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Subramania Bharathiyar V: cantirikaiyin katai 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴커 � THIS TEXT FILE IS FOR REFERENCE PURPOSES ONLY! � � COPYRIGHT AND TERMS OF USAGE AS FOR SOURCE FILE. � � � � Text converted to Classical Sanskrit Extended � � (CSX) encoding: � � � � description character = ASCII � � � � long a � 224 � � long A � 226 � � long i � 227 � � long I � 228 � � long u � 229 � � long U � 230 � � vocalic r � 231 � � vocalic R � 232 � � long vocalic r � 233 � � vocalic l � 235 � � long vocalic l � 237 � � velar n � 239 � � velar N � 240 � � palatal n � 164 � � palatal N � 165 � � retroflex t � 241 � � retroflex T � 242 � � retroflex d � 243 � � retroflex D � 244 � � retroflex n � 245 � � retroflex N � 246 � � palatal s � 247 � � palatal S � 248 � � retroflex s � 249 � � retroflex S � 250 � � anusvara � 252 � � anusvara (overdot) � 167 � � capital anusvara � 253 � � visarga � 254 � � (capital visarga 255) � � long e � 185 � � long o � 186 � � � � additional: � � l underbar � 215 � � r underbar � 159 � � n underbar � 173 � � k underbar � 201 � � t underbar � 194 � � � � Other characters of the CSX encoding table are � � not included. 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"cantirikaiyin katai" by cuppiramaNiya paratiyar in TSCii format mak�kavi ci. cuprama�iya p�ratiy�r e�utiya ''cantirikaiyi� katai'' mutal attiy�yam p�kampam potiyai malaicc�ralil v밸性ku�i e췃oru a�ak惜a kir�mam irukki웏tu. ata웛aruk�, oru ci웙ya nati 비uki웏tu. n惜ku ticaika�aiyum n튻ki��l, n�la malaic cikara�ka�um ku췃uka�um t벼웫m. �re�kum t틄pukka�. e춁v�, k�laiyil e�unt�l m�laivarai epp틊um rama鰍yam惜a pa�cika�i� olika� k뱉�uk ko椿irukkum. inta �ril ma윜a v�tika�i췃um otukkam�ka, m튋웙caiyil, natikkaruk� 틆 akrah�ram at�vatu pir�ma�ar v�ti, iruntatu. anta akrah�rattil ku�antaika�ell�m epp틊um pa�cika�i� n�ta�ka�ukki�aiy� va�arntatu pa윜iy�, v튋u entak k�ra�att�l�, mikavum i춊ya kuralu�aiya춁v�yirunta춁. akku�antaika�-vic벋am�kap pe� ku�antaika�- p퉏ump틊u c�t�ra�am�ka nammaip p튽av�, ma춙�at tami� p晟aiy� p퉏ume춊춙m, anta p晟aiyaik kuyilka� p튽avum ki�ika� p튽avum n�ka�av�yp pu�ka� p튽avum a웤utam惜a kuralil p퉏i춁. anta akrah�ratti� m퉘틆attil� ki�akkaip p�rtta oru kiru巷a� k틐il iruntatu. k틐ilukketir� pul 퉟贍am�ka va�arntu ki�akkum. a�ku pacukka�um oru cila ka�utaika�um m퉧ntu ko椿irukkum. allatu, cila pacukka� kiru巷a� cannitikketir� pa�uttukko椿u cuv�miyai n튻ki japam pa黜ik ko椿iruppatu p튽 acaip비�uk ko椿irukkum. ava윜i춎�tu k�kkaika� vantu u黜ika�aik kotti i춑u웫ttum. cila camaya�ka�il ka黜틆attaik kottuvatu p튽 vi�aiy葉i m葉�ukkup po�utu p튻ac ceytuko椿irukkum. itaiyell�m marak ki�aika�i� m�tu應a pa�cika� p�rttu viyappurai k�웙kko椿irukkum. a춑ukkum amaitikkum c�ntikkum a�akukkum ilakkiyam�kat tika�ntatu avv밸性ku�iy�r akrah�ram. a�ku, pe�makka� ell�rum mak�cuntarika�. 性makka� mikavum nalla ku�amu�aiy틆, 惜�l perump�lum parama 및aika�. p�rv�ka cottu, nilam, t비�am mutaliya춁-ell틆ukkum ci웙tu ci웙tu椿u. 惜�l, atiliruntu varum varumpa�i ve웫m� p튺a춁ttukkuk k嚴ak k性�tu. itil v벋�ika�, pu�avaika�, ravikkaika�, p�v葉aika�, ku�umik kaliy性am, p嶪�l kaliy性am, viv�ka�ka�, rutu sn惜a�ka�, rutuc�ntika�, c�manta�ka�, pala pala pa椿ikaika�, u웒ava�ka�, vi犁kka� e춑a춁 틐�mal nika�um�tal�l, avv�r kiruhastarka�, m묶m퉘um tam nila mutaliya춁 curu�kavum va웫mai m묶m퉘um va�aravum, 퉗kam pi�ittu v饍ntu vanta춁r. 惜�l, vayatu mutirnt틆i�aiy� itta춁i 퉗kamum ma춁kku웏ivum ku�iko椿irunta춁 e췃a ceyti avv�rk ku�antaika�ukkut teriy�tu; pa�cika�ukkun teriy�tu, k틐iletir� epp틊um ce�umaiy�ka va�arnta pu윜araika�il m퉧ntu ko椿irunta pacukka�ukkum, ka�utaika�ukkum teriy�tu. ivai epp틊um maki�cciyilum, �rav�rattilum, p葉�ilum, 惜antak ka�iyilum m養kik ki�anta춁. inta akrah�rattil ma윜ell� pir�ma�arka�aik k葉�ilum atika 및aiy惜a mak�li�kaiyar e춑avar oruvar irunt�r. avaru�aiya ku�umpam mikap peritu. v蜃u mikac ci웙tu. avaru�aiya ki�at t�y tantaiyar iruvar; vitavaiy惜a ta�kai orutti; cum�r muppatu vayatu應a ma춁ivi orutti; ava�ukku aintu pe� ku�antaika�. �잀vatu piracavam neru�kiya camayam. itta춁i p퉟ukkum �k�ram v뱝�um�? mak�li�kaiyarukku p�rva cottuk ki�aiy�tu. i�amaiyum, �kkamum, eppa�iy묶um pa�am camp�tikkal�me췃a nampikkaiyum avarai vi葺up pirintu ne�u�k�lam�y vi葺atu. avarukku cum�r n�웤atu vayatukku m퉘�kavillai. ata웛u應� ku�antaika�i� tokai valiy�lum, ma춁iviyi� v�y valiy�lum, t�y tantaiyari� n틐 valiy�lum, vitavait ta�kaiyi� i�amai valiy�lum mak�li�kaiyar ma춁ttuyar perukit talaimayirell�m a�춁t t�vip튽 naraittuk k耶ikku웫ki mikavum melintu, ka�춁�ka� o葺ik ka�ka� ku�i v湜ntu mukam curu�kit tirai ko椿u, i�amaiyil� p�r葉�iya ci�k�ra rasamikutiy�l m퉗an틐 ko椿u, mukattilum mutukilum t비ka�ilum paranta m퉗appa�aika�u�aiyavar�y vi�a�ki��r. ippa�iyirukkaiyil oru m�rka�i m�tattiravil, v惜am maip튽 iru椿iruntatu. na�cattira�ka�evaiyum ka黜ukkup pulappa�avillai. kir�matt�rell�rum tattam v蜃uka�ukku應� patu�kik ki�ant�rka�. ve�iy� peruma�aiyum c�웏ik k�윜um mikavum ukram�ka v�cat to�a�ki춁. ira椿u ka�attukku oru mu웏i, ulakam takarntu vi�ac ceyva춁 p벼웏 i�iy튰aika� cevippa葺a춁. mara�ka� o�intu vi�um oli k뱉�atu. t틄puka�ell�m c�웏ip튻um oli pi웏ntatu. pakkattuk ku췃uka� o췃ukko췃u m틊ic cita웫va춁 p벼웏 튰ai t벼웙윜u. akrah�rattil tattam v蜃uka�ukku應� patu�kiyirunta ja춁�ka� i췃u�a� ulakam mu�intu p틐vi葺atu e췃u tam ma춁til niccayappa�uttikko椿�rka�. ku�antaika�ell�m payamikutiy�l k� k� e췃u ala웙춁. m�tarka� pulampi춁r. 性makka� vimmi춁r. c�웏ikk�윜i� �rppu mikutippa葺atu. ippa�iyirukkaiyil p�kampam to�a�ki윜u. anta akrah�rattilu應a v蜃uka�ell�m pa�aiya v蜃uka�. atta춁i v蜃uka�um cita웙p p틐i춁. atta춁i ja춁�ka�um ma�intu p틐i춁r. mak�li�kaiyar v蜃�u v�yi� pu웏ttilirunta kuccilo췃u m�ttiram vi�avillai. v蜃�u r및iyil k嚴iyirunta ki�avar, ki�avi, mak�li�kaiyar, avaru�aiya aintu pe� ku�antaika� - ell�rm�tum v蜃u vi�untu, avarka�atta춁i p퉟um pi�a�ka乙kak ki�anta춁r. v�yi� kuccilil piracava v퉡a춁iyilirunta mak�li�kayairu�aiya ma춁iviyum ava�ukkut tu�aiy�ka avaru�aiya vitavait ta�kaiyumirunta춁r. iravu cum�r 및u ma�ikkut to�a�kiya c�웏ikk�윜um, ma�aiyum, k�lai n惜ku ma�i cum�rukku, p�kampattu�a� mu�ivupe윜a춁. araima�i n퉟attukkell�m ulakam amaiti pe윜u vi葺atu. ma웫n贍 po�utu vi�intatu. vitavait ta�kai-ava� peyar vic�l葉ci-ve�iy� vantu p�rtt贍. ell� v蜃uka�um vi�untirunta춁. e�kum ma춊taru�alka�um, miruka pa�cika�i� u�ampuka�um pir퉡a�ka乙ka vi�untu ki�anta춁. mu�ukk葉ciyum ava� p�rkka n퉟amillai. k�윜i��lum ma�aiyi��lum m틊u椿u v�tiyil vantu ki�anta pir퉡a�ka�ai m�ttiram� ava� ka椿贍. i�inta v蜃uka�ukku應� cettuk ki�akkum ja춁�ka�ai ava� k性avillai. e춊춙m, ta� v蜃�il ell�rum cettatu ava�ukkut teriyum�tal�l, ma윜a v蜃uka�ilum appa�iy� na�antirukka v뱝�ume췃um atuko椿� teruvil 葉ka�aik k性avillaiye췃um ava� �kittuk ko椿贍. appo�utu m辰�um ava�u�aiya ma춁til, ce췃a paya�karam惜a iravil nika�nta paya�karam惜a ceytika� ni춁ippu웏l�yi춁. p�kampam t벼웙춁vu�a�� mak�li�kaiyaru�aiya tantaiy�kiya ki�avar, ''aiyaiy�, p�mi 葉uki웏t�! n�mell�rum v�yi웤u웏ttilu應a kuccilukkup p틐 vi�uv튾. atut惜 ivv蜃�il ca윜� u웫tiy惜a i�am. e�춁i a�k� ko椿u vi�u�ka�'' e췃u ala웙��r. antac cattam m�ttiram vic�l葉ciyi� ceviyi웤a葺atu. appu웏m na�anta p퉏co췃um ava� ceviyi� pa�avillai. v�yi� kuccilukku� ve�it ti黜ai va�iy�katt惜 pukal�m. v蜃�ukku應iruntapa�iy� a�kuvara va�iyillai. e춊lum, oru c贍arap pontu va�iy�ka antak ki�avaru�aiya p퉟튽am m�ttiram puya� k�윜oliyaiyum mi쨇i ava�u�aiya ceviyi웤a葺atu. 惜�l, 'a程a춁m avarka� kuccilukku� varuvatu m�ttiram c�ttiyamillai' ye춑atai ava� u�a�� �kittuk ko椿贍. 묶e춊l, u應퉧iruntavarka� v蜃�u v�yi웛atavait ti웏nta췃�, ti黜aiyil튋i ata� va�iy�kak kuccilukku� varav뱝�um? v�yi웛atavait ti웏nta m�ttirattil� capta m퉗a�ka�um, 養ikk�윜um v蜃�ukku� pukuntu vi�uma췃�? �tal�l, avarka� ve�iy튋a villaiye췃u ni춁ittuk ko椿贍. 틆ira椿u ka�a�ka�il ti蠢re췃u u� v蜃allom i�intu vi�unta oliyum, a�kirunt틆 ell�m k嚴iyala웙ya p퉟oliyum, ava� ceviyi웤a葺a춁. ell틆um cett�rka� e췃u niccayittuk ko椿贍. t惜irunta kuccilum vi�ume췃u ava� mikavum etirp�rtt贍. atu vi�avillai. ata웛u應� p�kampam ni췃u p틐vi葺atu. ci웙tu n퉟attukkell�m puya웛�윜um ma�aiyum a�a�kip p틐i춁. icceytika�aiyell�m e黜ami葺uk ko椿u vic�l葉ci ta�춁ic c養a i�intu ki�akkum v蜃uka�aiyum o�intu ki�akkum mara�ka�aiyum p�rttu ni웛aiyil�, kuccilukku應iruntu ''kuv�!kuv�!'' e췃a cattam vantatu. u應� p틐p p�rtt贍. a黜a� ma춁iviy�kiya k튾atikku oru pe� ku�antai pi웏ntu ki�antatu. vic�l葉ci ata웛u v뱝�iya cikiccaika�ell�m ceytu ko椿irukkaiyil, k튾atikku mara鎚vastai n퉟ntuvi葺atu. ava� c�kump틊u:-''vic�l葉ci!vic�l葉ci! n惜 ira椿u nimi�a�ka�ukku m퉘 uyiru�a춊rukka m葉朱�. e� pir性a� p튻u mu�춁r u�춊�am cila v�rttaika� collivi葺up p튻i읂�. atai u� pir性a� u應avarai ma웏ntu p튻�t�! mutal�vatu, n� viv�kam ceytu ko�. vitav� viv�kam ceyyattakkatu. 性ka�um pe�ka�um oru�k� yama춙kkuk k湜ppa葺irukki잀rka�. �tal�l, 性ka�ukkup pe�ka� a�imaika乙y, 性ka�ukkup pe�ka� a쨇i j�va춙應avarai varunti varunti ma�iyav뱝�iya avaciyamillai. �tal�l, n� 性 makka� e�uti vaittirukkum n�catta춁m惜a cuyanala c�stirattaik ki�ittuk kariya�uppil� p비�uvi葺u, tairiyattu�a� ce�춁ip pa葺a�attukkup p틐 a�ku kaimpe� viv�tattukku utavi ceyyum capaiy�raik ka椿upi�ittu, avarka� m�lam�ka, nalla m�ppi應aiyait t뱉i v饍kkaippa�u. ira椿�vatu, n�yu應avarai e� ku�antaiyaik k�pp�윜u. ata웛u cantirikai e췃u peyar vai'' e췃贍. vic�l葉ci 'cari' e췃贍. k튾atiyi� uyir paral튻a� ce췃u vi葺atu. ---- ira椿�m attiy�yam vic�l葉cikku j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar ceyta utavi. ce췃a attiy�yattil k�웙ya ceytika� nika�ntu cariy惜a m耶웫 varu�a�ka乙yi춁. 1904-�m varu�atti� i웫ti na�aipe윜atu. appo�utu ce�춁ip pa葺a�attil 'cut퉏amittira�' pattir�tipar�kiya j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar cila ti춁�ka�ukkapp�l pamp�yil na�aipe웏p p튻i웏 'k涉kiras' e췃a p�rata ja춁 capaikkoru piratinitiy�kac cella v뱝�ume췃a karuttu�a� y�ttiraikku v뱝�iya u�uppuka� ti춑a椿a�ka� mutaliya춁 tay�r ceytu ko椿irunt�r. akk�lattil tiruvallikk뱝i v�rar�kava mutalit teruvil j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar mak� k�rtti pe윜u vi�a�ki��r. avarukkuk ko�iya r튻amo췃i��l u�ampell�m mukamell�m citaintu mu�cira�kuka� pu웏ppa葺irunta춁. irunt�lum nikara윜a ma�� tairiyattu�a� avar t퉏ap potuk k�riya�ka�ai na�atti vant�r. m튋k�웙ya 1904 �icampar m�tatti�aiy� oru n贍 k�laiyil avar tam v蜃�u m뱉aiyi� m퉘 tammu�aiya vist�ram惜a puttakac�laiyi춁ruk� oru c�y n�웛�liyi� m�tu c�yntu ko椿u pattirikai v�cittuk ko椿irunt�r. avar mu��� oru cuma�kalip pe�-avaru�aiya i�aiya maka� oru piram性�am惜a �웫k�yp para�iyaik ko椿u vaitt贍. ''itil e�춁mm�, vaittirukki잀y?'' e췃u ayyar k뱉焌r. ''neyyil� poritta elumicca�k�y �웫k�y; nalla k�ram p비�atu'' e췃u maka� co��贍. ''itaiyell�m eppa�ic cumantu ko椿u p튻ap p튻i읃m? anta v퉘aikk�ra�� periya kuru葺u mu椿am'' e췃u ayyar mu�umu�utt�r. ita웛u�, m뱉aiyaivi葺uk k湜� i웏�kic ce췃a maka� tirumpi vantu, ''app�, v�yilil� oru pir�ma�a vitavai oru ci웫 ku�antaiyu�a� vantu ni웛i잀�. 퉡� avacarak�riya nimittam�ka ummai u�a�� p�rkka v뱝�ume췃u colluki잀�'' e췃贍. ''ava�ukku etta춁i vayatirukkum?'' e췃u j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar k뱉焌r. ''irupatu vayatirukkal�me췃u t벼웫ki웏tu'' e췃u maka� co��贍. ''cari, oru n�웛�liyaik ko�arntu e� etir� p비u. antap pe黜ai varaccol'' e췃u ayyar co���r. maka� a程a춁m� oru n�웛�li e�uttukko椿u vantu avaretir� p비焌�. app�l k湜� ce췃贍. cila ka�a�ka�ukku應�, nammu�aiya vic�l葉ci ku�antai cantirikaiyu�a� anta m뱉aikku vantu j�.cuppirama�iya ayyarukketir� p비�irunta n�웛�liyi� m퉘 u�k�rnt贍. enta vic�l葉ci? ce췃a attiy�ttil p�kampattil� tappip pi�aitta vic�l葉ci. a程a춁m� p�kampattil pi�aitta cantirikai e췃a ku�antaiyu�a� vantu j�. cuppirama�iya ayyar mu�iyacaipp�l u�arttiya ku웙ppi춑a�i, avaretir� �ca춁ttil amarnt贍. ''enta �ramm�?'' e췃u ayyar k뱉焌r. ''potiyai malaicc�ralil ku윜�lattukkaruk� v밸性ku�i e췃a kir�mam'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ''튶튶�! m耶웫 varu�a�ka�ukku mu춑u 튋akku웏iya it� m�cattil kir�mattil, c�ttirat terukka�ell�m tappip pi�aikka akrah�ram m�ttiram p�kampattil a�intu p벼at�kak k밸vippa葺묶. at� v밸性ku�it惜�?'' e췃u ayyar k뱉焌r. vic�l葉ci ''�m'' e췃贍. ''n� mikavum yauva춁mu�aiyava乙kavum a�aku�aiyava乙kavum irukki잀y�! u춁kku intak kaimpe� nilaimai n퉟ntu etta춁i k�lam�yi윜u?'' e췃u ayyar k뱉焌r. ''pati춁intu varu�a�ka乙yi춁'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ''u춁kku ipp틊u etta춁i vayatu?'' e췃u ayyar k뱉焌r. ''irupattaintu'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ''pattu vayatil ka�춊p paruvattil vitavaiy�y vi葺�y�?'' e췃u ayyar k뱉焌r. ''�m'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ataik k뱉�avu�a�� tamatu conta maka�orutti i�am pir�yattil� vitavaiy惜atum, pi웏ku t�m ava�ukku pamp�yil� ce췃u te��葉�u vaitika pir�ma�aroruvarukku viv�kam ceytu ko�uttum, am maka� ta� ka�ava춙�a� n蜃u cukittu v饍um p�kkiyam pe잀mal mika viraivil� ma�intatum, tammu�aiya tarma patti춊 uyir tu웏ntatum-�kiya icceytika�ell�m j�.cuppirama�iya ayyari� ㅰpakattukku vara, app틊u, ci�kattukkum i�ikkum a쨇�ta avaru�aiya v�ra ne쨇am i�aki, avar paccaik ku�antai p튽 vimmi vimmi a�at talaippa葺�r. cila ka�a�ka�ukku應� tammait t�m t튋웙kko椿u, j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar vic�l葉ciyai n튻ki, ''n� i�k� vantati� n튻kam y�tu?'' e췃u k뱉焌r. ''e�춁it takka ka�ava춐ruva춙kku v饍kkaippa�uttik ko�ukka v뱝�um. e� kaiyil oru ko�umpuk k�cuk嚴ak ki�aiy�tu. �tal�l, e� ka�ava� pa�amu�aiyava춊ll�vi葺�lum nalla pa�ippum, m�tant틹um ko쨇am poru� camp�tikkum ti웏mum u�aiyava��ka irukka v뱝�um. intak ku�antaiyum e��비ut惜 irukkum'' e췃贍. ''inta ku�antai 퉡u?'' e췃u j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar k뱉焌r. ''itu e� tamaiya��ri� ku�antai. v밸性ku�i akrah�ram mu�umaiyum p�kampattil a�intap틊u, n惜um ikku�antaiyi� t�yum m�ttiram ma�aikkum k�윜ukkum p�kampattukkum iraiy�k�mal uyir tappi�튾. p�kampamum puya� k�윜um peruma�aiyum a�a�kic ci웙tu n퉟attukkapp�l ikku�antai pi웏ntatu. itaip pe웫m ka�amai t�rntavu�a� t�yum paral튻am p틐 vi葺贍. c�kum p틊u ita� k�valai e� m�tu cumattik ka葺a�aiyi葺贍'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ''inta m耶웫 varu�a�ka乙ka n� �k�rattukku e�춁 ceyki잀y?'' e췃u j�. cuppirama�iya ayyar k뱉焌r. ''cempup piccai; uv�t惜ame�uttu vayi웫 va�arttu intak ku�antaiyaiyum k�pp�윜ik ko椿u varuki읂�'' e췃贍. j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar u�a�� tammu�aiya kaippe葺iyait ti웏ntu n�웫 r�p�y n비�u o췃ai e�uttu vic�l葉ci kaiyil ko�utt�r. vic�l葉ci kaiyil ko�utt�r. vic�l葉ci ata춁i e�untu ni췃u v涉ki, ira椿u ka�ka�ilum o윜ikko椿u, ta� pu�avait talaippil mu�ittu i�uppil� corukik ko椿贍. ''cari, amm�, n� p틐 v�'' e췃u j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar co���r. app틊u vic�l葉ci colluki잀�:- ''aiy� n惜 ta�ka�aip pit� st惜am�ka p�vittut ta�ka�i�am pa�am v涉ka u�ampa葺묶. e춊춙m, n惜 i�ku vantatu ta�ka�i�am pa�am v涉kik ko椿u p틍ata웛a췃u e춑atait t涉ka� ma웏kkakk嚴�tu; ka�ava춁i v뱝�i u�ka�i�am vant묶'' e췃贍. atu k뱉�u j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar:-''antak k�riyam e���l ceytu ko�ukka mu�iy�tu'' e췃�r. ''ta�ka�ait tavira e춁kku v튋u pukalumillai'' e췃u vic�l葉ci va웤u웫tti�贍. ''e���l c�ttiyamillaiy�! n惜 e�춁 ceyv묶?'' e췃�r ayyar. ''n薪ka� tayavu vaitt�l c�ttiyappa�um'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ''u�춊�am nalle黜amill�mal�, n� k뱉k�mal� u춁kku n�웫 r�p� ko�utt묶?'' e췃u j�. cuppirama�iya ayyar k뱉焌r. ''avva�avu tayavu p틊�tu. i�춙m atika tayavu celutta v뱝�um'' e췃u vic�l葉ci ma췃葉i�贍. j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar talaiyaic corint�r. cilaka�a�ka�ukkapp�l vic�l葉ciyai n튻kic colluki잀r:- ''r�jamah퉚tirapurattil e�춙�aiya cin퉗itar oruvar irukki잀r. avaru�aiya peyar v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu, avar vitavaika�ukku viv�kam ceytu vaippatil mikavum cirattaiyu�a� u�aittu varuki잀r. u� vacam oru ka�itam e�utik ko�ukki읂�. atai avari�attil ko椿u ko�u. avar u춁kku v뱝�iya caukariyam ceytu ko�upp�r'' e췃�r. ''cari'' e췃贍 vic�l葉ci. u�a��, j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar tammu�aiya m퉖aiyi� m퉘 vaittirunta ma�iyaik kulukki��r. k湜퉧iruntu avaru�aiya maka� vantu, ''e�춁 v뱝�umapp�?'' e췃u k뱉焌�. ''anta v퉘aikk�rap payal i�춙m varavillaiy�?'' e췃u j�. cuppirama�iya ayyar u웫mi��r. ''ava� pa葺a�attukka췃� p틐irukki잀�, smit 咸ppil� p틐 maruntu v涉kik ko椿u vara? i춊 ava� pa�춊ra椿u ma�ikku m퉘퉡惜 varuv惜. umakke�춁 v뱝�um?'' e췃贍. ''e�춙�aiya m퉖ai m퉘�, p묶� maikk嚴u vaittirukki읂�. m퉖ai ti웏ntut惜 irukki웏tu. ata웛u應� valappakkattu a웏iyil ka�itame�utun t贍um u웏ika�um ki�akki췃a춁. oru t贍um oru u웏iyum ko椿u v�. maiyottum t贍aiyum e�uttu v�'' e췃u j�. cuppirama�iya ayyar co���r. avar v뱝�iya c�m惜ka�aiyell�m maka� ko椿u vantu ko�utt贍. j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar oru