnsh/ mt;tst[ gzk; jut[k; jahuhapUf;nfd;††

……cs;s th';f lhf;lh;...†† vd;W me;j mk;khs;/ mtid cs;ns miHj;Jg; nghdhs;.

‰‰‰ ……mf;fh...†† miwapd; thrypy; epd;W jaf;fj;Jld; miHj; jhd;/ fhh;j;jpnfad;.

rptRe;jUf;Fk;/ mtSf;Fk; ,ilapy; btoj;j g{fk;gk; mtd; fhJfisa[k; vl;oapUf;Fk;. J}f;fk; fiye;J vGe;J te;Jtpl;lhd;. rptRe;jh; nfhgkhff; fhiuf; fpsg;gpf; bfhz:L nghdgpd; jaf;fj;ijf; fise;J tpl;L khof;F te;J miw thrypy; epd;whd;.

……mf;fh/ c';fSf;F Vjhr;Rk; bQy;g; ntqkh>††

xU ntis rptRe;jh; fHw;wp vwpe;j Xtpak; mtisf; fhag; gLj;jpapUf;Fnkh vd;W mtd; mtis vl;og; ghh;j;jhd;.

gtpj;uh fpU#:z Xtpaj;ij fPnH rhpj;Jtpl;L vGe;jhs;. mtid btwpj;Jg; ghh;j;jhs;.

……bQy;g; bra;tpah/ fhh;j;jp> vdf;Fk; vd; FHe;ij tapj;Jy nghd tp#k;nghy xU ghl;oy; tp#k; bfhLj;jpU...††

……mf;fh...††

fhh;j;jpnfad; mH Muk;gpj;jhd;.

……epj;jp brj;Jg; nghdJnyh;e;J ,e;j tPnl jiyfPH khwpor;R mf;fh. eP';fSk;/ mz:zDk; xUj;jiu xUj;jh; ,or;Rf;fwP';f.. bfhjwpf;fwP';f... xU je;jpia kl;Lk; mDg;gpl;L bghpak;kh/ bghz:q tPl;yna j';fpl;lh';f. ,e;j tPl;y ,Uf;fwJ eP';f buz:L ngh; jhdf;fh> ,g;go \";rp ghf;f Koahj rz:il nghl;Lf;fwJ c';f buz:L ngUf;Fk; ve;j re;njh#Kk; juy;yd;D c';f \";rpiag; ghj;jhny bjhpa[Jf;fh. mg;g[wk; Vd; ,g;go eha[k; g{ida[kh mor;Rf;fwP';f>††

fhh;j;jpnfadh ,g;go ijhpakhfj; bjspthfg; ngRfpwhd;. mtDila thh;j;ijfis mGif fiyj;jhYk;/ mtd; czh;t[ gtpj;uht[f;Fg; g[hpe;jJ. mtSila ,Wf;fj;ijbay;yhk; kPwp mtd; ghy; ,uf;fk; Rue;jJ.

……ehd; vd;d bra;ntd; fhh;j;jp... vdf;F cyfnk ,Uz:L nghd khjphp njhqnj...††

……cyfk; vg;gt[nk ,UshJf;fh. vd;idg; ghU';f/ MW taRf;Fs;nsna mg;gh/ mk;kh buz:L ngiua[k; bjhiyr;rpl;L ehd; mehij Maplypah> mJf;fhf tp#k; For;rh brj;Jg; nghndd;> vy;yhk; rhpahapLk;/ nfhgj;ijf; if tpL';ff;fh...†† vd;W g[w';ifahy; fz:fisj; Jilj;Jf; bfhz:lhd;.

gtpj;uhtpw;F jpObud;W ,Wf;fk; cile;jJ. mtidf; fl;og;gpoj;Jf; bfhz:L FKwpf; FKwp mHyhdhs;.

‰‰‰ rptRe;jh; me;jg; bgz:izg; ghh;j;jhd;. miu btspr;rj;jpy; mtSila tist[fs; mtd; kpUf czh;t[fisj; J}z:o KLf;fptpl;ld. mtS ila ,ay;ghd rphpg;g[k;/ Tr;r kw;w ghh;ita[k; mtidj; jLkhwr; bra;jd. f;spdpf;fpy; mtisg; gLf;ifapy; fplj;jp mtd; ghpnrhjpj;j nghbjy;yhk; njhd;whj xU g[j;Jzh;t[ ,e;j jdpikapy; fpsh;e;bjGe;jJ.

……Vd; lhf;lh; buhk;g nahrpf;fwP';f> vd;idg; gpof;f nydh/ khyjpia tur; brhy;yl;Lkh>††

……neh/ neh...†† mtd; fl;oypy; mtsUfpy; cl;fhh;e;jhd;.