ka�itame�uti u웏ikku應� p비�u, atai maka�i�am ko�uttu ''u웏iyai cariy�ka o葺ik ko椿u v�'' e췃�r. ava� atai o葺ik ko椿u vantu ko�utt贍. ko�uttuvi葺u, maka� ma웫pa�i p묶�vaiyum, maikk嚴�aiyum maiyottum t贍aiyum ko椿u m퉖aiyil vaittuvi葺uk k湜� ce췃uvi葺贍. j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar ka�itattaik kaiyil vaittuk ko椿� vic�l葉ciyai n튻ki, ''u춁kkut telu�ku teriyum�?'' e췃u k뱉焌r. ''teriyum'' e췃贍 vic�l葉ci. ''e�k� pa�itt�y?'' e췃u ayyar k뱉焌r. ''e�ka音ril n惜irunta v蜃�ukkup pakkattu v蜃�il telu�kup pir�ma�aroruvar irunt�r. n惜 ci웫 ku�antaip pir�ya mutal�kav� antak ku�umpatt�ru�a� mikavum nerukkam�ka pa�akik ko椿u vantapa�iy�l e춁kkut telu�ku p晟ai telu�karka�aip p튽av� p퉏a varum'' e췃贍. ''cari, u춁kkuk k嚴iya c�kkirattil nalla ma�amaka춙�a� viv�kam na�aipe웫m. n薪ka� tampatika�iruvarum ne�u�k�lam i춑u윜u v饍ak ka�av�r'' e췃u colli, ayyar ava�i�am k�kitattaik ko�utt�r. ava� akka�ittai v涉ki ka黜il� o윜ikko椿u ma�iyil vaittuk ka葺ik ko椿贍. pi웏ku j�.cuppirama�iya ayyarai n튻ki c晟焌�kam�ka namask�ram pa黜ivi葺u, avari�am vi�ai pe윜uk ko椿u, ku�antaiyai a�aittuk ko椿u ce췃a춁�. akku�antaiyum j�. cuppirama�iya ayyarai n튻kip pu�춁kai ceytu ko椿� p틐i윜u. ---- m耶잀m attiy�yam vic�l葉ciyi� 퉙�윜am r�jamah퉚tirapurattil v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu v蜃�ait t뱉ip p틐 vic�l葉ci vic�ritt贍. avar a�killaiye췃um, ava� vanta n贍ukku mutal n贍t惜 pu웏ppa葺uc ce�춁ip pa葺a�attukkup p벼�re췃um teriyavantatu. ce�춁i e�ump�ril pa椿ita v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu oru ta춊 v蜃�il tam ma춁iviyu�a� vantu ta�kiyirunt�r. vic�l葉ci ce�춁ippa葺a�attukku vantu, ma웫n葉 k�laiyil e�ump�ril avar irunta v蜃�i웛up p벼贍. u應� avar m�ttiram n�웛�li m퉖ai p비�u u�k�rntu ko椿u 퉡� n�le�utik ko椿irunt�r. vic�l葉ci avarai namask�ram pa黜i�贍. j�.cuppirama�iya ayyari�amiruntu t惜 v涉kikko椿u vanta ka�itattaik ko�utt贍. v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu ta� etir퉧irunta n�웛�liyi� m�tu vic�l葉ciyai u�k�rac co���r. ava� ta� ma�iyil cantirikaiyai vaittuk ko椿u ann�웛�liyi� m�tu u�k�rnt贍. v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu ava� ko�arnta ka�itam mu�utaiyum v�cittup p�rttuvi葺u, ava�ai n튻ki, ''i췃aikke�춁 ki�amai?'' e췃u tami�il k뱉焌r. ava� 'putav�ramu' e췃u telu�kil ma웫mo�i co��贍. ''m�ru teluku vaccu��?'' e췃u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu k뱉焌r. ''avu춙 c�la p�ka vaccu춙'' e췃贍 vic�la�ci. i�ku namatu katai v�cipp틆il� palarukkut telu�ku p晟ai terintirukka va�iyillaiy�tal�l, avviruvarukku� telu�kil na�aipe윜a camp晟a�aiyai n惜 tami�il mo�ipeyarttut taruki읂�. ''u춁kkut t�y tantaiyar irukki잀rka乙?'' e췃u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu k뱉焌r. ''illai'' e췃贍 vic�l葉ci. ''a黜a�, tampi, akk贍, ta�kai-?'' ''e춁kku y�rum� illai. at�vatu, e�춙�aiya vivak�ra�ka�il� kava춁m celutti e�춁ik k�pp�윜akk嚴iya pantukka� y�rumillai. appa�iy� cilar iruntap틊ilum, n惜 ipp틊u viv�kam ceytuko應ap p틍ati춊췃um avarka� e�춁i j�tikkup pu웏mp�kak karuti vi�uv�rka�'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ''u춁kku e�춅�춁 p晟aika� teriyum?'' e췃u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu k뱉焌r. ''e춁kkut tami� teriyum. telu�ku teriyum. ira椿u p晟aika�um na췃�ka e�utavum v�cikkavum p퉏avun teriyum'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ''i�kil實 teriyum�?' e췃u pantulu k뱉焌r. ''teriy�tu'' e췃贍 vic�l葉ci. ''ko쨇a� k嚴a?'' e췃u k뱉焌r. ''ko쨇a�k嚴at teriy�tu'' e췃贍. ''ca�k�tam teriyum�?'' e췃u pantulu k뱉焌r. ''e춁kku nalla to椿ai. e� p葉�ai mikavum nalla p葉�e췃u e� cu윜att�r colv�rka�'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ''v辰ai, pi�il, h�rm벼iyam-퉡묶um v�ttiyam v�cipp�y�?'' e췃u pantulu k뱉焌r. ''oru v�ttiyamum n惜 pa�akavillai'' e췃贍 vic�l葉ci. ''t贍an tava잀mal p葉uv�y�?'' e췃u pantulu k뱉焌r. ''t贍am ko쨇a�k嚴at tava웏m葉朱�'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. ''e�k�? 퉡묶um oru p葉�up p葉ikk葉�u, p�rpp튾'' e췃u pantulu k뱉焌r. anta camayattil camaiyala웏ikku� 퉡� v퉘ai ceytu ko椿iruntava乙kiya v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvi� ki�ama춁ivi u應퉧iruntu ivarka� p퉏ik ko椿irunta k嚴attukku vantu oru n�웛�liyi� m�tu u�k�rnt贍. ava�aik ka椿avu�a�, vic�l葉ci e�untu namask�ram pa黜i�贍. ava� �c�rv�ta� k�웙 v�윜irukka vi�ai ko�uttu vic�l葉ciyi� ma�iyilirunta ku�antaiyai v涉kit ta� ma�iyil vaittuk ko椿贍. ku�antai v�웙葺u a�at to�a�ki윜u. ''e�춊�am ko�u, n惜 a犁tapa�i vaittuk ko應uki읂�'' e췃u pantulu co���r. ava� akku�antaiyait ta� ka�ava춊�am ko�utt贍. avar ma�ikkup p벼avu�a�� ku�antaiy�kiya cantirikai a�ukaiyai ni웫ttiyatu ma葺uma췃i v�yait ti웏ntu pu�춁kai ceyyat to�a�ki�贍. ''ki�avarukku v튋o췃un teriy�vi葺�lum, ku�antaika�ai a犁tapa�i vaittuk ko�vatil mikavum camarttar'' e췃贍 ki�avi. ''�m�m! e춁kke�춁 teriyum? pa�ipput teriyum�, i�av�? n� t惜 cakalakal� pa椿itai'' e췃u colli v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu mu웫valitt�r. app�l, v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu tamakku j�.cuppirama�iya ayyar e�utiya ka�itattil ka椿apa�i vic�l葉ciyi� virutt�nta�ka�aiyell�m virittuk k�웙��r. avaru�aiya ma춁ivi itaik k뱉�u:- ''ce췃a v�ram ta�ka�aip p�rkkum poru葺ut ta쨇�v�r �ip�i kalek�ar oru ayya�k�r vantirunt�ra췃�? avar tamakku oru vitavaip pe� p�rttu viv�kam ceytu vaikkav뱝�ume췃u ta�ka�ai v뱝�i��ra췃�? avarukku intap pe黜aik ko�ukkal�m. iva�u�aiya mutal puru�a� iva� rutu �vata웛u mu��퉧i웏nt惜�? pinti i웏nt惜�?'' e췃u vi춁vi�贍. app틊u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu:- ''anta vi�ayam u춁kkuc collat tava웙vi葺묶�? it� colluki읂� k밸. iva�ukkup patt�m vayatil� antap puru�a� i웏ntu p벼惜. ava� i웏ntu p틐 ipp틊u pati춁intu varu�a�ka乙yi춁'' e췃�r. ''cari, appa�iy惜�l anta �ip�i kalek�ar y�t틆 葉c퉝ami췃i iva�ai ma�am purintu ko�v�r. muta� puru�a춙�a� k嚴iya춙pavikk�mal ka�춊p paruvattil� t�liya웫tta pe� tamakku v뱝�ume췃u avar co���ra췃�?'' e췃u ki�avi k뱉焌�. ''�m, iva�t惜 avar virumpiya la�ca�a�ka�ell�m poruntiyava乙ka irukki잀�. iva�ai avar avaciyam ma�am purintuko應a virumpuv�r. n� collumu춑�, n惜 intak ka�itattai v�cittup p�rtta m�ttirattil, �ip�i kalek�ar k틄al�yya�k�rai ni춁itt묶. 惜�l 'intap pe� avarai ma�am purintu ko應a u�a춑a�uv贍�' e춑atut惜 cant퉗am'' e췃u pantulu co���r. itaik k뱉�avu�a�� ki�avi:- ''묶? avari�attil e�춁 ku윜a� ka椿�r? elumiccam pa�am p튽� ni웏m; r�jap�rvai; parutta puja�ka�; aka췃a m�rpu; oru mayir k嚴a naraiyillai; nalla v�lipap paruvam �ip�i kalek�ar uttiy튻am pa黜uki잀r. etta춁i k비i tavam pa黜iy�, ava�ukku appa�ippa葺a puru�a� ki�aikka v뱝�um'' e췃贍. app틊u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu:- ''anta k틄al�yya�k�r n� co�춁 la�ca�a�ka�ell�m u�aiyavare춑atu meyy�. 惜�l c�r�yam ku�ikki잀r. m�mica p튺a춁m pa黜uki잀r. ka�ku�iyar v튋e�춁 nalla la�ca�a�ka�umu�aiyavar�ka iruppi춙m ava윜ai viraivil i�antu vi�uv�rka�. avarka�u�aiya celvamum pataviyum viraivil a�intu p틐 vi�um'' e췃�r. itu k뱉�u vic�l葉ci:- ''cari. avar e�춁i viv�kam ceytu ko應umpa�i 튋p葉u ceyyu�ka�. avaru�aiya ke葺a ku�a�ka�aiyell�m n惜 m�윜i vi�uki읂�'' e췃贍. ''ku�i va�akkattai m�윜a pirama t퉣a��l퉗嚴a mu�iy�tu'' e췃u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu co���r. ata웛u vic�l葉ci:- ''e���l mu�iyum. c�vittiri ta� ka�ava춁i yama춙lakattiliruntu m蜃�uk ko椿u varavillaiy�? pe�ka�u�aiya a춑ukku c�ttiyappa焌tu y�to췃umillai. n惜 avaru�aiya m�mica p튺a춁 va�akkattai u�a�� ni웫tti vi�uv묶. matu va�akkattai 틆ira椿u varu�a�ka�il ni웫tti vaipp묶. ma윜a la�ca�a�ka�ell�m avari�am nalla춁v�ka iruppat�l ivvira椿u ku윜a�ka�iruppatu peritillai. n惜 avarai ma�am purintu ko應a mu윜ilum cammatappa�uki읂�'' e췃贍. itu k뱉�u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu:- ''cari. p葉�up p葉at teriyum e췃�y�? 퉡묶um k�rtta춁m p葉u, k뱉p튾'' e췃�r. ''curutikkut tamp�r irukki웏t�?'' e췃u vic�l葉ci k뱉焌�. ''h�rm벼iyam irukki웏tu'' e췃u colli v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvi� ma춁ivi u應� p틐 oru n퉟ttiy惜a ci웙ya a�akiya 'm튶i�' pe葺iyai e�uttuk ko椿u vantu vic�l葉ciyi�am ko�utt贍. pe葺iyai ma�im�tu vaittu vic�l葉ci muta웛a葺ai curuti vaittukko椿u mikavum ca�춁m惜a a웤utam惜a kuralil tiy�kayyar ceyta ''m�rupalku ko��� l퉙ir�'' (ma웫mo�i coll�tiruppate�춁焌?) e췃a telu�kuk k�rtta춁iyaip p葉i�贍. k�l viralka�i��l t贍am p비焌�. app틊u anta v蜃�u v�calil oru m비焌r va椿i ni췃a cattam k뱉�atu. c퉣aka춐ruva� oru c蜃�aik ko椿u vantu v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvi�am ko�utt惜. ataip p�rttavu�a�� v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu e�untu ta� kaiyilirunta ku�antai cantirikaiyai vic�l葉ciyi�am n蜃�i��r. ava� k�rtta춁ttil pala ca�katika�u�a� a춙pallavi p葉i mu�ittu ma웫pa�i ''m�ru palka'' e췃a pallaviye�ukkun ta웫v�yilirunt贍. v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu ku�antaiyai n蜃�i춁vu�a��, vic�l葉ci ta� kaiyilirunta h�rm벼iyap pe葺iyaik k湜� vaittuvi葺u e�untu ni췃u ku�antaiyaik kaiyil v涉kik ko椿贍. ''e�춁 vic벋am? y�r vantirukki잀rka�? e췃a pantuluvai n튻ki avaru�aiya ma춁ivi k뱉焌�. ''k틄�layya�k�r� vantu vi葺�r. pa�am na�uvip p�lil vi�untatu'' e췃u colli v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu m퉘 v벋�iyai e�uttup p틆ttuk ko椿u, ma�ama�ave췃u ve�iy� ce췃�r. ivar ve�iy� p벼avu�a�, ki�avi vic�l葉ciyai n튻ki, ''avarka�iruvarum vant�l tamakku應� p퉏ikko椿irupp�rka�. n�m camaiya웏ikkup p틐vi�uv튾. i췃u pakalil k틄al�yya�k�r i�k퉧� p튺a춁m pa黜uv�r. avar pantuluvaip p�rkka vant�l, oru v밸ai �k�ram�vatu i�ku ceyy�mal p틍atu va�akkamillai. m퉘um ipp틊u avarukku raj�kk�lam. �tal�l n�m viruntukku a�aitt�l ma웫ttuc colla v뱝�iya h퉡u ir�tu. n�yum i�k퉧� iru. n贍aikkup p튻al�m. pantuluvukkum e춁kkum m�ttirame췃u oru rasam, a�춁m, ca侏i, appa�am pa黜ivaikkak karutiyirunt묶. ipp틊u viruntu vantu vi葺atu. n튋웫 v涉kikko椿u vanta ve�kay�mum pu�ala�k�yum ni웏iya mi쨇ik ki�akki췃a춁. ve�k�ya c�mp�r, t뱄k�y ca侏i, maic�r racam, pu�ala�k�y po�itt�val , va�ai, p�yacam ivva�avum p틊um. appa�attai ni웏iyap porittu vaipp튾. k틄�layya�k�rukkup poritta appa�attil m튻am atikam. cari. n� k�laiyil� sn惜am pa黜ivi葺u t惜 vantirukki잀y. ku�antaiyai v퉘aikk�riyi�am ko�utt�l vi�aiy葉�uk k葉�ik ko椿irupp贍. n� kaik�l alampivi葺u e�춙�a� camaiyalukku v�'' e췃贍. vic�l葉ci ''appa�iy� cari'' e췃贍. m�tar iruvarum camaiyala웏ikku應� pukunta춁r. v퉘aikk�riyum ku�antai cantirikaiyum avv蜃�uk kollaiyilirunta vist�ram惜a p鸚c튽aiyil mara ni�alil v�윜irunta pa�cika�i춁 vi�aiy葉�ukka�aiyum a웤utam惜a p葉�uka�aiyum racittuk ko椿irunta춁r. ku�antai cantirikaikku vayatu ipp틊u m耶웫 t惜�yi윜u. e춊춙m, atu ci웙t묶um koccaic co웛a�um ma�alaic co웛a�um ill�mal a�uttantiruttam�ka v�rttai collum. antak ku�antaiyi� kural ci웙ya ta�kap pull涉ku�ali� 튰aiyaip p벼웏tu. ku�antaiyi� a�ak� var�ikkun tarama췃u. teyvika r�pam; va춁ppi� ilakkiyam. c튽aip pa웏vaika�ell�m ikku�antaiyi� a�akaik ka椿u maya�kik ka�iko椿u ita� talaiyaic cu윜ic cu윜i va葺ami�al�yi춁. palavitak kuruvika�um, kuyilka�um, ki�ika�um, n�ka�av�yka�um ta�ka�ukkut terinta n�ta�ka�il mikavum a�akiya n�ta�ka�aip po웫kkiye�uttu, ikku�antaiyi� mu��� vantu ni췃olitta춁. v惜ara�ka� tamakkut terinta p�yccalka�ilum n葉�iya�ka�ilum mikavum viyakkattakka춁va윜ai ikku�antaika�ukkuk k性pitta춁. pu�춁kai ceyta malarc ci웫 v�yaic cantirikai m嚴av퉧illai. v惜amum, c�riya춙m, o�iyum, m퉗a�ka�um, mara�ka�um, ce�ika�um, ko�ika�um, malarka�um, cuntarap pa�cika�um k嚴ik k�lai n퉟attil vi�aivitta a웤utak k葉ciyilum, pa웏vaika�i� olika�ilum cantirikai cokkip p틐vi葺贍. oru camayam ava� ta�춁i ma웏ntu e�untu v惜attai n튻ki ni췃u ira椿u kaika�aiyum ko葺ikko椿u k�tt葉uv贍. oru camayam pa�cika�i� olika�ai a춙carittut t惜um k�vuv贍. i程a춁mirukkaiyil, v퉘aikk�ri ku�antaiyai n튻ki:- ''n� oru p葉�upp葉u'' e췃贍. ''attai ka윜uk ko�utta 'nantal�l' p葉�up p葉al�m�?'' e췃u cantirikai k뱉焌�. ''anta amm� u춁kkut t�yillaiy�? attaiy�?'' e췃u v퉘aikk�ri k뱉焌�. ata웛uc cantirikai:- ''e� tantaiyum, t�yum n惜 pi웏nta췃aikk� cettup p틐vi葺�rka�. inta ca�kati e춁kku attai co��贍. na�ur�ttiri v밸aiy�m, p�mi na�u�ki윜�m, p퉧k k�윜a�ittat�m. c벼ai ma�ai peytat�m. e�ka� �r mu�utum, ell� v蜃uka�um i�intu vi�untu, atta춁i ja춁�ka�um cettup p틐vi葺�rka乙m. e�ka� v蜃um i�intu app�, t�tt�, p葉�i, e�춙�aiya akk�m�r aintu ku�antaika� �kiya ell�rum cettup p틐vi葺�rka�. amm�vum attaiyumirunta kuccil m�ttiram i�intu vi�avillai. amm� vayi윜ukku應� n惜 irunt묶. app�l n惜 anta ir�ttiriyil퉧� pi웏nt묶. n惜 pi웏ntavu�a�� amm� cettup p벼贍. ituvell�m attai e춁kkuc co��贍. atu mutal e춁kkup pacuvi� p�lum c�tamum ko�uttu, attait惜 k�pp�윜ik ko椿u varuki잀�'' e췃u ta� ku�antaip p晟aiyil k�lma�i n퉟attil colli mu�ittatu. 惜�l u�ainta co웛a�um, ni웫tti, ni웫tti, y튰ittu, y튰ittu, mella mellap p퉏uvatum irunta춁v퉧all�tu, poru� vi�a�k�tatum uruc citaintatum�kiya kutalaic col o췃uk嚴ak ki�aiy�tu. i程a춁m anta a�akiya ku�antai p퉏ikko椿u varukaiyil ata� vi�ika�ilum ita�ka�ilum po웙 v�ciye�unta a춑uc cu�araiyum a웙vuc cu�araiyum pa�ippe� mikavum u윜u n튻ki kava춊ttuk ko椿u vant贍. ava� ata� a�akil maya�kip p틐 ata춁i e�uttu m�rp�rat ta�uvik ko椿u mukatt비u mukamo윜i muttami葺贍. anta camayam k�lai pati춐ru ma�iyirukkum. cukam惜a k�윜u v�cikko椿iruntatu. antap pa�ippe� ava�ai muttami�um ceykaiyai iruvar p�rttuk ko椿u ni췃a춁r. avviruvaril oruvar ava� m�tu k�tal ko椿�r. --- n惜k�m attiy�yam v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu v蜃�il viruntu m비焌r va椿iyiliruntu �ip�i kalek�ar k틄�layya�k�rait takka upac�ra v�rttaika�u�a� kaiko�utta�aittu vantu v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu v蜃�ukku� tamatu pa�ippa웏iyil n�웛�liyil u�k�rtti k�pi ko�arntu ko�utt�r. neyt t뱄ku�al n惜kait ti췃u, oru periya ve應i st�li ni웏iyak k�piyum ku�ittuvi葺u, k틄�layya�k�r ''h�'' e췃u 퉝pami葺uc c�yvu n�웛�liyi� m�tu c�yntu ko椿�r. avari�am v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu oru ve윜ilait ta葺u ni웏iya ve윜ilai, p�kku, cu黜�mpu v�ca춁it tiraviya�ka�u�a� ko椿u vaitt�r. atu mu�utaiyum ayya�k�r me췃u me췃u mukk�lma�i n퉟attil hatam pa黜ivi葺�r. app�l pantulu avari�am oru telu�ku pattirikaiyai n蜃�i��r. avar atai �timutal antam varai, vi�ampara�ka�u�pa�a, oru varik嚴a miccamill�mal v�cittu mu�itt�r. k틄�layya�k�r i�kil實, camaskirutam, tami�, telu�ku n惜ku p晟aika�ilum uyarnta payi웒iyu�aiyavar. ivar telu�ku jill�kka�il cila varu�a�ka�il v퉘ai p�rtta camayattil telu�ku p晟aiyait ta� t�y mo�ikku nikar�kap payi췃u ko椿�r. ivar pattirikai v�cittu mu�ittapi�, iruvarum v蜃�uk kollaiyil� p틐c ci웙tu n퉟am ul�vik ko椿irunta춁r; pi웏ku sn惜am pa黜i��rka�; p튺a춁m pa黜a u�k�rnt�rka�. t퉣al튻attu viruntu p벼웏 camaiyal pakkuvam. v�r퉏ali�kam pantulukku m�rccai p비at terintatu. itta춁i ruciy惜a u�avai avar tammu�aiya ja춎attil u椿atillai. ka춁vil ka椿atillai. ka웤a춁iyil e葺i춁tillai. ti�춁t ti�춁t ti�춁 ruci tevi葺av퉧illai. k틄�layya�k�ru�aiya mukattaip pantulu oru mu웏i tirumpip p�rtt�r. pantuluvi� mukattai ayya�k�r oru mu웏i tirumpip p�rtt�r. pantuluvi� ma춁ivi parim�웙k ko椿irunt贍. ''y�ru�aiya camaiyal teriyum�?'' e췃u pantuluvi� ma춁ivi k뱉焌�. ''k�laiyil vant贍�, antap pe黜u�aiya camaiyal�?'' e췃�r pantulu. ''�m'' e췃贍 pantuluvi� ma춁ivi. ''antap pe黜ai i�ku ca윜� varaccol. nammu�aiya k틄�layya�k�r ava�u�aiya mukatti� a�akaiyum ava� colli� a�akaiyum ava�a웙vi� a�akaiyum p�rkka v뱝�um. camaiyala�akai m�ttiram p�rtt�l p틊um�? anta mak� cuntariyi� cakala cauntarya�ka�aiyum p�rkka v뱝焌m�?'' e췃�r v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu. ''ava�ukku palam惜a talain틍u. camaiyal ciramam y�ttirai ciramam ell�m c퉟ntu ava�ukkut talain틍u u椿�kkivi葺a춁. ir�ttiri ava�ukku u�ampu n퉟�y vi�um. app틊u ayya�k�r ava�aip p�rkkal�m'' e췃u pantuluvi� ma춁ivi co��贍. app�l ne�un퉟am iruvarum �k�ram pa黜ik ko椿irunt�rka�. p튺a춁m mu�intu kaika�uvivi葺up pantuluvum ayya�k�rum ma웫pa�i pantuluvi� pa�ippa웏iyil vantu n�웛�lika�il u�k�rntu ko椿�rka�. m퉖aim퉘 pantuluvi� ma춁ivi ko椿u vantu vaitta t�mp�lattai e�uttup p비at to�a�kukaiyil ''ituv� cuvarkkam'' e췃u pantulu co���r. ''etu?'' e췃u pantaluvi� ma춁ivi k뱉焌�. ''ipp틊u ceyta p튺a춁m'' e췃u pantulu co���r. ''camaiyal ruciy�ka iruntat�?'' e췃u pantuluvi� ma춁ivi k틄�layya�k�rai n튻ki vi춁vi�贍. ''mikavum ruciy�ka iruntatu'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r co���r. anta camayattil k틄�layya�k�ru�aiya ma춁m a程a춁m ruciy�kac camaiyal ceyta pe黜i� a�akaiyum, putti nu�pattaiyum, colli춊maiyaiyu� ku웙ttu v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu ceyta var�a춁ika�aip pa윜ic cintikkal�yi윜u. ava�, u�maiy�kav� atta춁i a웤utam惜a pe�t惜�? allatu pantulu n�l�ciriyar�kaiy�l ve웫m� ka웤a춁i t惜 co���r�?'' e췃u avarukku 틆 aiyamu椿�yi윜u. app틊u pantulu ta� ma춁iviyai n튻ki, ''antap pe� ta�춙�a� ko椿u vantirukkum ku�antaiyai i�k� k嚴�i v�'' e췃�r. ''cari'' e췃u collip pantuluvi� ma춁ivi camaiyala웏ikku應� p벼贍. app틊u k틄�layya�k�r v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvai n튻ki:- ''antap pe� akku�antaikku u웏veppa�i?'' e췃u k뱉焌r. ''antap pe黜u�aiya tamaiya��r maka� akku�antai. avarka�u�aiya katai mikavum rasam惜atu. n惜 atai u�ka�ukkup pi춑u colluki읂�. mutal�vatu, akku�antaiyaip p�rttu ata춙�a� ci웙tu n퉟am camp晟a�ai ceyyu�ka�. attaiyi� puttikk�rmai ata웛um irukki웏tu. ava�u�aiya vayat�kump틊u akku�antaiyum ava�aip p튽av� carasvati r�pam�ka vi�a�kum'' e췃u pantulu co���r. pantuluvi� ma춁ivi ku�antai cantirikaiyai a�aittuk ko椿u vant贍. cempa葺up p�v葉ai; cempa葺uc ca葺ai; cempa葺u n葉�vil� pi�춁l, ceyya ku�kumap po葺u, antak ku�antai vic�l葉ciyaip p튽 irupattaintu vayat�kump틊u carasvati svar�pam�ka vi�a�kume췃u pantulu co���r. 惜�l atai ipp틊u p�rkkaiyil atu ci웙ya la�cumit퉣i vikraham�ka vi�a�ki윜u. atu ciritt�l r튺�pp� nakaippatu p튽irukkum. ata� kaika�um k�lka�um ta�katt�l ceyyappa葺a춁 p벼웙runta춁. ata� mukam nilavaik ko椿u camaikkappa葺atu p벼웙runtatu. ata� mo�ika� po� v辰aiyil kantarvar v�cikkum n�tamp튽 olitta춁. ata� kaik�l iyakka�ka� t퉣astir�ka�i� n葉�iyac ceyalka�aiyottirunta춁. intak ku�antaiyaip p�rttavu�a�� k�laiyil ita� mukatt비u mukamo윜i muttami葺u nakaittuk ko椿irunta pa�ippe黜u�aiya a�akiya t틹웏m k틄�layya�k�ri� ma춁kka黜ukku mu��� e�untatu. ''ku�ant�y, u춁kkup p葉�up p葉at teriyum�?'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r k뱉焌r. ''teriyum'' e췃贍 cantirikai. ''e�k�'', o췃u p葉u, k뱉p튾'' e췃�r k틄�layya�k�r. ''attai e춁kkuk ka윜uk ko�utta nantal�l p葉�up p葉al�m�?'' e췃u cantirikai k뱉焌�. ''p葉u'' e췃�r k틄�layya�k�r. cantirikai p葉at to�a�ki�贍:- nantal�l p葉�u yatukula k�mp틊i r�kam-�ti t贍am. sass�s�-samm�pat�-patatapapamap�-p�p� pan�satap�-m�k�-sarimakar�-kekaririsas�. p�rkku marattilell�m, nantal�l�-ni췃a� paccai ni웏nt벼웫ta焌, nantal�l�; k�kkaic ci웏ki춊l�, nantal�l�-ni췃a� kariyavi�i t벼웫ta焌, nantal�l�; k뱉ka moliyi lell�m, nantal�l�-ni췃a� k�ta micaikku ta焌, nantal�l�; t�kku� viralai vaitt�l, nantal�l�-ni�춁it t辰�u mi춑an t벼웫ta焌, nantal�l�. intap p葉�a�ai mikavum metuv�ka, ovv틆a�iyaiyum ira椿u taram colli icai tava잀mal, t贍an tava잀mal, kantarvak ku�antai p葉uvatu p튽 akku�antai mikavum a웤utam�kap p葉i mu�ittatu. k틄�layya�k�rukku m�rccai p비�uvi�at terintatu. avar tammu�aiya ja춎attil ivvita ca�k�tam k뱉�atillai; ka춁vil ka椿atillai; ka웤a춁iyil e葺iyatillai. ''itut惜 cuvarkkam'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r co���r. ''etu?'' e췃u pantuluvi� ma춁ivi k뱉焌�. ''intak ku�antaiyi� p葉�u'' e췃u ayya�k�r co���r. ''ca�k�tam�? kavitaiy�? intak ku�antaiyi� kural�? iva윜u� etu cuvarkkam p튽irukki웏tu?'' e췃u pantuluvi� ma춁ivi k뱉焌�. ata웛u k틄�layya�k�r- ''m耶웫m kalantu cuvarkkam p벼웙runtatu. vic벋am�ka, ita� kural mikavum teyv�kam惜atu. kuralk嚴a avva�avillai. intak ku�antai p葉iya m�tiriy� �ccariyam'' e췃�r. ''ku�antaiyi� a�akaiyum p葉ukaiyil atu k性pitta puttikk�rmaiyaiyum c퉟ttuc collu�ka�'' e췃u pantulu co���r. ''avaiyum c퉟ntut惜'' e췃u ayya�k�r co���r. ivarka� i程a춁m viyappurai collik ko椿irukkaiyil akku�antai e�untu a웏iyai vi葺u ve�iy� 비ip p틐vi葺atu. ata� pi웏k� pantuluvi� ma춁iviyum ce췃uvi葺贍. app틊u k틄�layya�k�r v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvai n튻ki, ''intak ku�antaiyaiyum ita� attaiyaiyum pa윜iya katai colvat�kat terivitt�rka鍮? ipp틊u colluki잆rka乙?'' e췃u k뱉焌r. pantulu p�kampam mutal�ka n贍atuvarai t�ma웙ntu ko椿a a�avil avviruvaru�aiya katai mu�utaiyum c涉k틄涉kam�ka e�utturaitt�r. ''e� ja춎am palitam�y vi葺atu'' e췃�r k틄�layya�k�r. ''ateppa�i?'' e췃u pantulu k뱉焌r. ''ippa�ippa葺a pe黜oruttiyai viv�kam ceyyum poru葺�kav� n惜 ne�u�k�lam�kak k�ttirunt묶. ipp틊u e� ma�틆atam ni웏iv튋ivi葺atu'' e췃�r ayya�k�r. itaik k뱉�u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu kalakalave췃u nakaitt�r. ''묶 cirikki잆rka�?'' e췃u ayya�k�r k뱉焌r. ''viv�kam mu�intu vi葺atup튽 n薪ka� p퉏uki잆rka鍮! ataik k뱉�u nakaitt묶. ta�ka�ai ma�am purintu ko應a antap pe� cammatipp贍� m葉焌類? i췃u r�ttiri ava� p튺a춁 k�lattil namm비iruntu viruntu�p贍. c�t�ra�am�ka, intu stir�ka�i�am k性appa�um poynn性am ava�i�attil ci웙t묶um ki�aiy�tu. app틊u n薪ka�iruvarum parasparam cantittu camp晟a�ai ceyya i�amu椿�kum. n贍aik k�laiyil e� ma춁iviyi� m�lam�ka antap pe黜u�aiya cammatattai vic�rittut terintu ko應al�m. ava� cammatamu�arttuv贍�yi�, pi웏ku viv�kattukku v뱝�iya 튋p葉uka� ceyyal�m'' e췃u pantulu co���r. itaik k뱉�u k틄�layya�k�r ''appa�iy惜�l i췃aikkum n贍aikkum n惜 i�k퉧� ta�ka�u�aiya virunt贍iy�ka iruntu vi�uki읂�. e춁kku v튋e�kum evvitam惜a k�riyamumillai'' e췃�r. ''appa�iy� ceyyu�ka�'' e췃�r pantulu. pi웏ku v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu tammu�aiya p묶� maikk嚴u mutaliya karuvika�ai e�uttu 퉡� e�uttu v퉘ai ceyyat to�a�ki��r. k틄alayya�k�r c�yvu n�웛�liyil c�yntapa�iy� nittirai p틐vi葺�r. k틄alayya�k�r t俺kik ko椿irukkaiyil camaiyala웏ikku� m�tariruvarum ir�ttiri p튺a춁ttukku v뱝�iya �yatta�ka� ceytu ko椿irunta춁r. mika vist�ram惜a camaiyal; a웫cuvaika�um viyappu웏c camaintatu. v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvi� ma춁ivi camaiyal to�ilil mikat t퉟cci p웕웏va�. namatu vic�l葉ciy� ava�ilum �yirama�a�ku atikat t퉟cci ko椿ava�. k틄�layya�k�r pir�ma�a �c�ra�ka�aik kaivi葺up p晟a椿ar�y vi葺ap틊ilum, ''pir�ma鎚: p튺a춁priy�: '' (pir�ma�ar u�avil piriyamu�aiy틆) e췃a v�kkiyattai a춙carippatil c�m惜ya vaitika pir�ma�arka�aik k葉�ilum ne�unt�ram m튋pa葺avar. pir�ma�arka�ai ku윜a� colla v뱝�ume췃a karuttu�a� m튋pa�i v�kkiyattaip palar upay튻appa�uttuki잀rka�. 'p�rpp惜ukkuc c틹웫 ruciyil m튻am atikam' e췃u ma윜a j�tiy�r c�t�ra�am�kac colli varuki잀rka�. pir�ma�arka鍮 cila camaya�ka�il itait ta�ka� j�tikku iya웛aiyil amaintatoru ku웏i p튽a p퉏ikko應uki잀rka�. cila camaya�ka�il tammait t�m viyantu ko應um n튻kattu�a� oru perumaiy�ka avvaca춁ttaik kaiy葉uki잀rka�. v튋u cila camaya�ka�il ma윜a j�tiy�ri�amiruntu pa�a� k뱉pata웛u muk�ntaram�ka inta v�kkiyattait tavirkko鎚ta vitiyaip pulappa�uttuvatu p튽 e�utturaikki잀rka�. 惜�l inta v�kkiyam ve웫m picake췃u n惜 ni춁ikki읂�. ''sarv� jan�: p튺a춁ppiriy�:'' ell� ja춁�ka�um p튺a춁ttil piriyamu�aiyavarka� e춑atu e�춙�aiya apippir�yam. u�avi� a�avai e�uttu n튻ki� c�t�ra�a pir�ma�a춐ruva춁ik k葉�ilum c�t�ra�a c�ttira� - ma웏va�, allatu i�aiya�, allatu u�ava�, entat to�il贍iyum-n贍o췃ukkuk ku웏inta pa�cam m耶웫 ma�a�ku atikam�kat ti�춙ki잀�. 涉kil퉧a� o춑atu ma�a�ku atikam�ka u�ki잀�. jerm惜iya� irupatt및u pa�ku atikam�kat ti춌i잀�. i춊, a�avai vi葺uvi葺u, �k�ratti� pakkuva p퉡a�ka�ai e黜umi�att� atil pir�ma�ar, all�t�r e췃a p�kup葉�ukki�amillai. celvarka� u�avaip palavakaiy�kap pakkuva�ka� ceytu pucikki잀rka�. 및aika� cilavakaip pakkuva�ka鍮 ceyki잀rka�. parama 및aika乙y, oru v밸ai c틹웫kkum va�iyill�ta ja춁�ka鍮, inn葉�il, la�caka�akk�ka malintu ki�akki잀rka�. ivarka� k養um ka쨇iyum oruk�l mi�ak�yum tavira v튋uvitam惜a pakkuva�ka�ai u黜utal arumaiyilum arumaiyilum arumai. itta춁i ko�iya 및mai nilaiyil perump�lum pa應ar pa웏iyarka�um c�ttirarka�il t饍nta vakuppi춁rum� irukki잀rka�. 惜�l ma윜a vakupp�rilum palar anta stitikku mika cam�pattil tatta�ittuk ko椿irukki잀rka�. pir�ma�arka�ilum a程a춁m� palar antap parit�pakaram惜a nilaiyil akappa葺ut tavikkatt惜 ceyki잀rka�. 惜�l inta t퉏attil ma윜a j�ti 및aika�aik k葉�ilum pir�ma�a 및aika�ukku mukkiyam�ka vaitika pir�ma�arka�ukku, i��m c�pp葉u atikam�kak ki�aikkum va�iy튋pa葺irukki웏tu. e춊춙m ivvi�ayattil pir�ma�are췃um all�tare췃um pirivu ceytal porunt�tu. potuppa�aiy�ka 및aika�i� v蜃�il ceyvataik k葉�ilum celvar v蜃�il ka웙 ku�ampu mutaliya pat�rtta�ka�il atika vakuppukka� camaikki잀rka�e췃u coll�m. inta vitikkup pala vi�akkuka�umallat�l, 'potuppa�aiy�ka' e췃묶. 묶e췃�l celvamirunta p틊ilum l틄a ku�amu�aiy틆i� v蜃uka�il p튺a춁 vakaika� mikak ku웏iv�katt惜 irukkum. taviravum, to�il ceyy�mal c튾p튋ika乙ka v饍um celvarka�ukkum, poru� t뱉uvatilum ataik k�ppatilum mitami쨇iya kavalai celuttum celvarka�ukkum j�r�a cakti epp틊um parama m튰am�kav� irukkum�tal�l, avarka� v蜃�il etta춁i vakaiy惜a pakkuva�ka� ceytap틊ilum o췃ilum ruciy튋pa焌tu. 튋ke춁v�, ittaiy틆 p튺a춁ppiriyar e췃u collattak�r. a�춁t tuv벋amu�aiy틆ai p튺a춁ppiriyar e췃u k�웫vateppa�i? inta vi�ayattaik ku웙ttu i�춙m atika vist�ram�ka e�utal�m. e춊춙m, p튺a춁m pa黜uvatil ell틆um viruppu�aiy틆eye춊lum, p튺a춁 vi�ayattaik ku웙ttu n辰�a pirast�pam na�attuvatil ta웛�lattup pa�ippup pa�ittavarka�ukku atikac cuvaiy튋pa焌t�kaiy�lum, inn�l pa�ipp틆il evvita ruciyu�aiy틆ukkum atika aruciy튋pa焌mal kataiye�uta v뱝�ume춑atu e�춙�aiya n튻kam�tal�lum e춁tu karuttai i�ku curukkam�kac colli mu�ittuvi�uki읂�. evvakaiy�ka n튻kumi�attum pir�ma�ar p튺a춁ppiriyar e췃u k�웙 avvakuppi춁r ivvi�ayattil potu ma춊ta j�tiyi췃um v튋upa葺a ku�amu�aiy틆e췃u ku웙ppi�um pa�amo�i yuktamillaiye춑at� e� apipr�yam. itu ni웛a. k틄�layya�k�rukku j�r�a cakti atikam. v�mas묶a춙kku 'viruk틊ara�' 틁�y vayi웫�aiy벼-e췃a peyaro췃u u椿u. 틁�ykkup paci atikam�m. ti�춁t ti�춁-evva�avu ti췃ap틊ilum-c�t�ra�am�ka ata� paci a�a�kuvatillaiy�m. u�aikkump틊u mikavum t�virattu�a춙m nit惜attu�a춙m c튾pare춑atu ci웙t묶umill�malum u�aitt�l, ma춊tar ippa�ippa葺a paci pe웏l�m. to�il ceyvatil valimai celutta v뱝�um. oruva춁tu mu�u valimaiyaiyum celuttic ceyyappa�um to�il� to�il�m. 惜�l, evva�avu to�il ceyta p틊ilum, ata��l u�ampukku ciramamu椿�k�ta va黜am�kac ceyyav뱝�um. v퉟kka v퉟kka kasrat e�uppava� camartta춁lla�. etta춁i kasrat e�utt�lum v퉟vai t벼잀tapa�i tantiram�ka e�uppava�� camartta�. itai oru v밸ai c�t�ra�a mallar a�k�k�ram ceyyat tikaikkakk嚴um. 惜�l n�웫 kasrat pa黜i춁 m�ttirattil퉧� u�ampell�m veyarttuk ko葺ip p튻um ma춊ta춁ik k葉�ilum, �yiram kasrat ceytapi� veyarkkum ma춊ta� atika camartta� atika palav惜 e춑atai y�rum ma웫kkam葉焌rka�. intak ka�akkaitt惜 n惜 i�춙m ci웙tu t�ram e葺ip p비uki읂�. kasrat ceyyum to�il�yi춙m, kataiye�utum to�il�yi춙m-ell�vitam惜a to�ilukkum tattuvam o췃퉧�m. at�vatu ma춁til ciraman t벼웙ya pi웏ku t惜 u�ampil ciraman t벼웫ki웏tu. acaikka mu�iy�ta po웫maiyu�a� to�il ceyt�l m묶m퉘um putiya rattam peruki, u�ampil m묶m퉘um o�iyum valiyum viruttiya�aintu ko椿u varum. inta va�iyil v�mac묶a춙kku �yiram po� ko�ukkal�me�춊l, k틄�layya�k�rukkup pattup po� ko�ukkal�m. avva�avu pa椿itar. e춁v� matum�micap pa�akka�ka乙l, v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu etirp�rttapa�i, k틄�layya�k�r atta춁i viraiv�ka i웏ntu p틍�re췃u etirp�rkka i�amillai. itu ni웛a. k틄�layya�k�r p튺a춁 piriyarka�il� cir벋�ar. inta vi�ayam pantuluvi� ma춁ivikku mikavum na췃�kat teriyum. e춁v�, vic�l葉ciyi� vi�ika�e�춙m valaikku� k틄�layya�k�ri� irutayame췃a m惜ai v湜ttuvata웛u irai p비um amcattil k틄�layya�k�ru�aiya vayi윜ukku st�lam�kiya viruntu p비uvat� takka iraiye췃u t�rm惜ittuk ko椿u, v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvi� ma춁ivi mikavum k튽�kalam�kac camaiyal pa黜i�贍. muppatu vakaik ka웙; muppatu vakai ca葺i춊; muppatu vakai poriyal;-ell�m pacu neyyil. ilai p비�u jalan te�ittup parim�웫tal to�a�kivi葺atu. n�lilai; ku�antaikko췃u;vic�l葉cikko췃u; pantuluvukko췃u; k틄�-layya�k�rukko췃u. pantuluvi� ma춁ivi parim�웫ki잀�. pantuluvum k틄�layya�k�rum vantu mutal�vat�ka u�k�rnt�rka�. ci웙tu n퉟attukkell�m vic�l葉ciyum ku�antaiyum vantu u�k�rnta춁r. p튺a춁m to�a�ki na�aipe윜u varuki웏tu. ci웙tu n퉟am ka�intavu�a�� k틄�layya�k�r vic�l葉ciyai n튻ki:- ''vic�l葉ci e�k�'' e췃u k뱉焌r. iva�t惜 vic�l葉ciye춑atu avarukkut teriy�tu. pa�ippe黜aiyum ku�antaiyaiyum o췃�ka n튻kiyatu mutal�ka appa�ip pe黜� vic�l葉ci e췃a pir�ntiyil avar maya�kiyirunt�r. ''n惜t惜 vic�l葉ci'' e췃贍 vic�l葉ci. ''n�y� vic�l葉ci?'' e췃�r k틄�layya�k�r. ''�m'' e췃贍 vic�l葉ci. ''k�laiyil ikku�antaiyu�a� c튽aiyil vi�aiy葉ik ko椿irunta pe� y�r?'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r k뱉焌r. ''ava� ikku�antaiyu�a� vi�aiy葉ik ko椿irukkavillai. intak ku�antaikkuk k�val k�ttuk ko椿irunt贍. ava� pantulu v蜃�u v퉘aikk�ri'' e췃u vic�l葉ci co��贍. k틄�layya�k�rukku ne쨇ukku� oru p퉟i�i vi�untatu p튽�yi윜u. k�laiyil p鸚c튽aiyil v퉘aikk�ri cantirikaiyai muttami葺ap틊u acceykaiyai iruvar p�rttat�kavum avviruvaru� oruvar anta v퉘aikk�riyi� m�tu k�tal ko椿a춁re췃um ce췃a attiy�yatti� i웫tiyil colliyirukki읂�. a程a춁m n튻kiya iruvar k틄�layya�k�rum pantuluvum, k�tal ko椿avar k틄�layya�k�r. anta v퉘aikk�rikku irupatu vayatirukkum. mikavum a�aku�aiya pe�. vic�l葉ciyi� a�aku a웙vum payi웒iyum kalanta a�aku. pa�ippe黜u�aiya a�aku kir�miyam惜atu. e춊lum, ipp틊u vic�l葉ciyai n튻kumi�att� k틄�layya�k�rukku iva� atika a�ak�, ava� atika a�ak� e췃a camucayam튋pa葺atu. ka�ka�ai m嚴ikko椿u ma춁vi�iy�l pa�ippe黜u�aiya va�ivattai n튻kuv�r. pi웏ku ka黜ai vi�ittu etir� ni웛um vic�l葉ciyi� mukattaip p�rpp�r. ippa�i ira椿u m耶웫 taram ka黜ai m嚴i m嚴i vi�ittuc c틊a춁i ceytu p�rttatil avaru�aiya puttikku i���rt惜 atika a�ake춑atu niccayappa�avillai. e춊lum, vic�l葉ciyai ma�am purintu ko�vat� poruntume췃a y튰a춁i oru ka�am avarukku椿�yi윜u. �yi춙m, k�tal valiyata췃�? k�talukketir� enta cakti, enta y튰a춁i ni웛avallatu? k�tal i웫tiyil� ve윜i pe윜ut tirum. k틄�layya�k�r�! ummu�aiya viti u웫tiy�y vi葺atu. umakku vic�l葉ciyai ma�ampurintu ko應um p�kkiyam i춊k ki�aiy�tu. k�talai etirttu y�r�lum o췃um ceyya mu�iy�tu. ata� p튻ku k葉�ut t�yi� p튻kaiyottatu. atu t惜�kav� erintu ta�iyav뱝�um. allatu, teyv�kac ceyal�kap peruma�ai peytu atait ta�ikkav뱝�um. ma윜apa�i, ma춊tar ta黜�rvi葺u avippatu e춑atu c�ttiyamillai. ne�un퉟am p튺a춁ttil celavi葺�rka�. pala vi�aya�ka�aik ku웙ttu camp晟a�ai na�aipe윜atu. 惜�l k틄�layya�k�r n�vilirunta racam p틐vi葺atu. avar anta a웤utam惜a pakkuva�ka�ai ruciyi췃i u椿�r. pantuluvi� ma춁iviyum pantuluvum etirp�rtta va黜am avar ni웏iya u黜avumillai. ovvoru vakaiyilum ci웙tu ci웙tu椿�r. p퉏cilum avarukku atika racam튋pa�avillai. �k�ram mu�ivu pe윜atu. pa�ukkaikkup p튻umu�춁r k틄�layya�k�rum pantuluvum pa�ippa웏iyil ta춊y� iruntu ve윜ilai p비�uk ko椿�rka�. app틊u pantuluvai n튻ki k틄�layya�k�r-''pantuluk�ru, n惜 vic�l葉ciyai viv�kam ceytu ko應ap p틍atillai'' e췃�r. ''묶? ava�i�am e�춁 ku웏i ka椿�r?'' e췃u pantulu k뱉焌r. ata웛u k퉝�layya�k�r -''ava�i�am n惜 e�춁 ku윜am ka웤ikka mu�iyum? vic�l葉ci carva cupa la�ca�a�ka�um poruntiyava乙kav� irukki잀�. e춊lum, ma윜oruttikku e춁tu ne쨇ai n惜 k性ikkai celuttivi葺묶. ma윜oruttiyi� m�tu k�talu�aiy묶'' e췃�r. ''atai n薪ka� e�춊�am k�laiyil collavillaiy�? k�laiyil vic�l葉ciyai ma�am purintu ko應a mikavum �valu�a춊ruppatu p튽 v�rttai co���rka鍮? ipp틊u ti蠢re췃u ta�ka�u�aiya ma춁m m�웙yiruppata� k性aram y�tu?'' e췃u pantulu vi춁vi��r. ''e춁kkuk k�laiyil teriy�ta, e춁tu ne쨇ai ma윜oruttikkup pa웙ko�uttuvi葺묶 e췃a ceyti e춁kkipp틊ut惜 terintatu'' e췃�r ayya�k�r. ''a�te程a춁m'' e췃a pantulu k뱉焌r. app틊u k틄�layya�k�r k�laiyil� p鸚c튽aiyil pa�ippe黜um ku�antai cantirikaiyumiruppatu ka椿u t�m pa�ippe� m�tu k�mu윜a ceytiyaiyum, app�l antak ku�antaiyi� attai e췃a p퉏cu varump틊ell�m t�m antap pa�ippe黜� akku�antaiyi� attaiye췃u tava잀kak karuti vanta ceytiyaiyum, app�l ir�ttiri p튺a춁 camayattil tamatu tava웫 tamakku vi�a�kiya ceytiyaiyum pantuluvi�am viriv�kak k�웙��r. ataik k뱉�avu�a�� pantulu nakaitt�r. ''k�tal�vatu, uru�aikki�a�k�vatu! ayya�k�r sv�mika鍮, pa�ippe黜ai e程a춁m ma�am purintu ko應ap p튻i잆rka�?'' e췃u pantulu k뱉焌r. itu k뱉�u k틄�layya�k�r-''antak k�riyam avva�avu t�ram ciramame췃u e� puttikkut t벼웏villai. n贍aikkuk k�laiyil po�utu vi�intavu�a�� ava�aiya�aittu ava�u�aiya cammatattai a웙ntu ko�v튾. ava� cammatappa�uv贍�yi�, app�l ava�u�aiya pantukka�aik ka椿u p퉏i v뱝�iya 튋p葉uka� ceytu mu�ittuvi葺u i�춙m oru v�rattukku� viv�kattai na�attivi�al�m. itil ciramame�k퉧irukki웏tu?'' e췃�r. app틊u pantulu-''ta�ka�aip p벼웏 st惜amum matippu�aiya ma춊tarai antap pe� ma�am ceytuko應a mika viraivil cammatappa�uv贍. ava�u�aiya pantukka�um k뱉�am�ttirattil i�a�kivi�uv�rka�. itilell�m atikak ka亢amillai. 惜�l n薪ka� antap pa�ippe黜ai ma�am purintu ko椿�l atai ulakatt�r ka椿u tikaippa�aintu ta�ka�aip putti cuv�t勝ama윜avare췃u ni춁ipp�r ta�ka�ukku matippu mikavum ku웏intup틐vi�um'' e췃�r. ''carkk�r v퉘ai p튻�t�! ata웛u y�toru h惜iyum var�tu. i�kil實 r�jyam! ta쨇�v�r carap튺i mah�r�j�vi� 葉ciyillai! enta j�tiy�r enta j�tip pe黜ai ma�am purintu ko椿a p틊ilum, i�kil實 r�jyattil ta椿a춁i ki�aiy�tu' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r co���r. ata웛up pantulu-''avvi�ayam e춁kkut teriy�tata췃u. t涉ka� v퉘aikk�riyai ma�am purintu ko�vat�l u�ka�m�tu r�j涉ka atirupti 튋pa焌tu. u�ka� uttiy튻attukku y�toru t薪kum n퉟�tu. 惜�l, u�ka�u�aiya cin퉗itarka�um u�ka�u�a� camapataviyu�aiya pi웏rum u�ka�ai ika�cciy�kap p퉏uv�rka�. 'matippu�a� v饍ntava춙kku n퉟um apak�rtti mara�attaik k葉�ilum ko�iyatu e췃u ka黜a� pakavat k�taiyil colluki잀r. anta apak�rttiyaik ku웙tt� n惜 a쨇uki읂�'' e췃�r. ituk뱉�u k틄�layya�k�r-''ve웫m� vitav� viv�kam ceytu ko椿�lum pantukka�um cin퉗itarka�um apak�rtti c�윜att惜 ceyv�rka�. ata웛ut tu�inta n惜 ita웛ut tu�ital perita췃u. pantukka�um cin퉗itarka�um ci웙tu k�lam varai v�y 틐�mal pa�i t�윜ik ko椿irupp�rka�. pi웏ku avarka�ukk� calippu椿�yvi�um. or� ca�katiyaip pa윜i etta춁i n贍 p퉏uvatu? or� ma춊ta춁i etta춁i k�lam t�윜ik ko椿iruppatu? n贍a�aivil ell�m cariy�yvi�um. j�tippira亢am irukkatt惜 ceyyum. c�kumvarai pantakka�u�a� panti p튺a춁mum campantamum ceyya mu�iy�mal p튻um. 惜�l inta ciramam vic�l葉ciyai ma�ampurintu ko椿�lum 튋pa�att惜 ceyyum. j�tip pira亢am epp틊umu椿u. 