…,d;dpf;F ntw ahUk; gLf;f khl;nld;D brhy;ypl;lh';fd;D vd;idj; njo te;jP';fshd;D nfl;ona gtpj;uh/ brhlf;F nghl;lh ,e;j epkp#k; gLf;f vj;jid ngh; tuh';f ghj;jpah>† - rptRe;jh; kdJs; vs;syhff; nfl;lhd;. …vd;dnth Ch;yna eP xUj;jpjhd; mHfhd clk;ig tr;rpUf;fwjh beidg;g[†

……vd;d brhd;dP';f>†† vd;whs; mts;.

rptRe;jh; mtisg; ghh;j;jhd;. ……xz:qkpy;y... vdf;Fs;s ngrpf;fpl;nld;...†† vd;whd;.

mts; mtd; fGj;ij tUo khh;gpy; tpunyhl;odhs;.

rptRe;jh; mts; Kfk; nehf;fpf; Fdpe;jnghJ/ jpObud;W v';fpUe;njh me;j mGifr; rj;jk; nfl;lJ.

xU FHe;ijapd; mGifr; rj;jk;. grpapdhnyh bfl;l fdtpdhnyh/ bfhRf; foapdhnyh jpObud;W J}f;fk; fiye;J vGe;j xU FHe;ijapd; mGifr; rj;jk;.

rptRe;jh; tpUl;bld;W epkph;e;jhd;. mtid tUoapUe;j bgz:zpd; ifia efh;j;jp tpl;L fl;oypy; ,Ue;J vGe;Jtpl;lhd;. epj;jpapd; mGifah mJ>

……vd;dhr;R lhf;lh;>††

……ntzhk;... I† k; !hhp...††

xU fzk; Tl nkw;bfhz:L m';nf epw;fhky; tpLtpL btd;W me;j miwia tpl;L btspg;gl;lhd;.

rnubyd;W nghijbay;yhk; ,w';fptpl;lhw; nghyp Ue;jJ. vjph;g;gl;l mk;khsplk; gzj;ij vwpe;Jtpl;L fhh; nehf;fp ele;jhd;.

‰‰‰ rptRe;jh; tPL te;J nrh;e;jnghJ/ fhhpd; rj;jk; nfl;L fhh;j;jpnfad; mtrukhf nfl;ilj; jpwe;jhd;.

rptRe;jh; tpsf;Ffis mizj;Jtpl;L fhhpypUe;J ,w';fpdhd;. fhhpd; gpd;g[wk; rpije;jpUg;gij ,g;nghJjhd; ftdpj;jhd;. njhs;fisf; FYf;fpdhd;.

……cdf;bfhU ntiy tr;rpUf;nfd;/ th...†† vd;whd;.

vd;d vd;W g[hpahky; fhh;j;jpnfad; mtd; gpd;dhnyna tPl;ow;Fs; EiHe;jhd;. rptRe;jh; nenu khof;Fg; nghdhd;.

gLf;ifapy; gtpj;uh RUz:L gLj;jpUe;jhs;. fisg;gpdhnyh/ tUj;jj;jpdhnyh mts; cly; Jtz:oUe;jJ. fz:fis \oapUe;j tpjj;jpy; mts; J}';fpg; ngha;tpl;lhs; vd;W njhd;wpaJ. rptRe;jh; mtsUnf epd;W mtisg; ghh;j;jhd;. ghh;itapy; ,Jtiu ,y;yhj xU fUiz ,Ue;jJ.

fhh;j;jpnfad; miw thrypnyna epw;gJ epidt[f;F te;jtdhf/ rptRe;jh; Fdpe;J me;j fpU#:z Xtpaj;ij fl;oYf;foapypUe;J vLj;jhd;.

……fhh;j;jp/ ,ij fily bfhLj;J rhpg;gLj;jp th';fp th...††

……,g;gth>†† vd;whd;/ fhh;j;jpnfad; mjph;r;rpa[ld;.

……uhj;jphp buz:L kzpf;F filf;Fg; nghfr; brhy;ntdh> fhiyy fil jpwe;jJk; bkhjy; ntiyah bra;";rpU...†† vd; whd;. ……cd; J}f;fKk; bfl;Lg; nghr;rh... ngha;j; J}';F...††

gtpj;uh J}';Ffpwhsh/ fz:fis tpHpf;fg; gphpag;glhky; \oapUf;fpwhsh vd;W mtDf;Fj; bjhpatpy;iy.

cilia khw;wpf; bfhz:L gLf;ifapy; rha;e;jhd;.