惜�l atai n惜 poru葺�kkavillai. ulakam vic�lam惜atu. pir�ma�arka� nammaik kaivi葺a p틊ilum c�ttirarka� kaivi�a m葉焌rka�. pir�ma�ari� tokai ku웏ivu. c�ttirarka�i� ja춁ttokai inta n葉�il atikam. �tal�l, oruva춙kku j�tip pira亢attiliruntu n퉟um ka亢am atikamir�tu. cin퉗itarka�um inta vi�ayatti� putumai m�웙 itu pa�a� ceytiy�y vi葺a m�ttirattil mu춑튽av� e�춙�a� pa�akat to�a�kivi�uv�rka�. �rv�yai m嚴a oru ulai m嚴iyu椿u. ata� peyar k�lam. pa�aiya cin퉗itarka� kaivi葺a p틊ilum, putiya cin퉗itar 튋pa�uv�rka�. pa�am u應avarai oruva춙kku cin퉗itarillaiye췃a ku웏ivu n퉟i焌tu. carkk�r uttiy튻a mu應avarai cin퉗itarillaiye췃a ku웏ivu n퉟�tu'' e췃�r. ''irunt�lum t涉ka� anta v퉘aikk�riyai ma�ampurintu ko�vatil e춁kku cammatillai. ulakatt�ri� apav�tattaip poru�pa�utt�mal namatu ma춁cc葉ciyi춑a�i na�appat� takum e춑at� n惜 a�k�k�ram ceytu ko應uki읂�. ulakatti� apav�tam peritillai. 惜�l, n薪ka� virumpuki웏pa�i viv�kam ceytuko應ak k嚴�te춑ata웛u v튋u k�ra�a�ka�umirukki췃a춁'' e췃u v�r퉏ali�ka pantulu co���r. ''antak k�ra�a�ka�aiye�uttu vi�akku�ka�'' e췃�r k틄�layya�k�r. ''mutal�vatu, antap pa�ippe� ci웙t묶um kalvippayi웒iyill�tava�. kalvip payi웒iyill�vi�i춙m m튋kulattup pe�ka�i�am paramparaiy�ka 튋pa�akk嚴iya n�karika o�ukka�ka�um na�aika�um tarma ㅰ춁mum k湜kkulattup pe�ka�i�am ir�. itaiyell�m utt퉏ikkumi�att�, n薪ka� antap pa�ippe黜ai ma�am purintu ko應utal mikavum tak�ta k�riyam'' e췃u pantulu co���r. ata웛u k틄�layya�k�r-''nalla pa�ippu, nalla payi웒i, ci웏nta o�ukkam, nalla ca�k�ta ㅰ춁m - i�춙m etta춁iy� la�ca�a�ka�u�aiya pe黜aitt惜 ma�ampurintu ko應av뱝�ume췃u n惜um ni춁ittirunt묶. 惜�l atuvell�m e� ma춁til u�maiy惜a k�tal t벼웫 mu�춁r ni춁itta ni춁ippu. ipp틊u ma춎ata� e� ne쨇il ci�k�ta춁mi葺u v�윜iruntu v튋oru p葉a� colluki잀�. pa�ippup peritillai. payi웒i peritillai. o�ukkam peritillai. k�tal ta�춊l퉧퉡惜 i춊tu. ma윜atell�m patar. k�talo췃� poru�. m퉘um, k湜kkulattup pe�ka� takka tarma ㅰ춁mill�malirupp�rka�e췃u ni춁ippatu tava웫. ell� j�tiy�rukku應um tarmavu�arcciyu�aiya 性ka�um pe�ka�um irupp�rka�. a�ta윜avarum ell� j�tika�ilum irupp�rka�. m튋kulattukkuriya n�karika na�aika�aik k湜kkulattup pe�ka� mika viraivil� ka윜uk ko應a mu�iyum. anta n�karika na�aika�e춑a춁 celvatt�lum st惜att�lum 튋pa�uva춁. avai paramparaiy�l� t惜 vi�aiya v뱝�ume췃a avaciyamillai. pa�akkatt�l u椿�yvi�um. e�춙�a� oru varu�am ku�iyirunt�l p틊um. antap pa�ippe黜ukku n�karika na�aika�ell�m veku c�t�ra�am�ka 튋pa葺uvi�um. pa�ippu mutaliya춁vum n惜 viraivil� ava�ukkuk ka윜uk ko�uppata웛uriya 튋p葉uka� ceytuvi�uv묶'' e췃u ayya�k�r co���r. ''ulaka a춙pavamill�ta pati��lu vayatup paccaip pi應aika� collakk嚴iya v�rttai itu. muppatu vayat�y, uyarnta carkk�r v퉘aiyiliruntu cakalavita laukika a춙pava�ka�umu�aiya t涉ka� inta v�rttai colvatu k뱉�u e춁kku mika viyappu椿�ki웏tu. k�tal m耶웫 n贍 ni웛um poru�. ve웫m� putumaiyai �t�ram�kak ko椿atu. putumai m�웙p p벼avu�a� k�tal pa웏ntu p틐vi�um. app�l ka춁m惜a a웙vup payi웒iy�lum o�ukkatt�lum tampatika�ukku� 튋pa�um pa윜utal� nilaiyu�aiyatu'' e췃u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu co���r. ''m耶웫 n葉ka�il m�웏kk嚴iya putumaiyu�arccikku k�tale췃u peyarillai. ata� peyar pir�nti. anta pir�nti e� u應attil e�akk嚴iyata췃u. avvita mayakka�ka� t벼잀tapa�i e� u應attai n惜 na췃�kat tiruttip pa�pa�utti vaittirukki읂�. k�tale춑atu t퉣al튻attu vastu. ivvulakattukku v饍kkai m�웙yap틊ilum atu m�잀tu. c�vittiriyum catyav惜um; lail�vum maj��vum; r튾iy틍um j�liyettum ko椿irunt�rka鍮, anta vastukkuk k�tale췃u peyar. atu a�iy�ta nitya vastu. imayamalai ka�alil mitantap틊ilum, k�tal poyttup p튻�tu. attakaiya k�tal n惜 antap pa�ippe� m�tu ko椿irukki읂�'' e췃u ayya�k�r co���r. cevi�a� k�til ca�k�tuvatu p튽 v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu palapala niy�ya�ka� k�웙 antap pa�ippe� m�tu k틄�layya�k�r ko椿irukkum maiyalai aka윜ivi�a muya웒i ceyt�r. ivar p�ti p퉏ik ko椿irukkump틊� k틄�layya�k�r ko葺�vi vi�at to�a�ki vi葺a焌r. avarukkup pantuluvi� v�rttaika�il ruciyillai. itaiyu�arnta pantulu-'' cari inta vi�ayattaik ku웙ttu vist�ram�ka n贍aikkuk k�laiyil p퉏ikko應al�m. ipp틊u nittirai ceyyap p틍튾'' e췃�r. app틊u k틄�layya�k�r-''a程a춁m� ceyv튾. 惜�l t俺kap p튻umu� t涉ka� tayavu ceytu e춁kkoru vi�ayan terivikka v뱝�um. antap pa�ippe� y�r? ava�u�aiya peyar y�tu? ava�e�춁 j�ti? ava�u�aiya p튋읃r allatu cu윜att�r e�kirukki잀rka�?'' e췃u k뱉焌r. ata웛u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu-''appa�ippe黜ukkup peyar m勝葉ci. ava� j�tiyil i�aicci. ava�u�aiya cu윜att�r e�kirukki잀rka�e춑atu teriy�tu. 튶튶�! itil oru mukkiyam惜a vi�ayattai y튰ikka ma웏ntu vi葺�rka鍮! oruv밸ai 튋ke춁v� ava�ukku viv�kam �yvi葺at� e�춁v�?'' e췃�r. ''ataik ku웙ttut ta�ka�ukku camcayam v뱝�iyatillai. n惜 k�laiyil퉧� ava�u�aiya ka�uttai na췃�ka kava춊tt묶. ava�u�aiya ka�uttil t�liyillai'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r co���r. ''t�li oru v밸ai ravikkaikku應� ma웏intu ki�antirukkakk嚴um. ta�ka� ka黜ukku akappa焌maliruntirukkal�m'' e췃�r pantulu. ''ataik ku웙ttum camcayam v뱝�iyatillai. k�talukkuk ka� ki�aiy�te췃u cilar tapp惜a pa�amo�i colluki잀rka�. k�talukku mikavum k�rmaiy惜a ka�ka�u椿u. n惜 mikavum j�kkirataiy�kap p�rtt묶. t�liyillaiye춑atu e춁kkup parama niccayam. ava�ukku viv�kam�kavillai. ava� mukattaip p�rttatil퉧� ava� viv�kam�k�tava�e춑atu e춁kkut te�iv�ka vi�a�kivi葺atu. e춁kku ivvi�ayattil a춙pavam atikam. oru str�yi� mukattaip p�rtta m�ttirattil퉧� iva� viv�kam惜ava� allatu �k�tava� e춑atu e춁kku spa亢am�kat terintuvi�um. itu ni웛a. ava�u�aiya cu윜att�r e�kirukki잀rka�e춑atu teriy�vi�i춙m, v튋u ava�u�aiya virutt�nta�ka� ava�aip pa윜it ta�ka�ukkut terintirukkak k嚴iya춁va윜ai e춁kkuc collu�ka�'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r v뱝�i춁r. ''e춁kku ava�u�aiya p�rv틊tara�ka�aip pa윜i o췃um� teriy�tu. ava� e�춙�aiya conta v퉘aikk�riyuma췃u. i�ku e�ump�ril it� teruvil n�laintu v蜃uka�ukkapp�l e� na�par v뱄ka焌calan�yu�u e췃oruvar irukki잀r. avar piramasam�jattaic c퉟ntavar. inta v蜃um avarukkuc contam惜at�. inta v퉘aikk�ri avaru�aiya ku�umpattil v퉘ai ceypava�. i�ku n惜 t�matikkum cila ti춁�ka�ukku e� ma춁ivikkut tu�aiy�ka v蜃u perukki, m葉u ka웏ntu, vi�akk튋웙, i�춙m v튋u ci웫 to�ilka� ceyyum�웫 iva�ai v뱄ka焌cala n�yu�u e�ka�i�am a춙ppiyirukki잀r. n涉ka� r�ja mah퉚tirapurattukkup p튻ump틊u appe� ma웫pa�i n�yu�u v蜃�il v퉘aikkup p틐vi�uv贍'' e췃u pantulu co���r. ''n贍aikkuk k�laiyil n惜 v뱄ka焌cala n�yu�uvaip p�rkkav뱝�um. avar i�ku varuv�r�? n�m avaru�aiya v蜃�ukkup p튻av뱝�um�?'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r k뱉焌r. ''avaraiy� i�ku varac collal�m. n�m p튻av뱝焌m. e춊lum, intap pa�ippe黜ai ma�am purintu ko應um vi�ayattait t涉ka� ma웏ntu vi�uvat� yuktam�kat t벼웫ki웏tu'' e췃u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu k�웙��r. ituk뱉�u k틄�layya�k�r:- ''eta웛um n贍aikkuk k�laiyil n�yu�uvai i�ku taruviyu�ka�. ma윜a ca�kati pi웏ku p퉏ikko�v튾'' e췃�r. app�l iruvarum nittirai ceyyap p틐vi葺a춁r. iravil퉧� v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu tamakkum ayya�k�rukkum na�anta camp晟a�aiyait tamatu ma춁iviyi�am terivitt�r. ava� ma웫n葉 po�utu vi�intavu�a�� acceytiyaiyell�m vic�l葉ciyi�am k�웙�贍. atu k뱉�u vic�l葉ci pantuluvi� ma춁iviyu�aiya p�ta�ka�il c晟焌�kam�ka vi�untu, ''itu p벼�l p튻a葺um. v튋u takka vara� p�rttu n薪ka鍮 e춁kku viv�kam ceytu vaikka v뱝�um. u�ka�ai vi葺�l e춁kku v튋u pukal ki�aiy�tu'' e췃贍. app틊u pantuluvi� ma춁ivi:- ''payappa焌t�, amm�. u춁kku nalla puru�a� ki�aipp惜. u�춙�aiya ku�attukkum a�akukkum r�j�vaip p벼웏 puru�a� akappa�uv惜. n惜 u춁kku ma�a쨇eytu vaikki읂�'' e췃贍. --- aint�m attiy�yam k틄�layya�k�rukku viv�kam ma웫n葉 k�laiyil v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu oru 贍u춙ppi v뱄ka焌cala n�yu�uvait tamatu v蜃�ukku varava�aitt�r. n�yu�u, pantulu, ayya�k�r m�varumiruntu pariy�l튰a춁i ceyyat to�a�ki��rka�. n�yu�uvum pantuluvum, pa�ippe黜�kiya m勝葉ciyai ayya�k�r viv�kam ceyya ni춁ippatu tak�te췃um, vic�l葉ciyai ma�am purivat� takume췃um pala k�ra�a�ka�u�a� e�utturaitta춁r. ayya�k�ri� ma춁til akk�ra�a�ka� taikkav퉧illai. cuyanalattuk- ka춙k�lam�ka irukkum k�ra�a�ka�ai a�k�karippatum pi웏rkkuraippatum ma춊ta iya웛ai. cuyanalattukku vir틊am�ka ni웛um niy�ya�ka�ai c�t�ra�am�kap pu웏kka�ittu vi�utalum allatu ava윜ukku etir niy�ya�ka� ka椿u pi�ikka muyalvatum ma춊ta iyalp�m. niy�ya c�stiram� v�ti pirativ�ti e췃a ira椿u vakaiyi춁ri� ko�kaika�ukkum i�a� ko�ukkattakkatu. tiruv涉k�ril ci웙tu k�lattukku mu춑u 'tarmaca�ka�am ca�karayyar' e췃oru niy�y�tipati irunt�r�m. avar tammu� vic�ra�aikku varum va�akkuka�il a�퉗am�ka ovvo췃ilum entak ka�ci colvatu niy�yame췃u teriy�mal mikavum ca�ka�appa�uv�r�m. 'niy�yam eppa�i v뱝�um惜�lum p튻uka' e췃e黜i, caukaryappa�ikkum ma춁m p벼apa�ikkum t�rppuc ceyyu� ku�am avari�am ki�aiy�tu. eppa�iy묶um u�maiyaik ka椿upi�ittu n�ti celutta v뱝�ume춑atu avaru�aiya ko�kai. 惜�l, a程a춁m ceyyap pukumi�att�, ''v�ti colvataik k뱉焌l v�ti ka�ci u�maiye췃u t벼웫ki웏tu. pirativ�ti colvataik k뱉焌l pirativ�ti ka�ci meyye췃u t벼웫ki웏tu. n惜 entat ka�cikkut t�rppuc colv묶?'' e췃u avar tammu�aiya na�pari�a� k�웙 varuttappa�uv�r�m. itu pa윜i avaru�aiya na�parka� anta niy�y�tipatikku 'tarmasa�ka�am ca�karayyar' e췃u pa葺ap peyar c嚴�i��rka�. ivvulakattil ve웫m� n�ti stalattu va�akkukka�i� vi�ayattil m�ttiram퉧a췃i, ja춁 cam�ka campantam�kavum, mata campantam�kavum, pi웏 vi�aya�ka�aip pa윜iyum t벼웫m ell� va�akkuka�ilum i程a춁m� na�u u�mai ka椿u pi�ittal c�lavum ciramame췃u n惜 ni춁ikki읂�. a�ava윜a tavamum ata��l vi�aiyum ㅰ춁tte�ivumu�aiy틆ai etilum pa�cap�tama윜a mayakkama윜a na�u u�mai ka椿u t퉟avall�r. ma윜appa�i ulakattu va�akkukka� perump惜maiyilum, valimaiyu�aiya ma춊tarukkum vakuppukka�ukkum c�rp�kav� niy�yan t�rkkappa�uki췃atu. ''poyyu�ai yoruva� colva춎aiyi��l meyp튽umm�; meyp튽umm� meyyu�ai yoruva� collam葉焌maiy�l poyp튽umm� poyp튽umm�''. i程a춁m colvalimai ma葺um퉧a췃u; 贍 valimai, t븍 valimai, poru� valimai-ell�vita valimaika�um niy�yattar�cait tamatu c�rp�ka i�uttuk ko應avalla춁. e춁v�, ayya�k�r tammu�aiya uyarnta kalviy�lum, uyarnta uttiy튻atti� valimaiy�lum tammu應attilamainta p퉟�vali� valiy�lum n�yu�uvaiyum pantuluvaiyum e�it�kat tamatu c�rpil tiruppik ko椿�r. app�l n�yu�uvi�am pa춊ppe黜i� p�rv틊tara�ka�aik ku웙ttu vic�ritat�r. ava� i�aiyar v蜃�up pe黜e췃um, ava�u�aiya tantai pala m葉uka� vaittuk ko椿u �r�rukkup p�l vi윜u j�va춁m ceyv�r�yp pakkattut teruvil vacikki잀re췃um, antap pe黜ukku ira椿u m�tta cak틊arar irukki잀rka�e췃um, avarka� �laiyil v퉘ai ceyki잀rka�e췃um, talaikkup pati춁intu r�p�y campa�ame췃um, ava�ukkut t�y i웏ntu p틐vi葺贍e췃um, tamaiya춎�ri� ma춁ivika鍮 avarka�u�aiya v蜃�il camaiyal ceyki잀rka�e췃um, �tal�l m勝葉cikkut ta� v蜃�il evvitam惜a v퉘aiyu� ki�aiy�te췃um, n�yu�uvi� v蜃�ilum, ava�ukkuk ku�antaika�ai m튋p�rttal, c�m惜ka� v涉kik ko椿u varutal mutaliya kauravam惜a k�riya�ka鍮 ko�upa葺irukki췃a춁ve췃um, v蜃u v�yil perulukkutal, p�ttira� ka�uvutal, tu춊 t틐ttal mutaliya k湜kk�riya�ka� ava� ceyvatu ki�aiy�te췃um, ava� ki웙stavap pa應ikk嚴attil pa�ittu na췃�kat tami� e�uta v�cikkak ka윜uk ko椿u irukki잀� e췃um, amaiti po웫mai i춃ol pa�ivu mutaliya nalla ku�a�ka�u�aiyava�e�춙m, ava�ukku m�tam n�yu�u v蜃�il pa�춊ra椿u r�p�y campa�ame췃um, atai ava� v蜃�il ko�ukkavillaiye췃um, n葉�ukk비�ai ma.ci. m性ikka� ce葺iy�r ka�aiyil ta� peyarukku va葺ikkuk ko�uttu vi�uki잀�e췃um, antat tokai ituvarai va葺iyu�a� ainn�웫 r�p�y irukkume췃um, ava�ukku vayatu irupate췃um, i�춙m viv�kam �kavillaiye췃um, viv�kattukku ava� �valu�a� etirp�rttirukki잀�e췃um n�yu�u vist�ram�kat terivitt�r. ''ava�u�aiya tantaiyi� peyare�춁? avar ipp틊u v蜃�ilirupp�r�?'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r k뱉焌r. ''ava�u�aiya tantaiyi� peyar cuppuc�mik k벼�r. avar ipp틊u v蜃�ilirupp�r'' e췃u n�yu�u co���r. u�a�� k틄�layya�k�ri� v뱝�uk븍ukki�a�ki avaru�a� n�yu�u, pantulu iruvarum c퉟ntu m�varum�kap pakkattut teruvilirunta cuppuc�mik k벼�ru�aiya v蜃�ukkup p벼�rka�. a�ku cuppuc�mik k벼�r k�laiyile�untu pa�aiyatu c�ppi葺uvi葺u, ve윜ilai p�kku pukaiyilai p비�uk ko椿irunt�r. n�yu�uvaiyum avaru�aiya na�pariruvaraiyum ka椿avu�a� avar e�untu ni췃u, u應퉧iruntu oru n紳appalakai ko椿u p비焌r. vantavar m�varum ata춎�tu u�k�rntu ko椿�rka�. pi웏ku, n�yu�u t涉ka� vanta n튻kattai c涉k틄涉kam�kak k벼�ri�am e�utturaitt�r. cekkaccev퉘e췃a mukamum ka�춁�kar퉘e췃a curu� curu乙춁 kattaritta mu�imayirum, aka췃a te�inta a웙vucu�arki췃a vi�ika�um, turukkam�caiyum, viritta m�rpum tira椿a t븍um, vayirap pott惜 p비�a pa葺uc ca葺aiyum, ta�ka ka�ik�ramum�kat tamakku �ip�i kalek�ar k틄�layya�k�r m�ppi應aiy�ka varuvataik ka椿u cuppuc�mik k벼�r paravacam�y vi葺�r. avaru應attil 惜antakka�i tatumpal�yi윜u. �yi춙m pir�ma�arukku pe� ko�utt�l p�vam n퉟ume췃a oru vi�ayam m�ttiram avarma춁tai mikac ca쨇alappa�utti윜u. ''n惜 e�춁 ceyv묶. c�mi? vayat惜ava�. e춁kku i춊m퉘 ivvulakatt�cai o췃um퉧illai. e춁kki춊p paral튻tataip pa윜iya �caika鍮 mi쨇iyirukki췃a춁. ata��l �r�man n�r�ya�a춁iyum 饍v�rka�aiyum emperum惜�raiyum �r� vai巷avarka�aiyum cara鎚katiya�aintirukki읂�. epp틊um ivarka�aiy� smarittuk ko椿um ivarka�ukku e���liya췃a kai�karya�ka� ceytu ko椿um e� v饍n贍aic celavi�uki읂�. n惜 c�stira�ka�il nampikkaiyu�aiyava�. pir�ma�arukku n惜 c�ttirap pe黜aik kaliy性am ceytu ko�uppata��l e춁kkup p�vam n퉟um. �tal�l, n惜 inta vi�ayattukku cammatappa�a va�iyillai'' e췃u cuppuc�mik k벼�r co���r. itaik k뱉�u k틄�layya�k�r-''k벼�r�, mutal�vatu, n惜 pir�ma�a춊llai. n惜 pir�ma�a tarmattukkuriya �c�ra�ka�ait tu웏ntu c�ttira��kivi葺묶. �tal�l t涉ka� e�춁it ta�ka� j�tiy惜�kav� p�vittu, e춁kkut ta�ka� maka�ai ma�am purivikka v뱝�uki읂�. m퉘um ni�am惜a pir�ma�a�� pir�ma�a kulattil m�ttirami췃i ma윜a n惜ku var�a�ka�ilum pe黜e�ukkal�me췃u c�stiram colluki웏tu. inta vi�ayattil u�ka�ukku cant퉗amirunt�l, e�춊�am tami�il ma춙 smruti irukki웏tu; u�ka�i�am anta n�laik k葉�uki읂�. atai n薪ka鍮 v�cittup p�ru�ka�. u�ka�ukkut tami� v�cikkat teriyum�, teriy�t�? teriyum�? appa�iy惜�l n薪ka� n惜 colvatu meyye춑ataik ka�k嚴�kap p�rtta웙ntu ko應al�m. itil evvitam惜a p�vattukkum i�amillai'' e췃�r. ''a程a춁m c�stiramiruppatu meyt惜'' e췃u v뱄ka焌cala n�yu�u co���r. ''�m�m; atuv� ma춙 smrutiyi� ko�kai'' e췃u v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu k�웙��r. ''e춊춙m, ulaka �c�rattil avvitam va�a�kuvataik k性튾�?'' e췃u cuppuc�mik k벼�r 葉c퉝itt�r. ''namatu t퉏attil p�rva c�stira�ka�ukkum na�aika�ukkum vir틊am惜a �c�ra�ka� pala pi웛�lattil va�akkam�yvi葺a춁. ava윜u� inta vi�ayamum o췃�m. iv�iyattil namakkut ta웛�la �c�ram atikap piram性ama췃u. mu웛�lattu c�stiram� atikap piram性am'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r co���r. app틊u v뱄ka焌cala n�yu�u colluki잀r:- ''k밸um, cuppuc�mik k벼�r�! p�vam e춑atell�m v辰 p퉏cu. itu c�str튻tam惜a vi�ayam. itil y�toru p�vamum ki�aiy�tu. appa�iy� p�vamirunta p틊ilum, atu m�ppi應aiyaiyum pe黜aiyum c�rum퉧a췃i, ummaic c�r�tu. atu tava웙, umakkum ci웙tu p�vam vantu n퉟akk嚴ume췃�lum, ata웛ut takunta pir�yaccitta�ka� pa黜ivi�al�m. perum贍 k틐ilukku 퉡묶um k性ikkai celutti��l p틊um. atil evva�avu ko�iya p�vamum ventu c�mpal�yp p틐vi�um. umakku etta춁i pa�am v뱝�um惜�lum, ayya�k�ravarka� ko�upp�r'' e췃�r. pa�am e췃a m�ttirattil� pi�amum v�yait ti웏kkum e춑atu pa�amo�i. cuppuc�mik k벼�r 튋akku웏iyak ko葺�viya�avukku v�yaip pi�ant�r. ''e춁kkuk ko쨇am ka�a� panta�ka�um irukki췃a춁. ava윜aiyun t�rttuvaikka 튋p葉u ceyt�l nallatu'' e췃u cuppuc�mik k벼�r co���r. ''ta�ka�ukku etta춁i r�p�ykkuk ka�a� irukki웏tu?'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r k뱉焌r. ''�yiram r�p�y ka�a� irukki웏tu'' e췃�r k벼�r. ''m�v�yiram r�p�y ko�ukki읂�; p틊um�?'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r k뱉焌r. ''�! yat벋�am! inta v�rattukku應� viv�kattai mu�ittuvi�al�m'' e췃u cuppuc�mik k벼�r co���r. app�l m勝葉ciyai a�aittu ava�u�aiya cammatattaiyum terintu ko椿�l nallate췃u k틄�layya�k�r k�웙��r. ''ava� ipp틊u v蜃�ilillai. n惜� ava�i�am colli vi�uki읂�: ava� ci웫 ku�antai. ava� pi웏ntatumutal ituvarai e� v�rttaiyai orumu웏i k嚴at ta葺ip p퉏iyatu ki�aiy�tu. ipp틊u itta춁i uyarnta, itta춁i m묶maiy惜a campantam ki�aikkumi�attil ava� e� collaic ci웙t묶um ta葺ip p퉏am葉焌�'' e췃�r k벼�r. ''eta웛um ava�ai a�aittu orumu웏i ava�i�amum k뱉焌l t惜 e� ma춁m cam�t惜ama�aiyum. n涉ka� i�k퉧� k�ttuk ko椿irukki읃m. ava�ai a�aippiyu�ka�'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r co���r. a程a춁m� k벼�r oru 贍aivi葺u m勝葉ciyai a�aittu varumpa�i ceyt�r. m勝葉ci vant贍. ava�ait ta춊y�ka a�aittup p틐 cuppuc�mik k벼�r vi�aya�ka�ait terivitt�r. m�ppi應aiyi� pa�ippaiyum, celvattaiyum, pataviyaiyum mikavum uyarv�kki var�itt�r. m�ppi應aiyi� a�akai ava� p�rkkumpa�i avaraiyum k性pitt�r. ava� avarukku v饍kkaippa�a cammatamu윜贍. ci웙tu n퉟attukku� maka�aiyum a�aittukko椿u cuppuc�mik k벼ar pu웏ttu ti黜aikku vantu c퉟nt�r. ava�u�aiya vi�ika�ai k틄�layya�k�r n튻ki��r. ava� etir n튻ka�itt贍. 'ka黜o�u ka黜i춁i n튻kokki�, v�ycco웛a� e�춁 paya춙mila'' e췃�r tiruva應uva n�ya��r. ava�aip p�rtta m�ttirattil� tammai ma�am puriya cammatappa葺u vi葺贍e췃u k틄�layya�k�rukkut te�iv�kap pulappa葺u vi葺utu. e춊춙m, parip�r�aniccayam튋pa�uttik ko應um�웫 avar cuppuc�mik k벼�rai n튻ki, ''m勝葉ci e�춁 colluki잀�?'' e췃u k뱉焌r. ''ava�i�attil� n퉟�kak k뱉�ut terintu ko應al�m�'' e췃�r k벼�r. ''e�춁 m勝葉ci? e�춁 colluki잀y? e�춁i ma�am purintu ko應a cammatant惜�?'' e췃u k틄�layya�k�r k뱉焌r. m勝葉ci ''cammatam'' e췃u metuv�kak k�웙t talaikkavi�nt贍. k틄alaya�k�rukku j�va� ma웫pa�i u椿惜atu p튽 �yi윜u. avar mukattil pu�춁kai t벼웙윜u. anta v�rattil퉧� k틄�layya�k�rum m勝葉ciyum piramasam�jattil c퉟ntu ko椿�rka�. avviruvarukkum pirama sam�ja vitika�i춑a�i, ce�춁ppa葺a�attil sam�jak k틐ilil� viv�kam na�aipe윜atu. viv�kam mu�intavu�a�� k틄�layya�k�r tamatu ma춁iviyai a�aittuk ko椿u ta쨇�v�rukkup p틐 a�ku tam uttiy튻attil c퉟ntu ko椿�r. --- �잀m attiy�yam vic�l葉cikku n퉟nta ca�ka�a�ka� k틄�layya�k�rukkut ta�춁i ma�am purintu ko應a cammatamillaiye췃u terinta m�ttirattil, vic�l葉ci v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvi� ma춁iviyi�am ta춁kku v튋e�k묶um nalla vara� t뱉i v饍kkaippa�utta v뱝�ume췃u m묶m퉘um ma췃葉ip pir�rtta춁i purint贍. ata웛up pantuluvi� ma춁ivi ''n� e�ka�u�a� i�k퉧� i�춙m pattup pati춁intu n贍 iru. i�춙m cila ti춁�ka� varai pantulu k틄�layya�k�ri� viv�kattukku v뱝�iya k�riya�ka�il퉧� karuttuc celutta n퉟um. u� vi�ayattaik kava춊kka avarukku avak�cam ir�tu. pattu n贍 惜a pi춑u n涉ka� r�jamah퉚tirapurattukkup p틍튾. n�yum e�ka�u�a� v�. eppa�iy�vatu u춁kku n惜 vara� t뱉ik ko�ukki읂�. 惜�l avacarappa�uvatil y�toru k�riyamum na�akk�tu. ci웙tu k�lam po웫ttutt惜 p�rkkav뱝�um'' e췃贍. ituk뱉�u vic�l葉ci:- ''mayil�pp�ril e�춙�aiya amma�k�r (m�ma� maka�) irukki잀�. ava�u�aiya puru�a� haik틆� vakk�l uttiy튻am p�rkki잀r. pantuluk�ru k틄�layya�kari� vi�ayattai kava춊ttuk ko椿irukkaiyil, n惜 i�ku cumm� 묶 irukka v뱝�um? intap pattu n贍um n惜 p틐 mayil�pp�ril� t�masikki읂�. pattu n贍 ka�intavu�a� i�ku varuki읂�'' e췃贍. pi웏ku avarka� ivvi�ayattaikku웙ttu v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvi�am �l튰a춁i ceyt�rka�. avar vic�l葉ci ta� i亢appa�i ceyvatait ta�ukkat tamakku cammatamillaiye췃um, ava� mayil�pp�ril pattu n贍 iruntuvi葺u varal�me췃um, ita웛i�aiyil avacaram n퉟nt�l t�m mayil�pp�rukkuk ka�itama춙ppi vic�l葉ciyait taruvittuk ko應ak k嚴ume췃um terivitt�r. ''mayil�pp�ril u� pantuvi� vil�cameppa�i?'' e췃u pantulu k뱉焌r. ata웛u vic�l葉ci:- ''e� amma�k�ru�aiya ( m�ma� maka�ukku amma�k�r e췃um attai maka�ukku atta�k�r e췃um pir�ma�arka�akku應� peyarka� va�a�ki varuki췃a춁. cilarukku oru v밸ai ic co웛a� teriy�malirukkakk嚴um�tal�l ava윜ai i�ku vi�akkik k�웙�묶.) puru�a� mayil�pp�ril las carc rast�vilirukki잀r. avaru�aiya peyar c튾an�tayyar. 惜�l avarum e� amma�k�rum avar v蜃�ilirukkum avaru�aiya t�y�rum mikavum vaitika nampikkaika�u�aiyavarka�. n惜 ma웫pa�i viv�kam ceytuko�vatil avarka�ukku cammatam ir�tu. viv�kam na�antu mu�iyumvarai. n惜 viv�kam ceytuko應ap p튻i읂춅췃a vi�ayattai e� pantukka�ukku an�vaciyamak�t terivippitil e춁kku cammatamillai. �tal�l, t涉ka� n惜 irukkumi�attukku 贍묶um ka�itam묶um a춙ppa v뱝�iyatillai. i�춁 t퉡iya췃u n惜 i�ku varav뱝�ume췃u ippo�ut� collivi�u�ka�. antat t퉡iyil n惜 i�ku varuki읂�. ata웛i�aiy� e�춁i ma웏ntu p틐vi焌mal e� k�riyattil kava춁m celuttik ko椿iru�ka�'' e췃贍. app틊u pantulu, ''n惜 u�춁i ma웏kkav� m葉朱�. u� viv�kam na�appata웛uriya y튰a춁i e� puttiyil akal�t� ni웛um. n� ataik ku웙ttuk kavalaippa�a v뱝焌. ja춁vari m�tam irupat�n t퉡i n惜 i�kiruntu r�jamah퉚tirapurattukkup pu웏ppa�ap p튻i읂�. n� ja춁vari m�tam pati춅葺�nt퉡i i�ku v�'' e췃�r. itu k뱉�u vic�l葉ci:- ''t涉ka� inta �rilirukkump틊� e춁kkoru vara� t뱉ik ko�ukka muya웒i pa黜uvat� ucitame췃u ni춁ikki읂�. itu r�jat惜ip pa葺a�am. i�ku ki�aikk�ta vara� otukkam惜a k틊�varik karaiyil e程a춁m ki�aikkap p튻i잀�?'' e췃贍. ata웛up pantulu:- ''appa�iyillaiyamm�. i�kirunt�lum r�jamah퉚tirapurattilirunt�lum o췃u p튽퉡惜. ivvi�ayattil cirattaiye�ukkakk嚴iya na�parka� e춁kkup pala �rka�il� irukki잀rka�. avarka�ukkuk ka�itame�utuv묶. avarka� avvavvi�a�ka�il vic�rittu vi�aiye�utuv�rka�. pattirikaika�ilum vi�amparam ceyv묶'' e췃�r. ''pattirikaika�il vi�amparam piracurikkump틊u e� peyar p비akk嚴�tu'' e췃贍 vic�l葉ci. ''cari. peyar p비�mal potuppa�aiy�ka e�utuki읂�. inta k틄�layya�k�ri� viv�kam i�춙m oru v�rattukku� mu�intu p틐 vi�um. pi웏ku, u� k�riyattai mu�ikku mu춑u n惜 v튋enta v퉘aiyaiyum kava춊kka m葉朱�. etta춁i ciramappa葺묶um u� n튻kattai n惜 ni웏iv튋웙k ko�ukki읂�. payappa焌t�'' e췃u pantulu co���r. ''appa�iy惜�l, e�춁i ja춁vari pati춅葺�n t퉡iy� i�ku varac colluki잆rka�?'' e췃u vic�l葉ci k뱉焌�. ''i�춙m 및e葺u n贍il k틄�layya�k�r vi�ayam mu�intu p틐vi�um. e춁v� ja춁vari patt�n t퉡i i�ku vantuvi�u'' e췃�r pantulu. app�l pantuluvi�amum avar ma춁iviyi�amum vi�aipe윜uk ko椿u vic�l葉ci, cantirikai cakitam�ka, mayil�pp�r las carc rast�vil haik틆� vakk�l c튾an�tayyar v蜃�ukku vantu c퉟nt贍. vakk�l c튾an�tayyari� ma춁ivikkup peyar muttamm�. namatu vic�l葉ciyai ka椿avu�a� iva� mikunta �valu�a� nalvaravu k�웙 upac�ram pa黜i�贍. ivviruvarum atta�k�r amma�k�r e췃a u웏vu m�ttiram퉧a췃i p�lya mutal�kav� mikavum neru�kiya na�pu�a� pa�aki vantavarka�. muttamm� tirunelv퉘iyil teppak ku�atteruvil pi웏ntu va�arntu vantava�. tirunelv퉘iyiliruntu v밸性ku�i mikavum cam�pam�tal�l ivviruvarum a�ikka�i cantikka n퉟ntatu. cu윜up pakka�ka�ilu應a kir�ma�ka�il e�ku enta pantukka� v蜃�il e�춁 vic벋am na�anta p틊ilum, a�ku vic�l葉ciyum varuv贍; muttamm贍um vantuvi�uv贍. vant�l, ivviruvar m�ttiram epp틊um i�aipirivat� ki�aiy�tu. c�pp葉�ukku u�k�rvate췃�l, iruvarum� k嚴av� to�ai m퉘 to�ai p비�ukko椿u u�k�rv�rka�. vi�aiy葉�ilum piriya m葉焌rka�. vi�aiy葉�u mu�int�l iruvarum kaik틊ta va黜am�kav� cu윜it tiriv�rka�. ir�ttiri, iruvarum or� p�yil ka葺ik ko椿u pa�uttirupp�rka�. m퉘um, oru camayattil muttamm贍ai ava�u�aiya tantai v밸性ku�iyil ta� tamakkai v蜃�il퉧�, at�vatu, vic�l葉ciyi� t�y v蜃�il퉧�, �읂�u m�tam irukkumpa�i vi葺irunt�r. atu epp틊e췃�l, patt�m vayatil vic�l葉ci t�liya웫tta camayattil, app틊u muttamm� vantu v밸性ku�iyil cila m�ta�ka�irunt�lt惜 ta� maka�ukku oruv�웫 �웫tal튋pa�ume췃u karuti vic�l葉ciyi� t�y ta� tampikku avacaram�kac colliya춙ppi�惜. tamakkaiyi� v�rttaiyait ta葺a ma춁mill�mal, avar a程a춁m� muttamm贍ai v밸性ku�iyil ko椿u vi葺irunt�r. or� v蜃�il o췃�kak ku�iyiruntap틊u avviruvari� u�a�ka�um o葺iy� p틐vi葺a춁. v밸性ku�iyiliruntu tirumpit tirunelv퉘ikkuc ce췃a pi웏ku�k嚴a ne�u�k�lam varai ir� v밸aika�il ka춁vilell�m muttamm� vic�l葉ciyu�a� camp晟a�ai na�attuvatu p튽av� p퉏ik ko椿irupp贍. vic�l葉ciy틍e춊l, appirivu nika�ntu ne�u�k�lam varai pakalil퉧� ta�춙�aiya ma윜at t붓ip pe�ka�aik k�ppi�ump틊u 'muttamm�, muttamm�' e췃u k�ppi�uv贍. ippa�i a�avu ka�anta p�lya cin퉗amu�aiya ivviruvarum, muttamm� pukkattukku vanta pi웏ku oruvaraiyoruvar cantikkav퉧illai. c튾an�tayyar kumpak빎attil pi웏ntu va�arntu kumpak빎am k�l퉖il퉧� p�.�. par蜃cai t튋i��r. muttamm贍u�aiya tantai ava�u�aiya j�takattai e�uttukko椿u maturai, tirucci��ppa應i, k�l퉖ka�aip paric틊a춁i ceytu mu�ittuk ka�aiciy�kak kumpak빎am k�l퉖ukku vantu c튾an�tayyaraik ka椿u takka m�ppi應aiye췃u niccayitt�r. antak k�lattil varaculkam-at�vatu m�ppi應aiyaip pe� v蜃焌r pa�a� ko�uttuk kirayattukku v涉kutal-e췃a va�akkam ki�aiy�tu. ka춞� culkam-at�vatu pe黜ukku m�ppi應ai v蜃焌r kiraya� ko�uttu v涉kutal-e췃a va�akkam� na�aipe윜u vantatu. e춁v�, c튾an�tayyar 및aika�u�aiya pi應aiy�tal�l, ka춞�culkam ko�uttu viv�kam ceytu ko應a va�i teriy�mal ''e�춁焌, ceyv튾!'' e췃u tatta�ittuk ko椿irunt�r. avaru�aiya uruva la�ca�a�ka�aiyum pa�ipput ti웏maiyaiyum utt퉏ittu avarukk� tamatu maka�aik ka춞� culkam v涉k�mal, at�vatu i��m�ka, ma�ampurintu ko�uttu vi�al�me췃u muttamm贍i� tantai t�rm惜itt�r. c튾an�tayyar tirunelv퉘ikku vantu pe黜u�aiya a�akaiyum puttik k�rmaiyaiyum ka椿u viyantu ava�ai ma�ampurintu ko應a u�ampa葺�r. ta춁kku viv�kam mu�inta pi�춁r muttamm� vic�l葉ciyai 틆ira椿u mu웏it惜 cantikka n퉟ntatu. muttamm� rutuv�y, ava�ukku rutu c�ntiy�y ava� pukkakattukkuc ce췃a pi�춁r ava�um vic�l葉ciyum orumu웏ik嚴a cantikka n퉟amillai. ava� kumpak빎attukku vantuvi葺贍. pi.�., pi.el. par蜃cai t튋i, c튾an�tayyar, haik틆� vakk�l�y kumpak빎attil cila varu�a�ka� uttiy튻am pa黜ivi葺u, app�l pa�am 튋ipp틐 ati춊췃um atikap pa�att�cai ko椿u mayil�pp�ril vantu oru periya pa�ka乙 v葉akaikku v涉ki atil ku�iyiruntu ce�춁i haik틆葺il퉧� vakk�l uttiy튻am pa黜ikko椿u varuki잀r. �tal�l, ipp틊u, pala varu�a�ka�ukkup pi� putit�ka cantittatil, muttamm贍um vic�l葉ciyum cin퉗a paravacam�y 惜anta c�karattil a�untip p틐i춁r. muttamm贍ukku irupattaintu vayatu t惜irukkum. ava�ukku m耶웫 性 ku�antaika�irunta춁. m�ttava춙kku o춑atu vayatirukkum. ava� peyar r�man�ta�. a�utta pi應aikku �웫 vayatirukkum. ava� peyar r�makiru巷a�. a�utta ku�antaikku m耶웫 vayatu. ata� peyar a춁ntakiru巷a�. muttamm贍u�aiya m�miy�r orutti anta v蜃�il퉧� irunt贍. ava�ukku a웫patu vayatirukkum. ava� vitavai. ava� peyar r�mupp葉�i. ava�ukku k�ayar튻am, a췃u, k�car튻am, at�vatu, c�kkirattil kolluki웏 ko遵ram惜a k�ayamillai. n틐贍iyai ne�u�k�lam uyiru�a� vataittu vataittuk ka�aiciyil kollum m�tiri. ir�ttiri 및u ma�iy�y vi葺�l ava� irumat to�a�kivi�uv贍. p�ti r�ttiri. oru ma�i, k�lai ira椿u ma�i varai mak� paya�karam�ka irumik ko椿퉧irupp贍. anta irumalaik k뱉焌l, k뱉pavaru�aiya pir性a� ira椿u nimi�attukku應� p틐vi�um p튽irukkum. 惜�l, r�mupp葉�i ce췃a muppatu varu�a�ka乙ka appa�itt惜 irumikko椿u varuki잀�. ava�u�aiya pir性a� a�uva�avuk嚴a acaiyavillai. ippa�iyirukkaiyil, vic�l葉ci c튾an�tayyar v蜃�ukku vantu c퉟ntu cila ti춁�ka� ka�intavu�a��, oru n贍 퉗�taci iravu. r�mupp葉�ikku a췃u mu�uvatum p튺a춁m ki�aiy�tu. �tal�l, ava� a췃u va�akkappa�i iravil iruma mu�iyavillai. ayarntu t俺kip p틐vi葺贍. ava� k湜tta�attil ve�iy틆at talaiyil oru ka葺il mettai p비�up pa�uttuk ko椿irunt贍. ava� pakkattil oru 'puya웛�윜u' vi�akkum oru t�cca葺iyum ka葺ilukkarukil irupu웏�ka�ilum p�ricattukko췃�ka, ira椿u n�웛�lika�i춎�tu, at�vatu c�yvi�amil'ta n�웛�� palakaika�i춎�tu, vaikkapp�a�irunta춁. ata웛u m튋k� m耶웏rai ka�ittu n惜k�ma웏iyil vic�l葉ci oru ka葺il mettai p비�up pa�uttirukki잀�. ava�u�aiya ka葺ili� aruk� ka葺ilaik k葉�ilum ci웙ta�avu uyaram惜a oru n�웛�� palakaiyi춎�tu oru puya웛�윜u vi�akku erintuko椿iruntatu. ava� kaiyil vaittu v�cittuk ko椿irunta oru n�val t惜� na�uvi ve應ai ve鍮re췃a uraiyi� m�tu vi�untu ki�antatu. ava�u�aiya kariya n辰�a k�ntal attakaiya ve應ait talaiya�aiyi춎�tu ka�춁�kar퉘e췃u vi�untu ki�antatai n튻kukakaiyil, pa춊kku췃i� m�tu kariya m퉗am ki�appatu p튽iruntatu. vic�l葉ci vitavaiy�yi춙m ava� talaiyai mo葺aiya�ikkavillai. c�kumpo�utu tam tamaiya� ma춁ivi ''a蠢, vic�l葉ci! n� eppa�iy묶um ma웫 viv�kam ceytuko�'' e췃u collivi葺up p벼a v�rttaiyil ava�ukkirunta nampikkaiy�lum, ti蠢re췃u p�kampamum puya웛�윜um vi�aivitta, etirp�rkkappa焌ta, k틆a mara�ap peru�k튽attaik ka椿um pi� �vi pi�aittata��l ava�ukk튋pa葺a periya tairiyatt�lum ava� talai mayir va�arkkat to�a�kivi葺贍. talaimayir va�arttuk ko椿� 틆ira椿u varu�am n涉ka�퉟i ava�u�aiya t�yu�a� pi웏nta ma윜oru m�ma� v蜃�il cantirikaiyu�a� vantu ku�iyirunt贍. anta �ril anta�arka� ava� m�tu ap�ram惜a pa�it�윜at to�a�kivi葺�rka�. antat t�윜utal po웫kka m葉焌tapa�iy�l퉡惜 ava� avv�rai vi葺up pu웏ppa葺u va�i ne�ukat t�rtta y�ttirai ceytu ko椿u ce�춁p pa葺a�am vantu c퉟ntirukki잀�. ''inta �ril e춁kkup pa�i po웫kka mu�iyavillai. m�m�, n惜 k�cikkup pu웏ppa葺up p틐 ka�kaik karaiyil tavam pa黜ik ko椿iruntu n贍a�aivil e� pir性a춁i vi葺u vi�uki읂�. e춁kku va�iccelavukku 퉡묶um pa�am ko�um; n惜 a�k� ce췃u piccaiye�uttu intak ku�antai cantirikaiyaiyum k�pp�윜i n惜um pi�aittuk ko�ki읂�'' e췃u ava� n涉ka�퉟iyai vi葺up pu웏ppa�umu� ta� m�ma춊�am pir�rtta춁i ceytu ko椿贍. ''intak ku�antaikku viv�kam pa黜av뱝�iya paruvam n퉟nt�l app틊e� ceyv�y?'' e췃u m�m� k뱉焌r. ''a�k� nammu�aiya tami�t t퉏attup pir�ma�ar a�퉗ar ku�iy튋iyirukki잀rka�. i춊 m묶m퉘um atikam�kak ku�iy튋i varuv�rka�. y�ttiraikk�ka v튋u, varu�ant틹um nammavar a�퉗ar vantu p틐k ko椿irupp�rka�. atta춁i ja춁�ka�il e� cantirikaikkoru m�ppi應ai ki�aikk�mal� p튻i잀�?'' e췃u vic�l葉ci k뱉焌�. u�a�� avar vic�l葉ciyi� kaiyil ainn�웫 r�p�y ve應i n性aya�ka乙ka oru paiyil ka葺ikko�uttu, ''itaik ko椿up틐, rayil celavu p튻a mi쨇iyatai a�ku y�r묶um s�h�k�r kaiyil va葺ikkuk ko�uttu va葺i v涉ki j�va춁m ceytu ko椿iru. a�ikka�i i�ku vantu p틐k ko椿iru. u춁kku app틊app틊u e���l惜a utavika�aic ceytuko椿u varuki읂�. payappa焌t�!'' e췃u colli m�m� iva�aiya춙ppi vi葺�r. �r�ru�aiya t�윜al po웫kka m葉焌maiy�l avarukkum iva�ai eppa�iy묶um anta �rai vi葺a춙ppi vi�uvatil cammatam�kav퉧iruntatu. ava�u�aiya i亢attukku vir틊am�ka ava�ai mo葺aiya�ittuk ko應umpa�i ka葺�yappa�utta avarukku ma춁m illai. avar appa�iy� ka葺�yappa�uttiyirunt�lum, ava� ata웛uk ka葺uppa葺irukka m葉焌�. ava� ka葺uppa葺u mo葺aiyi葺uk ko椿�lum ataip p�rkka avarukku ma춁miruntir�tu. avarukku vic�l葉ciyi� m�tu atta춁i t�ram piriyam. ava�ait ta� conta maka� p튽av� karuti��r. e춁v�, avari�am pa�attai v涉kik ko椿u vic�l葉ci pu웏ppa葺u va�i ne�uka stala y�ttirai ceyta camayattil ava�u�aiya ka웤aiya�ikkavum, ava� kaiyilirunta pa�attai apakarittuk ko應avum. allatu avvira椿u vakaip p�takac ceyalka�aiyum kalantu ceyyavum pala 性makka� muya췃a춁r. 惜�l ava�ai c�str튻tam�ka viv�kam ceytuko椿u ava�u�a� catipatiy�ka v饍akk嚴iyava��ka ava�ukku eva춙m te춑a�avillai. e춁v� mu�utum �c�pa�kamu윜ava乙y, ata��l oruvita mura葺ut tairiyam atikappa葺utt惜 iva� j�. cuppirama�iya ayyari�attilum, app�l v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvi�attilum, itta춁i perun tu�ivu�a� ta춁kku vara� t뱉ik ko�ukkumpa�i va웤u웫ttak k嚴iyava乙yi�贍. app�l, m퉘� kataiyai na�attuv튾. ipp틊u, at�vatu 1905-m varu�a �rampattil k�rk�lattil 퉗�taci iravil, mayil�pp�r vakk�l c튾an�tayyar v蜃�il taraippakutiyil 틆a웏iyil vic�l葉ci cantirikaiyu�a� pa�uttirunta kataiyai m퉘� colluv튾. ava�u�aiya kariya k�ntal anta n퉟ttiy惜a vi�akko�iyil mika a�ak�kap parantuki�antatu. ava�u�aiya mukam p�r�acantira춁ip p튽� o�i v�ci윜u. ava�u�aiya m�rpu melliya paccaippa葺u ravikkaiyi� m�tu va춁ppu웏p p�rittu ni췃atu. ava�u�aiya m�rputtu�i t�kkattil� ka�a췃u p틐vi葺atu. t퉣a stir�y�, kantarva stir�y� e췃u t퉣a kantarvar ka椿�lum maya�kattakkav�웫 atta춁i e�ilu�a� pa�uttirunt贍. ava� a웏ikkatavait t饍p p비avillai. ki�avi r�mupp葉�iyi� irumal cattam k�til vi犁tapa�i, c튾an�tayyar tam patti춊yu�a� m葉im퉘 kollaip pu웏ttilirunta a웏iyil-at�vatu ki�aviyi춙�aiya a웏iyiliruntu etta춁i t�ram ta應iyirukka c�ttiyappa�um�, atta춁i t�rattil-ir�ttirika�il� pa�uttukko�vatu va�akkam. 惜�l a췃u anta 퉗�taci iravil c튾an�tayyari� ma춁ivi muttamm� avaru�a� pa�uttuk ko應avillai. 묶e췃�l, ava� a췃u m�tavi�ay�tal�l v蜃�ukku vilakku윜ava乙y, ve�it ti黜aiyil oru m俺kila웏i ka葺i ata웛u� n퉟ttiy惜a tiraika� ka葺i oru ka葺il mettai p비�u ata춎�tu pa�uttirunt贍. ava�u�aiya m耶잀� ku�antaiy�kiya a춁ntakiru巷a� m�ttiram ava�u�a� pa�uttirunt惜. r�man�ta춙m r�makiru巷a춙m m퉘� c튾an�tayyari� ka葺ilukkum avaru�aiya ma춁iviyi� ka葺ilukkum pu웏tt� ku�antaika�ukke췃u p비�irunta m耶잀� ka葺ili춎�tu pa�uttirunta춁r. na應iravu, c틍e췃u ma�ai ko葺uki웏tu. anta ma�aiy�kiya t�yi� p葉�i� kuralil maya�kip p벼a ku�antaika�aip p튽 r�mupp葉�iyum, t비�attil ve�ik kuccilil pa�uttirunta t비�ak k�vala춙m, ti黜aiyil pa�uttirunta muttamm贍um, ava�aruk� a춁nta kiru巷a춙m, u應� vic�l葉ciyum cantirikaiyum, m퉘� r�man�ta춙m r�makiru巷a춙m ell틆um 饍nta nittiraiyil m養ki vi葺a춁r. app틊u oru 贍 m�ttiram nittirai ceyyavillai. atu nammu�aiya c튾an�tayyar. c튾an�tayyarukku vayatu app틊u cum�r muppatirukkum. 贍 nalla a�aka�. 's性柱' irumpu ku椿u p비�u avaru�aiya ira椿u puja�ka�um a�ak�kap paruttirunta춁. t비cataika� na춌u tira椿irunta춁. mu�춁�kakaika� cevva�� uru�ci pe윜irunta춁. viralka� u웫ti pe윜irunta춁. m�rpu n퉟ttiy�kap pa�uttiruntatu. vayi웫 na춌u pa�intiruntatu. m퉘um palavita apy�sa�ka�aiyum avaru�aiya to�aika�um k�lka�um valimaiyum u웫tiyum a�aku웏c camaintirunta춁. 惜�l avarukkut talaimayir m�ttiram ko쨇am naraikkat to�a�kivi葺atu. ko쨇am va�ukkaiyumu椿u. ka� p�rvai ko쨇am co웤am. ata웛�ka air틄piyak ka� c틊a춁i vaittiyari�amiruntu uyarnta vilaiyil m�kkuk ka黜葉i v涉ki ata웛ut ta�kak kampi p비�u m葉�ik ko椿irunt�r. mukam na췃�ka cavaram pa黜i mikavum ta�ata�app�kavum a�ak�kavumiruntatu. avar m�ttiram a췃iravu nittirai puriyavillaiye췃묶. 묶? e�춁 ceytu ko椿irunt�r? mella m葉iyai vi葺uk k湜� i웏�ki��r. vic�l葉ci pa�uttirunta a웏ikkup pu웏mp� vantu ni췃�r. katavai mella acaittup p�rtt�r. katavu vic�l葉ciyi� c�ta윜a ta춎aiy�l ti웏ntu ki�antatu. u應� nu�aint�r. vic�l葉ci pa�uttirunta ka葺ili� pakkatt� p틐 ni췃u ko椿u anta tivyam惜a o�iyil ava�u�aiya tivya vikrahattaik ka椿�r. ta�춁i ma웏ntu p틐 ava� m퉘� kaiyaip p비焌r. ava� ti�ukki葺u vi�ittu ivaraip p�rttavu�a� a쨇i m�rput tu�iyai n퉟� p틆ttuk ko椿贍. app�l ivarai n튻ki mikavum k틄attu�a�:- ''i�ku eta� poru葺�ka inta n퉟attil vant�r?'' e췃u k뱉焌�. ivar 퉡� va�ava�ave췃u ma웫mo�i co���r. ivaru�aiya co웛a�i� oliy�lum mukak ku웙ka乙lum ivaru�aiya irutayam cuttamillaiye춑atai ava� u�arntuko椿u ta� i�uppil corukiyirunta k�riya kattiyo췃ai e�uttu ivaru�aiya m�rpukku n퉟� n蜃�i�贍. ivar payantu p틐 i�춁tu ceyvate췃u teriy�mal tikaittu ni췃�r. ivar i程a춁m ni웤ataik ka椿u vic�l葉ci i�ip벼웏 uratta kuralil ''i�kiruntu ve�iy튋ipp튾'' e췃ala웙�贍. ''ku�antaiyai e�uppivi焌t�'' e췃u c튾an�tayyar mella j葉aika� p퉏uvatu p튽� ki�uki�uttuc co���r. mu�춁ik k葉�ilum urapp�ka vic�l葉ci muppattu m耶웫 i�ika� c퉟ntu i�ikkum kuralil ''p튾; i�kiruntu ve�iy튋i!'' e췃u ma윜oru mu웏i karjitt贍. c튾an�tayyar velavelattup p틐 ve�iy튋i m葉ikkuc ce췃u ta� a웏ikku應� p틐, a웏ik katavaic c�rttit t饍i葺u, vi�akkaiya�aittuvi葺u u應� ka葺il m�tu pa�uttuk ko椿u m퉘ell�m p틆vai p비�u m嚴ik ka�ka�ai i웫ka m嚴ikko椿u t俺ka muya췃�r. 