‰‰‰ fhiyapy; gtpj;uh vGe;j nghJ rptRe;jh; fisj;Jg; ngha; J}';fpf; bfhz:oUe;jhd;. fofhuj;ijg; ghh;j;J mjph;e; jhs;. rptRe;jh; kUj;Jtkidf;Fg; g[wg;gLk; neuk; jhz:o tpl;lnj

rw;nw ja';fptpl;L mtidj; bjhl;lhs;. ……neukhr;R†† vd;whs;.

rptRe;jh; xw;iwf; fz:izj; jpwe;jhd;. ……nkhrkh ele;Jf;fw Jk; mg;g[wk; !hhp brhy;wJnk vdf;F tHf;fkhg; nghr;R†† vd;whd;. ……!hhp/ gtp...††

……neukhr;R...††

……,y;y gtp... ehd; nghd; gz:zp ,d;dpf;F rh;$hpf;F ntw lhf;liu Vw;ghL gz:zpl;nld;. xd;gJ kzpf;F nky nghdh nghJk;. cf;fhU...†† vd;W jdf;fUfpy; bjhl;Lf; fhl;odhd;.

gtpj;uh cl;fhutpy;iy. miwia tpl;L btspnawpdhs;.

‰‰‰ ,uz:L ehl;fs;/ ehd;F ehl;fs;/ xU thuk;/ ,uz:L thu';fs;...

rptRe;jh; kUj;Jtkidf;Fg; nghtJk;/ jpUk;g[tJk; thof;ifahfptpl;lJ. Mdhy; gtpj;uhit kl;Lk; mtdhy; g[hpe;Jbfhs;s Koatpy;iy.

……neukhr;R...†† ……rhg;gplyhk;†† ……nghd; te;jpUf;F†† vd;gJ nghd;w xw;iw thh;j;ij fis xl;lhky; ngrpdhns jtpu/ mtdplk; neuoahf beUf;fkhfg; ngrhky; jtph;j;jhs;. xnu fl;oypy; Tl mtd; gf;fk; jpUk;ghky; gLj;jhs;.

rptRe;jh; rpijj;j Xtpaj;ij rhpbra;J mnj ,lj;jpy; khl;o aijf; Tl mts; ftdpj;jjhf/ mjdhy; MWjyile;jjhf fhl; of; bfhs;stpy;iy. mtdhf mtsplk; rw;W md;dpnahd;dp akhf ngr Kw;gl;l re;jh;g;g'; fspy; ntW ntiyfspy; <Lgl;oUg;ghs;/ my;yJ J}';F tJ nghy; fz:fis \oapUg; ghs;.

mtisj; bjhLtjw;F mtDf;F nahridahf ,Ue;jJ.

gjpide;J ehl;fSf;F nkYkh mts; nfhgk; ePof;fg; nghfpwJ> ,d;W ,ut[ Fof;fhky; tPL jpUk;gp mtsplk; ngRtJ vd;W jPh;khdpj;jhd;.

‰‰‰ hpf;fhh;lhpypUe;J bky;ypa g[y;yh';FHy; ,ir eGtp me;j miwia epiwj;jpUe;jJ.

gtpj;uh g[j;jfj;ijg; g[ul;of; bfhz:oUe;jhs;. fjt[ jpwf;Fk; rj;jk; nfl;lJk; epkph;e;jhs;.

rptRe;jiug; ghh;j;jJk;/ ghh;itiaj; jiHj;J g[j;jfj;jpy; ftdk; gjpj;jhs;.

rptRe;jh; mtis beU';fpdhd;.

……gtp... cdf;F xU khw;wk; njit. vg;gt[k; xnu rpe;jid nahl nrhfkh ,Uf;fwJ vdf;F typf;FJ...††

vd;d bra;ag; nghfpwha; mjw;fhf vd;gJ nghy; gtpj;uh epkph;e;J ghh;j;jhs;. mtd; ifapy; ePskhd xU ghh;riy mg;nghJjhd; ghh;j;jhs;.

ghh;riy fl;oypd; kPJ itj;Jg; gphpj;jhd;.

……cdf;fhf xU nf!pnah nghh;l;lgps; fPnghh;L th';fpl;L te;jpUf;nfd;...††

me;j fP nghh;L gtpj;uhtpd; Kfj;jpy; xU rpW g[d;dif bfhz:L te;jJ. kpfr; brhw;g khd neuk;jhd;. Kfj;jpy; bjhpe;j g[d;dif kiwe;jJ. kPz:Lk; ,Wf;fkhdJ.

……gpahndh mst[f;F ,J bghpa thj;jpak; ,y;y... Mdh cdf;F bghGJ nghf ,J cjtpahapUf;Fk;...†† rptRe;jh; Vf;fj;njhL brhd;dhd;.

gtpj;uh Fuypy; bfh";rk; fLik nrh;j;jhs;.

……eP';f vd;id rpd;dr; rpd;d bghUs; bfhLj;J th'; fg; ghj;jP';fd;dh/ mJ c';fSf;F Vkhw;wkhfj;jhd; Koa[k;. vdf;Fk;/ c';fSf;Fk; cs;s me;ju';fk; epj;jpnahl nrh;e;J mWe;J nghr;R...†† vd;W me;j fPnghh;il ,lJ ifahy; mtd; gf;fnk js;spdhs;.

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