惜�l avarukkut t�kkam varavillai. u�ampell�m viyarttatu. p틆vaiyaik ka�a윜iye웙nt�r. ku�ire�uttatu. ma웫pa�i p틆vaiyai e�uttu m嚴ikko椿�r. kaik�l u�aiccal cakikka mu�iyavillai. narampuka�ait tu椿u tu椿�ka ve葺uvatu p벼웏 v퉡a춁iyu椿�yi윜u. avaru�aiya irutayattil �yiram pic�cuka� c퉟ntu nartta춁m ceyvatu p벼웏 palavakaippa葺a v퉡a춁i 튋pa葺atu. avarukkut t�kkameppa�i varum? k湜� vic�l葉ci, ivar ve�iy튋iyavu�a� a웏ikkatavait t饍i葺uk ko椿u ma웫pa�i ka葺ili춎퉘 vantu pa�uttuc cila ka�a�ka�ukkell�m 饍nta nittiraiyil ami�ntu vi葺贍. ma�ai caracarave췃u po�intu ko椿irukki웏tu. --- 및�m attiy�yam vi�utalai ''oruk�l vi�utalai yu윜惜 epp틊um vi�utalai yu윜惜'' ma웫n葉 po�utu vi�intatu. c튾an�tayyar v蜃�il cir�rttam, ava�aiya pit�vukku. muttamm� t�ra�ku�ittu v蜃�uv퉘aikku m辰�u vi葺贍. muttus�pp� t蜃citarum, kuppuc�mi t蜃citarum pir�ma鎚rtta pir�ma�ar�ka a�aikkappa葺irunta춁r. avviruvaru應� muttusa�pp� t蜃citar� pur튻itar. ivviruvarum k�laiyil pattu ma�ikk� vantuvi葺�rka�. 惜�l pakal ira椿u ma�i varai c튾an�tayyar mettaiyaivi葺uk k湜� i웏�ka mu�iyavillai. avarukkup palam惜a talai n틍u. ita춊�aiy� t蜃citariruvarum cumm� patumaika� p튽 u�k�rantirukka ma춁mill�mal v퉡�nta vic�ra�aiyil pukunta춁r. muttusupp� t蜃citar co���r:- j�va� mukti ikal튻attil, at�vatu inta car�rattil c�ttiyam'' e췃�r. ''惜�l inta car�rattil 튋pa�um mukti epp틊aikkum c�cuvatam�ka ni웤atu niccayamillai'' e췃u kuppuc�mi t蜃citar co���r. umakku vi�utalai e췃�l i�춁te췃u vi�ayam� pulappa�avillaiye췃u te�ivupa�a vi�a�kuki웏tu. vi�utalaiye춑atu oruk�� pe웏ppa�um惜�l ma웫pa�i ta�aiye춑at� ki�aiy�tu. muktikkup pi웏ku pantamillai. sarvapanta niv�ra�am� mukti. anta sarvapanta niv�ra�am�vatu sarva tukka niv�ra�am, sarva tukka�ka�aiyum or퉧a�iy�kat tolaittu vi�utalai. anta nilaimai pe윜a pi웏kum oruva� ma웫pa�i pantattukkuk ka葺uppa�a i�amu椿�kume췃u collutal porunt�tu'' e췃u muttu supp� t蜃citar co���r. ''cuvarkka l튻atti웛up p벼a pi웏kum a�kiruntu v湜cciy튋pa�uvat�ka nammu�aiya c�stira�ka� colluki췃a춁v�, ata� t�tparyame�춁?'' e췃u kuppuc�mi t蜃citar k뱉焌r. ''anta vi�ayamell�m e춁kkut teriy�tu. j�va춎uktikku n惜 co�춁tut惜 cariy惜a arttam. atai enta c�stirattilum p�rttuk ko應al�m'' e췃u muttusupp� t蜃citar co���r. ivarka� inta vi�ayattaik ku웙ttu ne�un퉟am v�rttaip葉ik ko椿irunt�rka�. ka�aiciy�ka c튾an�tayyar m葉iyai vi葺uk k湜퉧i웏�ki vant�r. avar, ''inta tarkkatti� vi�ayame�춁?'' e췃u k뱉焌r. ''orumu웏i j�va� mukti pe윜�l atu epp틊aikkum c�cuvatamt惜�? m蜃�um pantap pr�pti 튋pa�um�' e췃a vi�ayattaik ku웙ttu vic�ra�ai ceyki읃m'' e췃u kuppuc�mi t蜃citar co���r. ''inta vi�ayattil ta�ka�u�aiya apipr�yameppa�i?'' e췃u c튾an�tayyarai n튻ki muttusupp� t蜃citar k뱉焌r. ''e춁kku v퉡�nta vivak�ra�ka�il pa�akkam p틊�tu'' e췃u c튾an�tayyar co���r. ti蠢re췃u vic�l葉ci avarka�ukku mu��� t벼웙 ''j�va춎ukti ivvulakil c�ttiyame춑at� poy. n薪ka� ataiya�aintirukki잆rka類? a�aint틆 y�raiy묶um p�rttirukki잆rka類?'' e췃u k뱉焌�. ''cuv�mi r�makiru巷a paramahamsar irunt�r; avar periya j�va춎uktar'' e췃u c튾an�tayyar co���r. a췃u c�ya�k�lam muttamm贍i�am a춙matipe윜uk ko椿u vic�l葉ci cantirikaiyu�a� mayil�pp�riliruntu pu웏ppa葺up pa葺a�am ta�kac�lait teruvilirunta ma윜oru pantuvi� v蜃�il p틐 i웏�ki�贍. inta pantu y�re춊l vic�l葉ciyi� periya t�y�r maka�. anta amm贍 peyar piccu. ava�u�aiya puru�a��kiya ca�karayyar ta�kac�lait teruvil mikavum k�rttiyu�a� mi葺�yk ka�ai vaittuk ko椿irunt�r. atil avarukkuk ka춁 l�pam. avar kaiyil ta�kak k�ppu; vayira m틊ira�ka�; ka�uttil po웒ara�i. avarukku vayatu muppatukku m퉘ir�tu, mikavum a�ak惜a puru�a�. avarukkuk ku�antaika� illai. avar v蜃�ukku nammu�aiya vic�l葉ci p틐c c퉟nt贍. a�ku iva� p벼a ti춁ttukku ma웫n贍 k�ciyiliruntu oru p�la canniy�ci vantirunt�r. ivar j�tiyil te춗퉏attup pir�ma�ar. 惜�l p�rvaikku va�a t퉏att�rka�aip p튽av� civapp�kavum pu亢iy�kavum uyaram�kavum �j惜up�kuv�kavum irupp�r. mikavum a�akiya va�ivamu�aiyavar. ivarukku n�laintu p晟aika� na췃�kat teriyum. ivar ca�k�tattil ap�ra vitv惜. ivar tammai j�va� mukti a�aintuvi葺at�kac collik ko椿�r. e춊춙m, cat� ivaru�aiya mukattil kavalaik ku웙ka� iruntu ko椿퉧irunta춁. mak� m퉡�vi. ulakattu c�t�ra�a m嚴apaktika�aiyell�m p튻kivi葺�r. 惜�l, t�ya vitiyi� vacatt�l tamakkut t�m� m惜ac�kam惜a pala putiya m嚴a paktika�um poyp pic�cuka�um u웤atti ceytu ko椿u 틐�mal ava윜u�a� p틆葉ik ko椿irunt�r. at�vatu, avar i�춙m j�va� mukti a�aintuvi�avillai. a�aiya v뱝�iya m�rkkattilirunt�r. t�m mukti a�aintuvi葺at�kav� avar pi웏ri�am colliyatu ma葺uma췃it tammu�aiya ma춁ttukku應um avv�읂 niccayappa�uttik ko椿uvi葺�r. vic�l葉ci tam v蜃�ukku vanta ti춁tti웛u m耶웫 n葉ka�i� pi춑u oru m�laiyil, nilavu t벼웫m paruvattil mi葺�yka�ai ca�karayyar tamatu v蜃�u m뱉aiyil a�akiya nil� mu윜attil n惜ku n�웛�lika� p비�u na�uv� m퉖aiyi� m�tu pa�ca�a�ka�, t퉚�r, ve윜ilai, p�kku, p俺kottukka� mutaliya춁 tay�r ceytu vaitt�r. ca�karayyarum, k�ciyiliruntu vantirukkum p�la canniy�ciyum, ca�karayyaru�aiya ma춁ivi piccuvum, vic�l葉ciyum n�lvarum anta n惜ku n�웛�lika� m�tiruntu ko椿u ci윜u椿iyu黜at to�a�ki춁r. ku�antai cantirikai k湜� pa�uttu u웏�kivi葺贍. ava�ukkuk k�val�kak ki�a i�aicci, oru v퉘aikk�ri, pa�uttirunt贍. n퉟ttiy惜a nilavil� mi葺�ykka�ai ca�karayyar v蜃�u m뱉aiyil, ann�lvarum pala vakaiy惜a i춊ya pa椿a�ka�ai mella mella e�uttu椿u ko椿irukkaiyil�, ca�karayyarukkum k�ciyiliruntu vanta p�la canniy�cikkum v퉡�nta vi�ayam惜a camp晟a�ai to�a�ki윜u. ca�karayyar v퉡�ntak ki웫kku�aiyavar. ata��l퉡惜, avar inta canniy�ciyaik ka椿u pi�ittavu�a�� parama kuruv�ka p�vittut tam v蜃�ukka�aittu vantu tammu�a�퉧� cila ti춁�ka� ta�kiyirukkumpa�i k뱉�uk ko椿�r. canniy�ciyi� peyar nity惜antar. avarukku vayatu irupatte葺ukku m퉘ir�tu. mak� cuntarar�pi. va�ive�utta ma춎ata춁ip p벼웏var. avaraik ka椿a m�ttirattil퉧� namatu vic�l葉ci avarm�tu a�a�k�ta maiyal ko椿uvi葺贍. canniy�ciyum a程a춁m� vic�l葉ciyi� m�tu perumaiyal p嶪焌r. canniy�ci maiyal ko應utal poruntum� e췃u n薪ka� k뱉p�rka乙yi� atu cariy惜a k밸viya췃u. ma춎ata춙�aiya p性a�ka� y�rait t惜 vellam葉焌? 'k�윜aiyum n�raiyum ilaiyaiyum pucittu vanta vicuv�mittira� mutaliya makari�ika� k嚴a ma춎ata춙�aiya ampuka�ai etirttu ni웛a valimaiya윜틆�yi춁r' e췃u partruhari colluki잀r. e葺ay�puram ka�ikai muttup pulavar tammu�aiya n�lka�u�o췃il ma춎ata춁i ell�k ka�avu�arilum valimai ko椿a periya ka�avu乙kak k�웫ki잀r. p�rvatiyai ma웏ntu tavam ceytu ko椿irunta civapir惜 m�tu ma춎ata� ampuka� p비�ap틊u, avar k틄a� ko椿u ma춎ata춁i eritt�r퉧a췃i, ava� ampuka�i� ti웏maiyai vi�al�kki ma웫pa�i y튻am pa黜at to�a�ki��r�? a췃u; avar k�ma춁mpuka�ukkut t틹웫 jaka춎�t�vai ma�am purintuko應at tiruvu�a� ko椿aru�i��r. m퉘um, ma춎ata� mak�vi巷uvi� kum�ra� piramm�vukku cak틊ara�. ava�� piramm�. ava��l� pa�aipput to�il t벼웫tal pratyak�ama췃�? nity惜anta p�la canniy�ci rikv퉡a mu�utaiyum s�ya춁 p晟yattu�a� pa�ittavar. upani�attukka�il mukkiyam惜a tac틄ani�attukka�ai ca�kara p晟yattu�a� ka윜u�arntavar. ma윜um e黜a윜a atvaita n�lka�ilum vici亢�tvaita n�lka�ilum, tarkkam m�m�msai y튻am s涉kyam mutaliya c�stira�ka�ilum, pur性a itik�ca�ka�ilum, k�viya�ka�ilum, n葉aka�ka�ilum ap�ram惜a payi웒iyu�aimaiy�l, intu matattukkum intu n�kar�kattukkum takka piratinitiy�kak karutattakkavar. taviravum, inti, va�k贍i, mah�r晟�ram, telu�ku, tami�, i�kil實 inta �웫 p晟aika�ilum mika uyarnta t퉟cci ko椿avar�y, iva윜il e�utappa葺a mikac ci웏nta c�stira�ka�aiyum k�viya�ka�aiyum na춌u payi췃u ci웏nta a웙vut te�ivu pa�aittavar. e춁v�, ivar collum v퉡�ntam ve웫mai v�yp p퉏cu m�ttirama췃u. u應attil palavita �r�yccika乙lum, uyarnta k밸vika乙lum, te�inta v�ta�ka乙lum na췃�ka a�untik ki�anta ko�kai. ivarukku j�va춎ukti patam 튋pa�uvata웛u stir�yill�ta ku웏it惜 oru perun ta�aiy�ka ni췃atu. 묶e춊l, poru�ill�vi�i춙m kalviyill�vi�i춙m oruva� j�va� mukti patameytal�m. 惜�l k�tal vi�ayattil ve윜i pe잀tava� muktiya�aintu ivvulakil v饍vatu mikavum ciramam e췃u t벼웫ki웏tu. pautta matatti� m퉙p葉�i��l� t惜, �rampattil pe黜u�a� k嚴iv饍um v饍kkaiyai vi葺u mukti t뱉ap pukum va�akkam inn葉�ilum ulakattilum �rjitappa葺ate췃u ni춁ikka h퉡u irukki웏tu p�rv�ka v퉡ari�ika� ell틆um patti춊ka�u�a� v饍ntat�kav� mu���lka� colluki췃a춁. pautta matattiliruntu t惜 intu matamum pi웏 mata�ka�um or퉧a�iy�ka ulakattait tu웏ntu vi�uvat�kiya nitya canniy�ca mu웏iyaik kaikko椿a춁ve췃u karutuki읂�. v퉡ari�ika� m비cattukku c�ta춁m�kac ceyta v밸viyilell�m avarka�u�a� ma춁iviyirumiruttal avaciyam�kak karutappa葺atu. p�rva vi�aya�ka� e程a춁m�yi춙m ''illa웏mallatu nalla웏ma췃u'' e�춙m auvai v�kkiyattaiy� n惜 piram性am�kak ko椿irukki읂�. k�tal tava잀춁 va�ika�il cellump틊um u�maiyi춊췃um na�uvum p틊um m�ttiram�, atu ivvulakattil peruntu춑a�ka�ukku h퉡uv�ki웏tu. u�maiy惜a k�tal j�va춎uktikkup periya c�ta춁m�kum. 'u�maiy惜a k�tali� p�tai mikavum kara�umura焌춁tu' e췃u 乏kspiyar e췃a 涉kilak kaviyaracar colluki잀r. antak kara�umura焌춁 p�taiyil� oruva� ci웙tu t�ram ma춁t ta�arcciyill�malum p�va ne웙yil na�uvic cell�malum u�maiyu�a� celv惜�yi� i춑attaic cutta nilaiyil k性al�m. ivvulaka i춑a�ka� c�cuvatamillaiye췃um ka�attil� t벼웙 ma웏iva춁 e췃um colv틆 cittattil u웫tiyill�tavarka�. ivvulaka i춑a�ka� e黜at tolaiy�ta춁. ivvulakatti� k葉ciy� mutal�vatu perum p퉟i춑am. c�riya춙m, veyilum, pa�cika�um, i춊ya t틹웏mu�aiya miruka�ka�um, c튽aika�um, malaika�um, natika�um, k葉uka�um, aruvika�um, �윜ukka�um, v惜ave�iyum, v惜am嚴iyum, cantira춙m, nilavum, na�cattira�ka�um p�rkkap p�rkkat terivi葺�ta 惜antan taruva춁. 및ai m惜i�ar�! ivaiyell�m c�cuvatamallav�? ka�ant틹um t벼웙 ma웏iyum iyalpu ko椿a춁v�? ta춊tta춊 mara�ka� ma웏iyum. 惜�l ulakattil k葉uka�ill�mal p튻�tu. ta춊ppa�cika�um miruka�ka�um ma웏iyum. 惜�l mirukak k嚴�amum pa�ci j�tiyum epp틊um ma웏iy�tu. iva윜i� nilaimai i程a춁m�ka, malai, ka�al, v惜am, i�aive�i, c�riya�, cantira�, na�cattira�ka� ivai epp틊um m�웫va춁valla. epp틊� yuk�ntara�ka�il ivaiyum m�웏k k嚴ume췃u c�stirika� �katt�l� colluki잀rka�. 惜�l anta �kav�tattaip pa윜i n�m ipp틊u kava춊kkav뱝�iya avaciyamillai. i�춙m etta춁iy� k비i varu�a�ka�ukkup pi웏ku ivai oru v밸ai a�iyakk嚴ume췃u anta c�stirika� collumi�att�, n�m ava윜ai nitya vastukka乙kap p틹웫tal tava잀k�tu. itu ni웛a. i�춙m ulakattil ma춊ta춙kku ne�u�k�la i춑a�ka� ve웕tta춁iy� irukki췃a춁. n퉟�ka u椿u vant�l, at�vatu paciya웙ntu u�pate췃u virata� ko椿�l, ma춊tarukku u�avi춑am epp틊um tevi葺�tu. n틐i췃i irunt�l sn惜atti� i춑am e췃um tevi葺�tu. i�춙m na�pu, kalvi, ca�k�tam mutaliya kalaika� mutaliya ekk�lamum tevi葺�ta i춑a�ka� ivvulakattil ma춊tarukku e黜i췃i ni웏intu ki�akki췃a춁. ippa�iyirukka, ivvulaka i춑a�ka� ka�attil t벼웙 ma웏iyum iyalpu�aiya춁 e췃um, n�rm튋 kumi�ika�otta춁 e췃um colv틆 a웙vill�t틆, c튾p튋ika� ne쨇u웫tiyill�t틆. i춑amayam惜a ivvulakattil k性appa�um ell� i춑a�ka�aik k葉�ilum k�tali춑am� c�lavu� ci웏ntatu. atil u�maiyum u웫tiyu� ko椿u ni췃�l, atu epp틊um tava잀tat틆 i춑a u윜�ki ma춊ta v饍vai amara v饍vukku nikar�kap purintuvi�um. m�웫tali췃ik k�tal ceytu varutal�kiya va�akkam ma춊tarukku� 튋pa�um�yi� avarka� k�tali춑am ettu�ai ci웏ntate춑ataiyum ettakaiya paya춌a� taruvate춑ataiyum t�m� e�itil u�arntuko應a vall틆�var. i程a춁m �l튰a춁i purintu nity惜antar e췃a p�la canniy�ci t�m vic�l葉ci m�tu k�tal ko椿atu tava웙llaiye췃u t�rm惜ittuk ko椿�r. oru n贍 m�laiyil nity惜antarum vic�l葉ciyum mi葺�y ka�ai ca�karayyar v蜃�u m뱉aiyil ta춊y� cantitt�rka�. avviruvaru� ne�un퉟am camp晟a�ai na�antatu. t�m canniy�cattai vi葺u n薪ki laukika v饍kkaiyil pukunta vic�l葉ciyai ma�am purintu ko應a niccayittata웛u應a k�ra�a�ka�aiyell�m avar vic�l葉ciyi�am viriv�ka e�utturaitt�r. ava�um akk�ra�a�ka� niy�yam惜avaiy퉧e췃u mikavum culapam�ka a�k�k�ram ceytuko椿贍. kataiyai va�arttup piray튺a춁me�춁? avviruvarum cantirikai cakitam�ka u�a�� pu웏ppa葺u e�ump�ril v�r퉏ali�kam pantulu irunta v蜃�ukkuc ce췃�rka�. a�ku p튻umu���kav� nity惜antar tammu�aiya k�viyu�aiyaik ka�a윜i e웙ntuvi葺u ve應ai v벋�iyum, n퉟ttiy惜a ca葺aiyum, pa쨇�pit talaipp�kaiyum a�intu ko椿�r. ''inta laukika r�pattil cuv�mika�aip p�rtt�l n퉝贍attu r�j� maka춁ip p튽irukki웏tu'' e췃u ca�karayyar co���r. ''i�춙m e�춁i cuv�mika�e췃u coll�t퉧u�ka�. canniy�cak k튽attaiyum tolaitt묶; pa�aiya nittiy惜anta춅췃a peyaraikk嚴at tolaittu vi葺묶. i춊m퉘 e춁tu piriya k�ntaiy�kiya vic�l葉ciyi� peyarukk튋pa vicuvan�ta carm� e췃u peyar vaittukko�v묶'' e췃�r. e춁v� n惜um ikkataiyil ivarukku nity惜antar e췃a peyarai n�kki vicuvan�ta carm� e췃a peyaraiy� va�a�ki varutal avaciyam�ki웏tu. vicuvan�ta carm�vai inta laukika v벋attil p�rtta m�ttirattil� vic�l葉cikku 튋ke춁v� avar m�t튋pa葺irunta ka� talai teriy�ta k�tal mu�춊lum �yira ma�a�ku atikam�y, ava�ai ve웙ko椿ava� p튽�kkivi葺atu. ivviruvarum v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvirunta i�attukku vantu c퉟ntavu�a��, vic�l葉ci pantuluvi�attilum avar ma춁iviyi�attilum ta�춁i vicuvan�ta carm� ma�am ceytuko應a i�a�kiya ceytiyaiyum, avv�웫 i�a�kumpa�i n퉟nta p�rva virutt�nta�ka�aiyum e�uttu vist�ram�kac co��贍. v�r퉏ali�kam pantuluvukku a�avi웏nta maki�cciyu椿�yvi葺atu. 튋ke춁v� ivvi�ayattil avar pala i�a�kil muya웒iceytu p�rttu ve윜ipe웏 va�iyill�mal tikaittuk ko椿irunt�r. ipp틊u avaru�aiya muya웒iyill�mal� tamatu viruppam ni웏iv튋i vi葺amai ka椿u avarukku atta춁i p�rippu椿�yi윜u. ''ell�m teyvac ceyal. n�mo췃u ni춁ikka teyvamo췃u ceyki웏tu'' e췃u colli avar ma춁m�rak ka�avu�aip p틹웙t to�ut�r. pi웏ku vicuvan�ta carm�vaiyum vic�l葉ciyaiyum pirama cam�jattil c퉟tt�r. k틄�layya�k�ru�aiya viv�kam na�antu ira椿u v�rattukku� ma웫pa�i ce�춁i pirama cam�ja �layattil퉧�, anta cam�ja vitika�i춑a�i vic�l葉cikkum vicuvan�ta carm�vukkum viv�kam na�ant튋i윜u. viv�kam na�anta oru v�rattukku� mi葺�ykka�ai ca�karayyari� muya웒iy�lum v튋u cila na�parka� muya웒iy�lum namatu vicuvan�ta carm�vukku oru uttiy튻am 튋pa葺atu. ta�kac�lait teruvil� m耶웫, n惜ku kujar�tti lak�ap pirapukka�i� pi應aika�ukku inti, camaskirutam, i�kil實 m耶웫 ir�pp葉am colli vaikka v뱝�iyatu. ita웛�ka avarukku a웫patu r�p�y m�tant틹um campa�am ki�aittatu. ca�karayyar v蜃�ukku cam�pattil ira椿u ma춁ika�ukkapp�l oru v蜃u k�liy�ka iruntatu. ci웙ya v蜃u, k湜� ira椿u m耶웫 a웏ika�. uyarnta m葉i. anta v蜃�ukkup pi� a�ak惜a t비�amiruntatu. atil oru ci웙ya k�rai pa�ka乙 putit�kat tay�r pa黜i, atil n�웛�li, m퉖ai, puttaka�ka�, pi應aika� vant�l u�k�ruvata웛u n�웛�� palakaika� mutaliya춁 v涉ki vaippata웛uriya celavell�m ca�karayyar ceyt�r. anta v蜃�il putit�ka viv�kam惜a tampatika�ai ca�karayyar ku�iy튋웙��r. ivarukku vicuvan�ta carm�vi�am mu�춁ik k葉�ilum n�웫 pa�ku atika pakti 튋pa葺atu. cila m�ta�ka� ka�inta pi웏ku, m튋k�웙ya kujar�ttip pi應aika�ukku p葉am collik ko�ukkum varumpa�i ki�aikkat to�a�ki윜u. �rampattil avar ce�춁iyil na�aipe윜u varum i�kil實, tami�p pattirikaika�ukku viy�sa�ka�um, talaiya�ka�ka�um e�uti c�stira vi�aya�ka�aip p튽av� laukika vi�aya�ka�ilum payi웒iy�l uyarnta ㅰ춁m튋pa�uttik ko椿�r. e�utum ti웏maiyil�, i�kil實ilum, tami�ilum avarukku camam惜a to�il贍i inta t퉏attil퉧� ku웏ive췃u k�웏l�m. ata��l pattir�tiparka� avare�utum viy�sa�ka�ai mikavum �valu�a� 튋웫k ko椿u takka campa�am ko�ukkat to�a�ki��rka�. i�ku ko쨇am kai t튋iyavu�a��, avar takka ma춊tarka�u�aiya cip�rc�l pamp�y kalkatt� mutaliya ve�i nakara�ka�il piracuram�kum u�n葉�up pattarikaika�ukkum, i�kil�ntu, amerikk�vilu應a pattirikaika�ukkum vi�ayat惜am ceyyum patavi pe윜�r. itilell�m avarukku m�tant틹um ainn�웫 r�p�ykkuk ku웏iy�ta varumpa�i varat to�a�ki윜u. avar t�r�ta u�aipp贍iy�yvi葺�r. avaru�aiya mukattil mu�춊runta kavalaik ku웙ka�ell�m n薪kip p틐vi葺a춁. epp틊um avar mukattil cant빙amum tiruptiyum nilaval�yi춁. vic�l葉ciy� mu�춊runta a�akaik k葉�ilum munn�웫 pa�ku atika a�aku pa�aittu vi葺贍. avarka� v蜃�i웛u oru pacu v涉ki��rka�. antap pacuvaik ka웏kkavum, ku�antaikkup po�utu p튻avum, ma윜apa�i v蜃u v�yil perukkutal, p�ttiran t퉧ttal mutaliya to�ilka� ceyyavum, vic�l葉ci mikavum puttiyum a춙pavamum u�maiyum u�aippumu�aiya v밸贍ak ki�aviyoruttiyai niyama춁m ceytu, ava�ukku v蜃�il퉧� p튺a춁mum m�tam e葺u r�p�y campa�amum 튋pa�utti�贍. ivarka�u�aiya v蜃�uc celavell�m n�웫 r�p�ykku m퉘�k�tu. e춁v�, m�tant틹um n惜�웫 r�p�ykkuk ku웏iy�mal vicuvan�ta carm� oru periya n性ayamu�aiya kujar�tti viy�p�riyi�am va葺ikkuk ko�uttuvarat to�a�ki��r. ci웙tuk�lattukkuppi� vicuvan�ta carm� tamakkup pattirikait to�ilil퉧� 퉟贍am惜a tiraviyam ki�aippati춊췃um, pi應aika�ukkup p葉a� ka윜uk ko�uppat�kiya ciramam惜a to�ilai vi葺uvi葺�r. k�laiyil e�untu kaik�l cutti ceytu ko椿avu�a�� ti춁nt틹um avar ta�kac�lait teruvi춊췃um pu웏ppa葺uc ce�춁i haik틆葺ukku etir� ka�a웛araiyil vantu ne�un퉟am ul�vivi葺u cum�r o춑atu ma�ikku v蜃�ukkut tirumpuv�r. vantavu�a�� sn惜am pa黜ivi葺u p튺a춁m ceyv�r. pati�틆u ma�i mutal m�lai m耶웫 ma�i varai tamatu e�uttuv퉘ai na�attuv�r. app�l i�aippakal ci윜u椿iyu椿u t퉧ilai n�r ku�ipp�r. app�l oru ma�i n퉟am pa�ippilum, ma웫n贍 e�utuvata웛u v뱝�iya �l튰a춁ika�ilum celavi�uv�r. app�l, tammu�aiya ci웫 kutirai va椿iyil vic�l葉ciyaiyum, cantirikaiyaiyum 튋웙kko椿u ka�al틆attil cav�ri vi�uv�r. iravu 및uma�ikku n퉟attukku v蜃�ukkut tirumpuv�rka�. e葺u ma�i n퉟am�kump틊u ir�ttiri p튺a춁m to�a�kum. app�l vic�l葉ciyum carm�vum p퉏cilum vi�aiy葉�ilum ma춎atak k밸ika�ilum po�utu ka�ipp�rka�. iravu pa�춊ra椿u ma�ikku mu춑u avarka� nittirai ceyyap p틍at� ki�aiy�tu. e�춁t惜 p퉏uv�rka類, 퉡ut惜 p퉏uv�rka類 ka�avu�ukkut t惜 teriyum. ovv틆iravum ivviruvarum p퉏uvatum cirippatum pakkattu v蜃uka�ilirupp틆ukkell�m perump�lum t�kkam var�tapa�i ceyyum. oruvar p퉏cu ma윜oruvarukkut t묶�yt tira葺up p�k�yk k뱉kak k뱉kat tevi葺�malirukkum. cila iravuka�il vic�l葉ci h�rm벼iyam curuti p비�ukko椿u p葉uv贍. ivar p葉�i� a웤utattil maya�ki ve웙ko椿u vicuvan�ta carm� ta�춁i ma웏ntu e�untu kutikkat to�a�kivi�uv�r. cila camaya�ka�il iruvarum kaik틆ttuk ko椿u n葉�iyam puriv�rka�. v퉘aikk�rak ki�aviyum ku�antaiyum 틆a웏ikku� pa�uttuk ko椿u t俺kip p틐 vi�uv�rka�. t비�attilirunta ci�k�rap para�il inta tampatika�i� ka�ika� na�aipe웫m. ivviruvarum oruvarkkoruvar pa�aitta k�tal m惜a�ikama췃u, teyvikam. atu kaliyukattuk k�tala췃u; kirutayukattuk k�tal, or� pe黜i�am m�잀ta k�tal celuttuvat�kiya 퉗apatti춊 viratattil �r�r�mapir惜 puka�pe윜ava�. 惜�l ava춙m patti춊yi�am camcaya�ko椿u ila�kaiyil� ava�ait t�p pukac ceyt惜. pi춑u ulakap pa�ikku a쨇i, ava�aik k葉�ukkut turatti�惜. ivvitam惜a ka�a�ka�ka� k嚴a ill�tapa�i namatu vicuvan�ta carm� c葉c�t vaiku椿a n�r�ya�a�� t퉣iyi�am celuttuvatu p벼웏 parama pir퉙ai celutti��r. civa� p�rvati t퉣iyi�am celuttum pakti namatu vicuvan�ta carm�v�l vic�l葉ciyi�am celuttappa葺atu. ava�um, ippa�ip parama ㅰ춊y�kiya ka�ava� ta�춊�am t퉣at� vicuv�cam celuttuvatu ka椿u p�rippa�aintu, t惜 avarai c葉c�t pakav惜�kav� karuti makatt惜a pakti celutti vant贍. ippa�iyirukkaiyil� viv�kam na�antu o췃arai varu�am�vata웛u� vicuvan�ta carm�vukku paittiyam pi�ittuvi葺atu. avar mikac ci웏nta ㅰ춊y�yi춙m y튻�py�satt�l muktiya�aivatu culapame췃u karuti ma춁taip palavakaika�il i�aiya잀mal a�akki a�akki pal�tk�ra� ceytuko椿u vantati춊췃um, putti kala�kivi葺atu. e�uttu v퉘ai cariy�ka na�atta mu�iyavillai. v蜃�il퉧� oru n葉�u vaittiyar vantu p�rttuc cikiccai ceytu ko椿irunt�r. mantirav�tika�ai a�aittup p�rkkal�m e췃u ca�karayyar co�춁ta웛u vic�l葉ci atu avaciyamillaiye췃u collivi葺贍. vic�l葉ciyi� kati mikavum parit�pakaram�yi윜u. ti蠢re췃u cuvarkkal튻attil intira pataviyi춊췃u ta應u椿u ma�m�tu p�mp�ki vi�unta nahu�a� nilaimaiyai iva� stiti ottat�yi윜u. k�tal�l m비cam� pe웏l�me췃u vicuvan�ta carm� colliyatai iva� ma춁m p�rttiy�ka nampit ta춁tu a웤uta sauntaryamum ㅰ춁t te�ivumu�aiya akka�ava춁i oru�k� ma춎ata��kavum vi巷uv�kavum civa��kavum karutip p틹웙vantu ava춁춑i��l 惜antaparavacameytiyirunt贍. ava춙kku intak ko�iya n틐 n퉟ntataik ka椿u tu춑ak ka�alil ami�ntip p틐vi葺贍. i�aiyi�aiy� vicuvan�ta carm�vukku putti te�iyum n퉟a�ka�um varuvatu椿u. app틊u, avar vic�l葉ciyai a�aittut ta� arukil iruttik ko椿u:- ''ka黜�, n� eta웛um, eta웛um, eta웛um kavalaippa焌t�. kavalaippa焌tiruttal� mukti. kavalaippa焌tirunt�l ivvulakattil enta n틐um v�r�tu. evvita �pattum n퉟�tu. tava웙 evvita n틐, allatu evvita �pattu, n퉟nta p틊ilum oruva� ava윜ukkuk kavalaiyu웫vatai vi葺u vi�uv惜�yi�, avai t�m� vilakip p틐vi�um. kavalaiyai ve췃�l mara�attai vellal�m. payamum, tuyaramum, kavalaiyum ill�tirunt�l ivvulakattil ekk�lamum c�k�mal v饍al�m. n惜 e�춁i m�웙c cila paya�ka�il 饍ntu vi葺묶. ata��l퉡惜 e춁kku inta n틐 vantirukki웏tu. itu i�춙m ci웙tu k�lattukku� n薪kip p틐vi�um. namakk� pa�attaip pa윜iya vic�ramillai. n惜 m耶웫 varu�am e�ut�malum, oru k�cuk嚴a camp�tikk�malum irunta p틊ilum kujar�ttiy贍i�am p비�irukkum pa�attai v涉ki campiramam�kac c�ppi�al�m. e�춁ip pa윜iya vic�ra�ka�ukkum u� ma춁ttil i�a�ko焌t�. i�ukka� vantu윜ak�lai, eriki췃a vi�akkupp튽a na�ukka mo췃惜umi췃i nakuka; t�m nakka p틊av vi�ukka�aiyariyu me�k�m, irunta�u tiy�va ruynt�r? e췃u c�vakacint�ma�iyil tiruttakka t퉣ar p葉iyirukki잀r. at�vatu, 'tu춑am n퉟ump틊u n�m ci웙t묶um kala�k�mal atai n튻ki nakaikka v뱝�um. a程a춁m nakaipp튾�yi� namatu nakaipp� attu춑attai ve葺uta웛uriya v贍�yvi�um. avv�웙췃i v辰� u�k�rntu tuyarappa�uvata��l ma춊tarukku uyvu n퉟�tu (n�cam� eytum)'. inta upat퉏attai n� oru p틊um ma웏kk�t�.e� ka黜�, e� uyir�, vic�l葉ci, n� e�춁 n퉟nt�lum ma춁ttait ta�aravi焌t�. n� ekk�lamum evvita n틐u� kavalaiyumi췃i v饍av뱝�ume춑at� e� mukkiya viruppam. u� ma춁m n튻a n惜 p�rttu cakikka m葉朱�'' e췃u palapala colli ma춁iviyai cam�t惜appa�utta muyalv�r. 惜�l, ivar i程a춁m p퉏ik ko椿irukkaiyil퉧� vic�l葉ciyi� ka�ka�il jalam t�rai t�raiy�kak ko葺at to�a�kivi�um. ava� k틍e췃a�utu vimmuv贍. itaik k뱉�a vicuvan�ta carm�vum 튽ami葺a�at to�a�kuv�r. ippa�i ivarka�iruvarum k嚴ip peru�kurali葺a�utu ko椿irukkaiyil oru camayam vaittiyar vantuvi葺�r. intak k튽attaip p�rttu vaittiyar vic�l葉ciyai k性pati춊췃u n퉟um tukkatt�l carm�vi� n틐 mikutippa�ume췃um, �tal�l i춊m퉘 vic�l葉ci ta� ka�ava춁i a�ikka�i ta춊y�ka cantikkakk嚴�te췃um, appa�iy� cantitta p틊ilum cila nimi�a�ka�ukku m퉘� avaru�a� ta�kiyirukkak k嚴�te췃um epp틊um� avar ta�춊�am atikam�kap p퉏a i�a�ko�ukkak k嚴�te췃um ava�i�am terivitt�r. ava�um evvitatt�lum ta���l ta� ka�ava춙kku atikak ka亢am n퉟al�k�te췃a n튻kattu�a�, �k�ram p비um n퉟a�ka�ait tavira ma윜a n퉟a�ka�il, carm�vai a�ikka�i p�rkk�malum, avaru�a� atikam�kap p퉏�malum otu�kiy� k�la� ka�ittu vant贍. 惜�l ita춊췃u vicuvan�ta carm�vi� tuyaramum ma춁kkalakkamum atikappa葺a춁v퉧a췃ik ku웏ivu pa�avillai. tammai vic�l葉ci pu웏kka�ikki잀�e췃u carm� e黜avillai. avar appa�i e黜akk嚴iyavarumallar. 惜�l ta춁tu t퉗a nilaiyaik karuti ava� mikavum ma춁tta�arcciyum tukkamumeyti atupa윜iy� t비�attup pa�ka乙vukku ava� a�ikka�i vantu ta�춁ip p�rkk�malum, atikam�kat ta�춊�am v�rttaiy葉�malumirukki잀� e췃u avar ni춁ittuk ko椿�r. i�ku viy�tika�i� campantam�ka oru ci웫 katai colluki읂�. v�ntip p퉡ip pic�cu mu�춐ru k�lattil intiy�viliruntu pu웏ppa葺u ar퉝iy�vilu應a makka nakarattukkup p틐k ko椿iruntat�m. p튻um va�iyil p�ras�kattil periya tapasviyum ㅰ춊yum�kiya oru mahamatip pakkiri antap p퉧aik ka椿u ''e�k� p튻i잀y?'' e췃u k뱉焌r. atu k뱉�u v�nti p퉡i colluki웏tu:- ''makka nakarattil ipp틊u varu�at tiruvi犁 to�a�kiyirukki웏tu. n惜� ticaika�i춊췃um e黜a윜a ja춁�ka� tiruvi犁vukk�ka a�ku vantu k嚴iyirupp�rka�. avarka�ai v뱉�aiy葉um poru葺u makka�ttukkup p튻i읂�'' e췃atu. atu k뱉�u anta canniy�ci:- ''cicc�! m�rkkap pic�c�! makkattil all�vait to�um poru葺u nalla nalla paktarka� vantu tira椿irupp�rka�. avarka�ai n� p틐k kolla n惜 i�a� ko�ukkam葉朱�'' e췃�r. ata웛u v�ntip퉡ip p퉧 colluki웏tu:- ''cuv�miy�r�, e�춁iyum all� t惜 pa�aittu ma춊ta uyirka�ai v�rikko椿u p튻um to�ilukku niyama춁m ceytirukki잀r. ulakattil na�akkum ell�k k�riya�ka�um all�vi� ceyalka鍮ya췃i ma윜illai. ava춊췃iy틆 a�uvumacaiy�tu. �tal�l e춁tu p튻kait ta�ukka umm�l mu�iy�tu. mu�iyume춊lum n�r ata춁ic ceytal niy�yama췃u. m퉘um makkattukku vantirupp틆 atta춁i p퉟um� pu�y�tm�kka�e췃um tarmi亢arka�e췃um u�maiy惜a paktarka�e췃um ni춁ittu vi�akk嚴�tu. etta춁iy� p�vika�um, atarmi亢arum, kor惜 vitika�ai m�웙 na�app틆um a�ku vantirupp�rka� e춑atil aiyamillai. taviravum pu�y�tm�kka�ukku ivvulakil c�vu ki�aiy�te췃u all� vitikkavillai. p�vika� m�ttiram퉧a췃i pu�yav惜ka�um c�katt惜 ceyki잀rka�. v튋u n틐ka乙l ne�u�k�lam varunti varuntit tu�ittut tu�ittuc c�vataik k葉�ilum e���l turitam惜a mara�ameytutal ma춊tarukku na췃퉧a췃it t薪k�k�tu. �tal�l eppa�i y튰itta p틊ilum, n惜 colvatai n�r ta�ukka muyalutal porunt�tu. e춊lum, mak惜�kiya ummu�aiya ma춁tukkuc ca윜� tirupti vi�aivikkat takkat�kiya v�rttaiyo췃u colluki읂�. at�vatu, n�r a�ku itta춁i p퉟aitt惜 kollal�me췃u tokai ku웙ppi葺uk ka葺a�aiyi�um. antat tokaikku m퉘� n惜 o윜ai uyiraikk嚴ak kolvatillaiye췃u piratikki춁i ceytu ko�ukki읂�'' e췃atu. i程a춁m v�nti p퉡ip p퉧 colliyataik k뱉�a mu춊var-''cari; p�. a�ku an퉗a la�caka�akk惜a ja춁�ka� tira椿irupp�rka�. avarka�il n� or� 틆�yiram p퉟ait t惜 kollal�m. ata웛u m퉘 틆uyiraikk嚴at t辰�al�k�tu. j�kkiratai! p틐 v�'' e췃�r. nallate췃u collip p퉧 pakkiriyi�am vi�aipe윜uk ko椿u makkattukkup p틐i윜u. app�l cila ti춁�ka� ka�intapi�, antat tiruvi犁vukku vantavarka�il la�cam p퉟 v�nti p퉡iy�l i웏ntu p틐i춁re췃a ceyti pakkariyi� cevikke葺i윜u. avar tammai v�ntip p퉡ip p퉧 va쨇ittu vi葺at�kak karuti mikavum k틄attu�a춙m ma춁varuttattu�a춙mirunt�r. ma웫n贍 v�nti p퉡ip p퉧 anta va�iy�kav� makkatti춊췃um intiy�vukku m紳a y�ttirai ceytu ko椿irukkaiyil antap pakkiriyaik ka椿u va�a�ki윜u. pakkiri peru� ci춁ttu�a� app퉧ai n튻ki:- ''tu亢ap p퉧�, poy colliya n�y�, e�춊�am �yiram p퉟ukku m퉘� kolvatillaiye췃u v�kku웫ti ceytu ko�uttuvi葺u a�ku, makkattil� p틐 la�cam ja춁�ka�ai a�ittu vi葺a춁iy�m�! u춁kku e�춁 ta椿a춁i vitikkal�m?'' e췃�r. itaik k뱉�u v�nti p퉡ip p퉧 kalakalave췃u cirittatu. atu colluki웏tu:- ''k밸�r, mu춊cir벋�ar�, n惜 umakkuk ko�utta v�kku웫ti tava잀tapa�iy� �yiram p퉟ukkum퉘 틆uyiraik嚴at t辰�avillai. �yiram p퉟� e���l m性�avar. ma윜avarka� tamakkut t�m� payatt�l v�ntiyum ka�iccalum varuvittuk ko椿u m�ynta춁r. ata웛u n惜 e�춁 ceyv묶? e� m�tu pi�ai collutal takum�?'' e췃atu. app틊u mu춊var perum�ccu vi葺u- '�k�! 및ai ma춊ta j�tiy�, payatt�lum, camcayatt�lum u�춁i n�y� 틐�mal kolai ceytuko椿irukki잀y�! u�춙�aiya inta mak� m嚴atta춎ai ko椿a matiyaiyum, im matiyai u�춊�att� t嶪�ivi�um mak� paya�karam惜a vitiyaiyum ni춁ikkump틊� e� ne쨇am kala�kuki웏t�! n惜 e� ceyv묶. n惜 e� ceyv묶! n惜 e� ceyv묶!cup! namm�l e�춁 ceyya mu�iyum? all� h� akpar. all� mah惜. avaru�aiya tiruvu�appa�i ell�m na�aipe웫ki웏tu. avar tiruva�ika� velluka'' e췃u colli mu�a�k�l pa�iyi葺u v惜attai n튻kiyavar�y all�vaik karutit tiy惜am ceyyat to�a�ki��r. p퉧um avari�am vi�ai pe윜uk ko椿u p틐 vi葺atu. inta m�tiriy�ka n惜 oru katai v�cittirukki읂�. n틐kku mukkiyam惜a k�ra�am j�varka�i� ma춁til t벼웫m payam, kavalai, k틄am, camcayam, po잀mai, ve웫ppu, atirupti mutaliya vi�aku�a�ka鍮y�me춑atu intak kataiyi� poru�. itai n惜 a�k�karikki읂�. u應attil� t벼웫m accam mutaliya춁v� n틐ka�aip pi웏ppikki췃a춁 e춑atil cant퉗amillai. 惜�l a程a춁m pi웏kkum n틐ka�ai na춌u p빙a�ai ceytu va�arppatum, ati춊췃um mara�atti� varavai mikavum e�it�kkit taruvatum�kiya to�ilka� perump�lum vaittiyarka乙l퉧� ceyyappa�uki췃a춁 e췃u t벼웫ki웏tu. �yiram p퉟aik ko췃ava� arai vaittiya� e췃a pa�amo�i mu윜ilum u�maiye춁v� n惜 ni춁ikki읂�. iti춊췃um vaittiya c�stiram poyye췃�vatu, vaittiyarka�ell�rum� tamatu c�sttirattai na췃u ka윜u�ar�ta p튽i v벋at�rika�e췃�vatu ma춁ma웙nta ay튻yar-ka�e췃�vatu, v뱝�ume췃u ma춊ta춁ik kolluki잀rka�e췃�vatu n惜 colla virumpuvat�ka y�rum ni춁ittu vi�al�k�tu. vaittiya c�stirattil etta춁iy� ka�ka椿a paya춌a�iruppatai n惜 a웙v묶. vaittiyarka�il� palar tamatu c�stirattil u�maiy惜a uyarnta t퉟cciyu�aiy틆�kavum j�vak�ru�yattil ci웏nta mak惜ka乙kavum iruppatai n惜 a웙v묶. 惜�lum, viy�tika� palkuvata웛um, mara�am i程a춁m ma춊taraip p�ccika�ilu� ka�aiy�ka v�rikko椿u p틍ata웛um ulakattu vaittiyarka� perump�lum h퉡uv�ki잀rka�e췃a e� ko�kai tava잀춁ta췃u. o췃ukko췃u vir틊am�kat t벼웫m ivvira椿u ko�kaika�um e程a춁m 퉗ak�lattil u�maiy�kume춑atait terivikki읂�. 惜�l, 튋ke춁v� inta attiy�yam mika n辰�u p틐vi葺atu. nammu�aiya kataiyi� p튻k� ci웙tu n퉟am vic�l葉ciyaiyum vicuvan�ta carm�vaiyum vi葺up pirintu v튋u cilaru�aiya virutt�nta�ka�aik k�웫mpa�i va웤u웫ttuki췃atu. �tal�l vaittiyar campantam惜a vivak�rattaip pi� 틆aty�yattil vi�akkik k葉�uki읂�. --- e葺�m attiy�yam c튾an�tayyar ㅰ춁m pe윜a varal�웫 vi�utalai 1907-m varu�am- at�vatu vic�l葉ciyi� viv�kam na�anta ira椿u varu�a�ka�ukkapp�l-m� m�tattil oru n贍 m�lai nalla nilava�ittuk ko椿irukkaiyil mayil�pp�r las carc v�tiyil haik틆� vakk�l c튾an�tayyar tam v蜃�u m뱉aiyil nil� mu윜attil� ira椿u n�웛�lika� p비�ut t�mum tammu�aiya ma춁ivi muttamm贍um u�k�rntu ko椿u, ava�u�a� camp晟a�ai ceytu ko椿irunt�r. ''k�pi p비�uk ko椿u varal�m�?'' e췃u muttamm� k뱉焌�. ''e춁kku v뱝�iyatillai. pakalil� u椿a �k�ram i�춙m e� vayi윜il j�ra�am�k�mal appa�iy� ki�akki웏tu. i췃iravu c�ppi�al�m�, upav�cam p비�u vi�al�m� e췃u y튰ittuk ko椿irukki읂�. ippa�iyirukkaiyil k�pi ku�ippatu u�ampukku mikavum ke�utiye췃u ni춁ikki읂�. u춁kku v뱝�um惜�l k�pi p비�uk ko椿u vantu ku�ittuk ko�'' e췃�r c튾an�tayyar. ''epp틊u p�rtt�lum 퉡�vatu n틐 collik ko椿퉧irukki잆rka�. atuvum e�춁ik ka椿�l p틊um, u�a�� n薪ka� n틐a�ukai a�uvata웛u r�j�. 'i췃aikku e� u�ampu saukyam�ka irukki웏tu. oru viy�tiyumillai' e췃u u�ka� v�yi��l� colla oru tara�k嚴ak k뱉�atillai. e� uyir u應avarai anta nalla v�rttaiyai n惜 oru taram묶um k�tu ku�irak k뱉kap p튻i읂��, allatu k뱉k�mal� pir性a춁i vi�ap p튻i읂��, teriy�tu. kai u�aiccal, k�l u�aiccal, a�ku v�kkam, i�ku ku�aiccal, vayi윜uvali, talaivali, aj�r�am, aj�r�am, aj�r�am-epp틊um it� a�ukai k뱉�uk k뱉�u e춁kkuk k�tu pu�ittup p틐vi葺atu. i춊m퉘 oru v�rttai colluki읂�. atai j�kkirataiy�ka oru pakkattil vaittuk ko椿iru�ka�. at�vatu, u�ka� u�ampu cukam�kavum �r�kkiyam�kavum irunt�l e�춊�am collu�ka�. viy�tiyirunt�l e춁kkuc colla v뱝焌. inta oru tayavu e춁kku n薪ka� avaciyam�kac ceyyav뱝�um'' e췃贍. c튾an�tayyarukkuk k틄am pa�icce췃u vantuvi葺atu. avarukku mu웛틄am atikam. ma춁iviyai v�ykku vantapa�iyell�m ti葺at to�a�kivi葺�r. ''na췃i ke葺a n�y, mu椿�y, u� poru葺�ka n惜 pa�um p葉u 'pa쨇u t惜 pa�um�? collatt惜 pa�um�, e黜att惜 pa�um�?' n�y p튽� u�aikki읂�. kumpak빎attil nalla varumpa�i vantu ko椿iruntatu. i�ku vantatu mutal, varavu n贍ukku n贍 ku웏ivu pa葺ukko椿퉧irukki웏tu. e춁v�, u춁kkum u� ku�antaikkum c틹u, tu�i, maruntuka� camp�tittuk ko�uppatil e춁kku n퉟um ka亢a�ka�um ma춁 varutta�ka�um ka�akkil a�a�ka m葉焌. n惜 mu춑u c퉟ttu vaitta cottaiyell�m vi�u�ki ata웛u m퉘 pati��yiram r�p�y varai ka�a� 튋ip p틐irukki웏tu. etta춁iy� poyka� colla v뱝�iyirukki웏tu. 퉙�윜a v뱝�iyirukki웏tu. n�ti stalattil� p틐 ma춁ma웙nta poyka�aic colvat� namakkup pi�aipp�yvi葺atu. inta vakk�l to�ilum cari, v퉏ait to�ilum cari. tarmattaik ke�uttu ikattaiyum parattaiyum n�cam pa黜ikko椿u u� poru葺�kap p葉upa�uki읂�. m퉘um oru va�akku jayitt�l pattu va�akkuka� t틹웫p p튻i췃a춁. atil e� ma춁tukk튋pa�um tukkattukkum avam惜attukkum ka�akkillai. taviravum itto�il� k틆葺il묶um ka�cikk�rari�am퉘um 틐�mal to椿ait ta黜�rai va윜a�ikkun to�il. ata��l u�ampil a�ikka�i c嚴u mikutippa葺u malaccikkal u椿�kkuki웏tu. malaccikkal� carva r튻a�ka�ukkum �t�rame췃u nav勝a vaittiya c�stira pa椿itarka� colluki잀rka�. �tal�l u�ampil epp틊um 틐vi췃i 퉡묶um viy�ti iruntu ko椿퉧irukki웏tu. ita��lum ku�antaika�ukku u�ampukk퉡묶um vant�l app틊u e� ma춁ttilu椿�kum perun tuyaratt�lum avarka�u�ampu n퉟� irukka v뱝�um, ka�avu鍮, e췃e黜i n惜 epp틊um 퉗kappa�uvata��lum, talai mayir naraittup p틐vi葺atu. ma椿aiyil va�ukkai vi�untuvi葺atu. u춁kk�kap p葉upa葺� n惜 ki�ava��y vi葺묶. u� tollaiy�l퉧� e� pir性a� p튻ap p튻i웏tu. a焌, t�r�ta n틐irunt�l, eppa�i cakiptu? oru n贍�, ira椿u n贍�, oru v�ram�, ira椿u v�ram�, oru m�tam�, ira椿u m�tam�, oru varu�am�, ira椿u varu�am�, u�춙�a� k嚴i v饍at to�a�kiya k�la mutal�ka i췃uvarai epp틊um, oru ka�an tava잀mal e� u�ampu 퉡묶am oru n틐i��l ka亢appa葺uk ko椿u t惜irukki웏tu. itta춁i n틐aiyum itta춁i ka亢attaiyum po웫ttukko椿u e� uyir ituvarai c�k�malirukki웏t�, atut惜 periya �ccariyam. ivva�avukkum n惜 u�춊�amiruntu pe웫m kaimm�웫 y�tu? p퉡aic co웛a�, ma�acco웛a�, paya춁윜a co웛a�, ma춁taic cu�um pa�ic co웛a�, k�tu narampuka�ai a웫kkum kur�rac co웛a�, ivaiy� n惜 pe웫m kaimm�웫. 틐�mal 'pu�avai v뱝�um', 'ravikkai v뱝�um', 'ku�antaika�ukku nakaika� v뱝�um' ,- v辰 celavu! v辰 celavu! v辰 celavu! e�춁 tu춑am, e�춁 tu춑am! e�춁 tu춑ama焌, �c�! e춁kkinta ulakattil camaittu vi葺�y! intak ka亢attaiyell�m i�춙m etta춁i k�lam po웫ttuk ko椿irukka v뱝�um�? e� pir性a� e췃ut惜 n薪kap p튻i웏t�?'' e췃u colli c튾an�tayyar a�at to�a�kivi葺�r. app틊u muttamm�:- ''a�ukaiyell�m e�춊�am ko椿u varuki잆rka�. pu�춁kai, cant빙am, ciru�k�ra rasam ita웛ell�m v튋u pe� 튋p葉u ceytuko應u�ka�. ill�vi葺�l e�춁it ta應ivi葺u v튋u stir�yai pakira�kam�ka viv�kam ceytuko應u�ka�. atut惜 u�ka�ukku nallatu. i�춐ru putuppe�-ci웫 pe黜ai ma�am purintuko椿u ava�u�a� i춑u윜u v饍at to�a�kuv�rka乙yi� u�ka�ukku應a ma춁kkavalaiyell�m n薪kip p틐vi�um. pi웏ku puttiyil te�ivum cu웫cu웫ppum 튋pa�um. app�l k틆葺il c�marttiyam�kap p퉏um ti웏mai mikutippa葺u, u�ka�ukku vakk�l v퉘aiyil nalla l�pam varat to�a�kum. u�ampilu應a viy�tika�ell�m n薪kip p틐vi�um. n薪ka� cant빙attu�a춙m �r튻kiyattu�a춙m v饍v�rka�. malaccikkal�l ell� viy�tika�um t벼웫vat�kava췃� n薪ka� colluki잆rka�. e�ka� atta�k�r vic�l葉ci appa�ic collam葉焌�. ava�um u�ka� p튽� periya v퉡�ntiyum ㅰ춊yum�tal�l ava�u�aiya karuttai u�ka�ukkuc colluki읂�. pa�akkavalaika乙l퉧um ma춁kku웏ivuka乙l퉧unt惜 viy�tika� t벼웫ki췃a춁 e춑atu vic�l葉ciyi� ko�kai. n薪ka� v튋u viv�kam ceytu ko應u�ka�. n惜� m耶웫p pi應aika�aip pe윜uk ki�aviy�y vi葺묶. putit�ka oru ci웫 pe黜ai ma�am purintu ko椿�l u�ka�ukku ma춁kku웏ivuka�ell�m n薪kip p틐vi�um. app�l y�toru viy�tiyum var�tu'' e췃贍. itu k뱉�u c튾an�tayyar:- ''u�춁iyum u� ku�antaika�aiyum vaittuk k�pp�윜uvatil퉧� e춁kkuc cumai talai ve�ittup p튻um p튽irukki웏tu. i�춙m oruttiyaip putit�ka ma�a� ceytu ko椿u ava�aiyum ava�ukkup pi웏kkakk嚴iya ku�antaika�aiyum inta j�pt�vu�a� c퉟ttu camrak�a�ai pa黜uvate췃�l e� talai niccayam�ka ve�itt� p틐vi�um. u�춁it ta應i vaikkumpa�i a�ikka�i cip�rcu ceyki잀y. u춎�tu e�춁 ku윜a� cumattit ta應i vaipp묶? pi應aiyill�ta mala�iye췃u colli n�kkuv묶�? poyy�kavum, e춁kku makatt惜a avam惜am n퉟umpa�iy�kavum u춎�tu vipac�ra t빙attai �r틄ittu vilakki vaipp묶�? appa�iy� 퉡묶umoru muk�ntaram colli vilakki vaitt�lum u�춁iyum ku�antaika�aiyum k�pp�윜um ka�amai e�춁i vi葺u n薪k�tu. m퉘um ki�ava��yvi葺a n惜 ipp틊u oru ci웫 pe黜ai ma�am purintu ko椿�l ava�aip p튽�s pa黜ik k�val k�kkun to�il e춁kkup peru� ka亢am�kivi�um. �tal�l u�춁it ta應ivaittuvi葺u v튋u vivak�m ceytu ko應umpa�i n� tayavu�a� cip�rcu ceyyum va�akkattai i췃u�a� ni웫ttik ko應umpa�i, at�vatu, e� k�tu narampuka�aiyum irutaya narampuka�aiyum a웫ppata웛u n� ni�kirupaiy�kavum i�aiyi췃iyum ma웏v�malum m蜃�um m蜃�um upay튻ittu varum astira�ka�il inta o윜ai astiratti� piray튻attaiy묶um i춊 ni웫tti vi�umpa�i, n惜 u�춁i mikavum t饍maiyu�a� pir�rtta춁i ceyki읂�'' e췃�r. ''cari, e춁kkut talain튻i웏tu. n惜 k湜� p틐k k�pi p비�u c�ppi�ap p튻i읂�'' e췃u colli muttamm� e�unt贍. ''k�ppi ku�ittuvi葺u i�ku tirumpi varuv�y�?'' e췃u c튾an�tayyar k뱉焌r. ''eta웛u? i�춙m 퉡묶um a�ukaika鍮춙m vacaika鍮춙m miccamirukki췃a춁v�? n惜 kur�ra v�rttaika� colvat�ka varuttappa�uki잆rka鍮? n薪ka� e�춁ip pa윜i e�춊�am collum v�rttaika�ell�m amirtamayam�ka irukki췃a춁 e췃u t惜 ni춁ittirukki잆rka類? ca윜u n퉟attukku mu� e�춙�a� k嚴i v饍vatil n薪ka� a�aiyum i춑attai vist�ram�ka var�itt�rka鍮? acco웛a� e� cevikku t퉣�mirtam�katt惜 irunta춁. k뱉kak k뱉kat tevi葺avillai. cari. atu v辰 p퉏cu. pa춁�k葉�u nari calacalappukku a쨇ip paya춊llai. etta춁i k�lam u�ka�u�a� v饍umpa�i pakav惜 talaiyil e�utiyirukki잀��, atu varai ippa�ippa葺a �c�rv�ta�ka� ta�ka�u�aiya tiruv�yi춊췃u pi웏ntu ko椿퉡惜irukkum. ava윜ai n惜 cakittutt惜 t�rav뱝�um. e춁kku nivarttiy퉡u? n薪ka乙vatu e�춁i vilakki vaittu vi葺u ma윜oruttiyai viv�kam ceytu ko椿u caukkiyam�ka v饍v�rka�. n惜 appa�ic ceyya mu�iyum�? e춁kku v튋u pukal퉡u?'' e췃u muttamm� co��贍. 'a�iy� n�y�, n惜 ma웫viv�kam ceytuko應al�me췃a v�rttaiyai e� k�tu k뱉ka uccarikkak k嚴�te췃u n惜 co��묶�, illaiy�? ipp틊ut惜 colli v�y m嚴i�묶. ma웫pa�i antap pur性attai e�uttu vi葺�y� u춁kku m惜amillaiy�? ve�kamillaiy�? c嚴u cura�aiyillaiy�? ite�춁焌 ka亢am�ka vantu c퉟ntirukki웏tu? iva� v�yai a�akkuvata웛u oru va�i teriyavillaiy�, pakav惜�! n惜 e�춁 ceyv묶? 퉡묶um oru viy�ti vantu iva� v�ya�aittu �maiy�y vi�umpa�i kirupai ceyyam葉焌y�, �c�?'' e췃u k�웙 c튾an�tayyar piral�pitt�r. ''cari, p틊um, p틊um, k�tu ku�irntu p틐 vi葺atu. e�춁ik k�pi ku�ittuvi葺a ma웫pa�i i�ku varumpa�i co���rka鍮, eta웛�ka?'' e췃u muttamm� m辰�umorumu웏i vi춁vi�贍. ''k�pi ku�ittuvi葺uv�. pi웏ku vi�ayattaic colluki읂�. mutalil퉧� i�춁 k�ra�a�ka�ukk�katt惜 a�aikki읂� e췃u u춁kku muccalikk� e�uti kaiye�uttup p비�uk ko�utt�lt惜 varuv�y�?'' e췃u c튾an�tayyar karjitt�r. ''cari; varuki읂�. ita웛�kat to椿aiyaik ki�ittuk ko應a v뱝�iya avaciyamillai. itu haik틆葺illai; v蜃u'' e췃u colli muttamm� anta 및aip pir�ma�a� m�tu oru ka�aici astirattai piray튻am ceytuvi葺u k湜� i웏�kic ce췃贍. ava� p벼avu�a� c튾an�tayyar:- ''haik틆葺il e춁kku y�toru l�pamum ki�aikkavillaiy�m. ata웛�kak k퉘i pa黜ivi葺up p튻i잀�. inta n�yi� v�yai a�akka oru va�i teriyavillaiy�!'' e췃u ni춁ittu varunti��r. ''villampu collampu m퉡i춊yil� yira椿�m; villampi� collamp� m퉘atikam.'' e췃u pa�aiya p葉�o췃u colluki웏tu. intac collampaip piray튻ippatil 性 makka�aik k葉�ilum pe�ka� atikat ti웏maiyu�aiyavarka�e췃u t벼웫ki웏tu. ita웛u mukkiyam惜a k�ra�am 性 makka� pe�makka�ukkuc ceyyum car�rat tu춑a�ka�um, an�tika�um, pal�tk�ra�ka�um� p튽um. valimaiyu�aiy틆 tam valimaiy�l e�iy�rait tu춑appa�uttum-p틊u e�iy틆 v�y�l tirumpat t�kkum ti웏mai pe웫ki잀rka�. kai valimai ku웏intavarka�ukku aniy�yam ceyyappa�umi�att� avarka�ukku v�yvalimai mikutippa�uki췃atu. m퉘um, m�tarka� t�ym�r�kavum cak틊arika乙kavum ma춁iviyar�kavum ma윜a cu윜att�r�kavum iruntu 性 makka�ukku caktiyum valimaiyum mikutippa�a v뱝�ume췃a n튻kattu�a� v퉘ai ceyki잀rka�. avvalimaiyum caktiyum tamakku vir틊am�kav� celuttappa�ume췃u na춌u terinta i�attilum, m�tarka� tammaic c퉟nta 性 makka�i�am tamakku應a a춑u mikutiy�lum, t�m 葉avarka�i� valimaiyai c�rntu v饍umpa�i n퉟ntirukkum avaciyattaik karutiyum, avarka�i�att� m튋k�웙ya ku�a�ka鍮웤a�utti va�arkka v뱝�ume췃a n튻kattu�a� i�aiyi췃i muya웒i pa黜uki잀rka�. ivvulaka v饍kkaiyil oruva� ve윜iya�aiya v뱝�um惜�l, ava� camp�tittuk ko應av뱝�iya ku�a�ka�ell�va윜ilum mika mikamika uyarnta ku�am�vatu po웫mai. ma춊ta춙�aiya ma춁m ci�kam p튽 t�kkun ti웏춙m, p�yun ti웏춙m ko椿iruppatu ma葺um퉧a췃i o葺akattaip p튽� po웫kkun ti웏춙m eytav� �um. avvitam惜a po웫mai palamill�tavarka�ukku var�tu. ma춁tti葺amill�t틆i� n葉ika� mikavum e�it�kac ci웏ka�ikkak k嚴iya춁. oru il퉏惜a etirccol k뱉kump틊um, il튰a춁 ca�ka�am n퉟ump틊um avarka�u�aiya n葉ika� peru� k�윜i�aippa葺a ko�iyaip p튽 tu�ittu na�u�kat to�a�kuki췃a춁. ma춁tti�pamill�t틆ukku n葉it ti�pamir�tu. avarka�ukku ulakattil putiya etu n퉟ntap틊ilum, atai avarka�u�aiya intiriya�ka� cakikkun ti웏maiya윜ava춁v�ki췃a춁. ma춁vu웫tiyill�ta oruva� 퉡묶um ka�akke�utik ko椿irukkum p틊u, kakkattil� 퉡묶um ku�antaik kural k뱉焌l p틊um, u�a�� iva춙�aiya ka�akku v퉘ai ni췃up틐vi�um. allatu tava웫talka�u�a� iyalpe웫m. a�utta v蜃�il y�r묶um putit�ka h�rm벼iyam allatu miruta�kam pa�akuki웏 cattam k뱉焌l p틊um. iva춙�aiya ka�akku m�ttiram퉧a췃i cuv�cam� 튋akku웏iya ni췃u p튻ak k嚴iya nilaimai eytivi�uv惜. putit�ka y�raik ka椿�lum iva� k�ccappa�uv惜; allatu payappa�uv惜; allatu ve웫ppeytuv惜. ma�ai peyt�l ka亢appa�uv惜. k�윜a�itt�l ka亢appa�uv惜. ta춁kku cam惜am�kiyavarka�um ta춁kkuk k湜ppa葺avarka�um t惜 collum ko�kaiyai etirttu 퉡묶um v�rttai co���l, iva� cevikku應� n�r�ca p性am pukuntatu p튽� p퉟i�arppa�uv惜. po웫maiyill�tava춙kku ivvulakattil epp틊um tu춑am퉧a췃i, ava� oru n贍um i춑attaik k性a m葉焌�. oruva춙kku etta춁ikketta춁i po웫mai mikutippa�uki웏t�, atta춁ikkatta춁i ava춙kku ulaka vivak�ra�ka�il ve윜iyu椿�ki웏tu. itu pa윜iy퉧a췃� nam mu��틆 ''po웫tt�r p�miy贍v�r, po�ki��r k葉贍v�r'' e췃u arumaiy惜a pa�amo�iy튋pa�utti��r. ittakaiya po웫maiyai oruva춙kkuc camaittuk ko�ukkum poru葺�kav�, ava춙�aiya cu윜attu m�tarka�um, vic벋am�ka ava� ma춁iviyum, ava춙kku etir mo�ika� collik ko椿퉧irukki잀rka�. k틄am pi웏kkat takka v�rttaika� colluki잀rka�. v蜃�up pa�akkant惜 oruva춙kku n葉�ilum 튋pa�um. v蜃�il� po웫mai pa�aki��la췃i, oruva춙kku n葉�u vivak�ra�ka�il po웫maiy튋pa焌tu. po웫mai evva�avukkevva�avu ku웏iki웏t�, oruva춙kku atta춁ikkatta춁i viy�p�ram, to�il mutaliyava윜il ve윜iyu� ku웏iyum. ava춙�aiya l�pa�ka�ell�m ku웏intu ko椿퉝튾. po웫maiyai oruva춊�am 튋pa�uttip pa�akka v뱝�um惜�l ata웛u up�yam y�tu? car�rattil cakipput ti웏maiy튋pa�uttum poru葺�ka japp惜 t퉏attil oru ku�antaiy�ka irukkump틊� oruva춙�aiya t�y tantaiy�r ava춁i ne�u n퉟am mika mikak ku�irnta pa춊kka葺ikku� ta� viralai allatu kaiyaip putaittu vaittuk ko椿irukkumpa�i ceytu pa�akkuki잀rka�. mika mikac c嚴惜a venn�ril ne�umpo�utu kaiyai vaittuk ko椿irukkumpa�i 퉣uki잀rka�. ivai p벼웏춁 u�ampi��l c嚴u ku�irait t涉kumpa�i payi윜uvata웛uriya up�ya�ka乙m. itu p튽av� cuka tukka�ka�ai cakittuk ko�vat�kiya ma춁ppo웫mai 튋pa�uttuvata웛um, c嚴惜a co웛a�um cakikka mu�iy�ta p퉡aimaic co웛a�um collic collitt惜, oruva춁ip pa�akka v뱝�um. ava윜aik k뱉�uk k뱉�u ma춊ta춙kkuk k�tum ma춁mum na춌u ti�pameytum, i程a춁m po웫mai u椿�kkik ko�ukkum poru葺�kavum, ma춊ta춙�aiya ma춁ttil ava��l퉧� a�ikka�i pa�aittuk ko應appa�um v辰 kavalaika�i춊췃um v辰 paya�ka�i춊췃um ava� ma춁ttai valiya ma윜oru va�iyil tiruppivi�um poru葺�kavum, oruva춙�aiya m�t� allatu ma춁ivi ava춊�am etirp�rkkappa焌ta, p퉡aimai mi쨇iya, k틄am vi�aikkakk嚴iya co웛a� uraikki잀rka�. ava춙�aiya a춑u etta춁i 饍am惜ate췃u c틊ikkum poru葺�kavum a程a춁m p퉏uki잀rka�. a춑u po웫kkum. a춑irunt�l k틄am var�tu. a췃i oruv밸ai ta�춁i m�웙k k틄am vantap틊ilum mikavum e�it�ka a�a�kip p틐vi�um. ittakaiya a춑aik ka�ava� ta� m�tu�aiyava�� e춑atait terintu ko應um poru葺u m�tar pala camaya�ka�il k틄am vi�aikkat takka v�rttaika�ai ma춁ma웙yap p퉏uki잀rka�. nammu�a� pi웏ntu va�arntu nammait t�y�kavum ma춁iviy�kavum cak틊ariy�kavum epp틊um k�pp�윜ik ko椿um, kava춊ttuk ko椿um, nammi�am t�r�ta a춑u celuttikko椿um varuki웏 m�tarka� cila camaya�ka�il-a�퉗a camaya�ka�il-namakkup paya춁윜a춁v�kavum, ka�i perum p퉡aimaiyu�aiya춁v�kavum t벼웏k k嚴iya mo�ika�aip p퉏uvati춊췃um 葉avarka乙kiya nammu�ai palar amm�tarka�ai mak� ma�aimai poruntiyavarka�e췃u ni춁ippatu tava웫. a程a춁m ni춁ittal namatu ma�aimaiyaiy� vi�akkuvat�m. 性makka� piraty퉗am�kak ka웛um vittaika�ilum, vic벋am�kap payilum to�ilka�ilum, potuv�ka car�ra palattilum m�taraik k葉�ilum 性makka� uyarntirukkak k嚴um퉧e춊lum, c�t�ra�a ㅰ춁ttilum, yukti tantira�ka�ilum, ulakap potu a춙pavatt�l vi�aiyum puttik k�rmaiyilum 性ka�aik k葉�ilum pe�ka� ku웏iv�ka irupp�rka�e췃u etirp�rppat� ma�amai. �tal�l, ku�umpattiliruntu po웫mai e춑atoru teyvika ku�attaiyum, �ta��l vi�aiyum e黜a윜a caktika�aiyum eyta virumpuv틆, t�y ma춁ivi mutaliya stir�ka� tamakku ve웫ppu椿�kat takunta v�rttai p퉏ump틊u, v�yai m嚴ikko椿u po웫maiyu�a� k뱉�uk k뱉�up pa�aka v뱝�um. a程a춁mi췃i oru stir� v�yait ti웏nta m�ttirattil퉧� , ava� t�y�ya춊춙m, u�ampilum uyirilum, p�tiye췃u akki춊yi� mu� 性aiyi葺uk ko�utta ma춁@ai$viy�yi춙m, ava� m�tu pulip p�yccal p�yntu peru� camar to�a�kum 性makka� n贍ukku n贍 ulaka vivak�ra�ka�il t튽vi eytuv틆�yp po�kip po�kit tuyarppa葺ut tuyarppa葺u ma�iv�r. inta ca�katika�ell�m c튾an�tayyarukku mikavum il퉏�kat te춑a�al�yi춁. cila m�ta�ka�ukku mu춑u avaru�aiya ki�at t�y�kiya r�mup p葉�i i웏ntu p틐vi葺贍. ava� c�kumu춑u ivarait ta춊y�ka a�aippittu ivaru�a� ci웙tu n퉟am camp晟a�ai ceytu ko椿irunt贍. ava� co��贍: ''a�a, ayy�, c튾�! u� po椿葉�i muttamm贍ai n� c�m惜yam�ka ni춁ittu vi焌t�. ava� mak� pativiratai. u�춁i c葉c�t pakav惜ukku camam�kak karutip p틹웙 varuki잀�. u�춙�aiya hitattaik karutiyum u춁kkup po웫mai vi�aivikkum poru葺�kavum ava� cila camaya�ka�il 튋um�잀ka v�rttai co���l, ataik ko椿u n� ava�i�am atika aruvaruppum k틄amum eytal�k�tu. n惜� c�kap p튻i읂�. i�춙m ira椿u ti춁�ka�ukku m퉘 e� uyir ta웫ki ni웛ume췃u t벼웫villai. n惜 p벼api� u춁kku ava�ait tavira v튋u katiy퉡u? t�ykkup pi� t�ram. t�y irukkum p틊� oruva� ava�i�am celuttum u�maikkum paktikkum nikar惜a u�maiyaiyum paktiyaiyum ta� ma춁iviyi�attilum celutta v뱝�um. ituvarai n� muttamm贍ai etta춁iy� vita�ka�il ka亢appa�utti vataittu vataittu v뱉ikkai p�rtt�yvi葺atu. ko椿a pe椿葉�iyi� ma춁m kotikkum pa�iy�ka na�appava� v蜃�il la�cumit퉣i k�l vaikka m葉焌�. anta v蜃�il m�t퉣i t惜 pariv�ra�ka�u�a� vantu ku�iy튋uv贍. inta v�rttaiyai epp틊um ma웏kk�t�. itai 性i mantiram�ka mu�iccupp비�u vaittuk ko�. ku�ant�y, c튾u. antap par�cakti lalit�mpikai t惜 u춁kkum u� pe椿u pi應aika�ukkum n辰�a �yu�um m�잀ta �r튻kiyamum ko�uttu, u�ka�ai e췃um cant빙a pataviyiliruttik k�pp�윜ik ko椿u varav뱝�um'' e췃贍. anta v�rttai avarukku a�ikka�i ni춁ippukku varal�yi윜u. ''attaiyarumai cett�l teriyum'' e춑atu pa�amo�i. r�mupp葉�iyi� mutumaik k�lattil, c튾an�tayyar ava�ai y�toru paya춙mill�mal ta�춙�aiya imcaiyi� poru葺�kavum na亢atti� poru葺�kavum nika�cci pe윜u varum oru ki�a irumal yantiram�kap p�vittu na�atti vant�r. ava� or퉧a�iy�kac cettut t�rnta pi웏kut惜, avaru�aiya ma춁til ava� mikavum makimai poruntiya teyvam�kiya m�t� e췃a vi�ayam ㅰpakattukku vantatu. ''a�춁iyum pit�vum mu�춁웙 teyvam'' e췃a vaca춁m avarukku u�maip poru�u�a� vi�a�kal�yi윜u. t�yi� ci웏nta k틐ilillai. ulakattaiyell�m pa�aittuk k�ppava乙kiya c葉c�t jaka춎�t�v� ta춁kkut t�y va�ivam�ka ma�m�tu t벼웙k k�pp�윜uki잀�. '' puru�a 퉣퉡amsarvam'' e췃u v퉡am colluki웏tu. ivvulakattilu應a poru�ell�m ka�avu鍮ye춑atu anta v�kkiyatti� arttam. ''sarvam vi巷umayam jakat''-ulaka mu�utum ka�avu� mayam. nam v蜃�ai n�y�ka ni췃u k�ppatum ka�avu� t惜 ceyki잀r. t붓a��kavuma pakaiva��kavum, �c惜�kavum c蜃a��vum, t�y tantaiy�r�kavum, pe椿u pi應aika乙vum nammaik ka�avu鍮 c養ntu ni웛i잀r. e춊lum pi웏 va�iva�ka乙l avar namakkuc ceyyum upak�ra�ka�aik k葉�ilum t�y tantaiyar�ka ni췃u avar celuttum karu�aika� c�la mikap periya춁. t�y tantaiyariruvarum� ka�avu�i� uyarnta vikraka�ka乙ka va�a�kuta웛uriyar. avviruvaru� t�y� nammi�attu atika teyv�kam惜a a춑u celuttuvatu ko椿um, n�m kaimm�웙�aikka mu�iy�ta p퉟aru� ceyalka� tantaiyi�amiruntu namakkuk ki�aippataik k葉�ilum t�yi춊�amiruntu atikam�kak ki�aippatu karutiyum, ava� oruva��l� tantaiyaik k葉�ilu�k嚴a uyarv�kap p틹웏ppa�at takkava�. ita춁ik karutiy� ''a�춁iyum pit�vum mu�춁웙teyvam'' e췃a vaca춁ttil tantaiyi� peyarukku mu��� t�yi� peyar c嚴�appa葺irukki웏tu. c튾an�tayyar k�mam kur틊am mutaliya c벋�aika� u�a�� a�akkik ko應akk嚴iya cakti pe잀vi�i춙m, kalvi k밸vika乙l avarukku 튋pa葺irunta puttit te�ivu i�aikki�aiy� antak k�ma mutaliya t�yaku�a�ka�aik ka椿ittu na춌u cu�ar v�cum camaya�ka�um irunta춁. anta n퉟a�ka�il avaru�aiya puttikkup periya periya u�maika� pulappa�uvatu椿u. m퉘um t�m cum�r ira椿u varu�a�ka�i� mu��� vic�la�ciyi�am avam惜appa葺a k�la mutal�ka, avar para str�ka�i� vi�ayattil puttiyaic celuttum va�akkattai n贍ukku n贍 ku웏ittuk ko椿� vant�r. ''p�vatti� k�liy� mara�am'' e췃u ki웙stava v퉡am colluki웏tu. tukkattaiyum payattaiyum iva윜�l vi�aiyum mara�attaiyum oruva� vella virumpuv惜�yi�, i�ku paya�ka�ukkum tukka�ka�ukkum mukkiya h퉡uv�ka irukkum p�va�ka�ai vi葺u vi�a v뱝�um. y�t묶umoru p�vattai vellum muya웒iyil oru ma춊ta� mikavum ka亢appa葺uk kait튋i vi�uv惜�yi�, pi웏ku ma윜ap p�va�ka�ai velvatil ava춙kku atta춁i ka亢amir�tu. ava춙kku acura yuttattil t퉟cciyu椿�yvi�um. acurarka�e춑a춁 p�va�ka�. t퉣arka� hitam pa黜um caktika�. epp틊um� c튾an�tayyar p�vac ceykaika�ukku atikam�ka 蜃upa葺avarallar. mukkiyam�ka viyapic�ra t빙attukku avar atika vacappa葺avarallar. perump�lum, ipp�vattai avar m惜ac�kam�kac ceytu vantavar퉧all�mal k�ry�mcattil atikam�ka a춙carittatu ki�aiy�tu. 惜�l y퉏u ki웙stu n�tar colluki잀r:- a춞a stir�ka�u�a� campantappa�uv틆 m�ttiram� viyapic�ram�kiya p�takattukku 葉pa葺틆 e췃u karututal v뱝焌. ve웫m� ma춁tt�l oruva� ta� ma춁iviyo�iya ma윜oru str�yai virumpuv惜�yi�, ava춙m viyapic�ra p�vattukku�pa葺ava�퉧�v惜'' e춌i잀r. inta vi�ayattai ulakatt�r c�t�ra�am�ka kava춊ppatu ki�aiy�tu. pi웏춙�aiya cottait tiru�i, �rkk�val贍ika�i� vic�ra�aika�il akappa葺u, ta椿a춁iya�aintu ci웏i pukuntu v饍v벼 m�ttiram� ka�va춅췃u p�mararka� ni춁ikki잀rka�. pi웏춙�aiya cottai apakarikka v뱝�ume췃u ma춁til e黜i��l p틊um. a程a춁m e黜iya m�ttiratt�l퉧� oruva� ka�va��ki vi�uki잀�. ka�va춙kkuriya ta椿a춁i ava춙kku ma춊tarka乙l vitikkappa焌vi�i춙m, ka�avu乙l avaciyam vitikkappa�uki웏tu. 惜�l, i�a m俺kilai va�aittu vi�utal culapam, mu윜ip p벼a m俺kilai va�aikka mu�iy�tu. atai va�aikkap p튻umi�att� atu mu웙ntu p틐vi�um. ma춊ta irutayattai i�amaip pir�yattil c�rtiruttutal culapam. pi�춊葺u mutirnta vayatil ma춊ta irutayattai va�aittal m俺kilai va�aippatu p튽 or퉧a�iy�ka ac�ttiyama췃u. 惜�l mikavum ciramam惜a v퉘ai. itu pa윜iy� mu��틆um ''i�amaiyi� kal'' e췃u upat퉏am purinta춁r. e춊lum, varunti��l v�r�tato췃umillai. ma춊ta irutayam epp틊um� mu윜ipp벼a m俺kil�kum va�akkamillai. i�amai yiliruppataik k葉�ilum vayat튋iya pi웏ku tavam mutaliyava윜aip payilutal mikavum ciramame춑atu karuti eva춙m ne쨇an ta�artal v뱝焌. kalviyum tavamum entap pir�yattilum to�a�kal�m. itaip pa윜iy� c튾an�tayyar a�ikka�i y튰ittuk ka�aiciy�kat tavam payilutal avaciyame췃u niccayittuk ko椿�r. tavame췃�l k葉�il� p틐, maravuriyu�uttu kanta m�la�ka�ai pucittukko椿u ceyyum tavattai i�ka p퉏avillai. 贍utal�kiya u�mait tavattaiy� i�ku ku웙ppi�uki읃m. �tma ㅰ춁ttai-at�vatu, ell�m o췃u; ell�m ka�avu�;ell�m i춑am e췃a ㅰ춁ttai-oruva� ta춁tu nittiya a춙pavattil paya춑a�utti na춎aiyeyta v뱝�um�yi� ata웛�ka ava� kaik ko椿o�uka v뱝�iya c�ta춁�ka�il mika uyarntatu tavam. at�vatu, intiriya�ka�ai atarma ne웙ka�il i춑u웏 v뱝�ume췃a viruppatti춊췃um ta�uttal. inti'riya�ka�ait ta�uttal�vatu ma춁tait ta�uttal. ma춁m� aintu intiriya v�yilka乙lum to�il puriyum karuvi. ca쨇alam payam mutaliya pa�uku�ika�il v湜ntu tavikk�tapa�i ma춁ttaik k�ttalum valiyatu. ma윜ell�p p�va�ka�ukkum k�ra�am�vatu, payam, e춁v�, payattai ve췃�l ma윜ap p�va�ka�ai vellutal e�it�y vi�um. ma윜ap p�va�ka�ai ve췃�l, t�yp p�vam�kiya payattai vellutal pi� e�it�m. ivvira椿u ne웙y�lum tavattai 퉗a k�lattil muya췃u pa�akutal v뱝�um. ivvakait tavattaiy� c튾an�tayyar virumpuvar�yi춁r. m퉘um tava�ka�il uyarntatu p�jai. ma춁ttait t�ya ne웙yil cella vi焌mal ta�uppata웛u mikavum curukkam惜a up�yam ata춁i na�춅웙yil� celuttutal. ma춁taic celuttuta웛uriya na�춅웙ka� a춁ittilum uyarntatu p�jai. a춑�l ceyyappa�um upac�ra�ka鍮 p�jaika� e춁ppa�um. ell�m�kiya ka�avu�i�attilum, ka�avu乙kiya ell�p poru�ka�, vic벋am�ka ell� uyirka�i�attilum, i�aiy�웏ta nalla춑u celuttuvatum, anta a춑i� kariyaika乙kiya va�ip葉uka� purivatum� mikac ci웏nta tavam; atuv� a웏�ka�a춁ittilum p퉟a웏m. a�t� m비ca v蜃�i� katavu. a춑� m비cam. a춑� civam. ita춁iy� pakav惜 puttarum nirv性am�kiya mak� muktikkuk karuviy�kak k�웙��r. 'ka�avu�i�attum ma윜ell� uyirka�i�attilum a춑u celuttuvat� m비cattukku va�i' ye췃u y퉏u ki웙stuvum colliyirukki잀r. m퉘um, ma윜a ma춊tarka�ait to�utalum va�ipa�utalum-avarka�i�attut t�r�ta a춑u celutti avarka�ukkut to椿u puritalum-ill�t벼 ka�avu�ukkuc ceyyum japam mutaliya kiriyaika乙l ka�avu�i�att� a춑u�aiyava� e췃u ta�춁ik k�웙k ko應utal, ve웫m v벋am�ttiram퉧a췃i u�maiy惜a teyva paktiyaik k葉�uvat�k�tu e췃u ki웙stu n�tar upat퉏ittaru�i��r. ka黜ukkut teriyum ka�avu�ar�kiya ma춊tari�att� a춑u ceyy�tava� ka黜ukkut teriy�ta jakatti� m�la o�iy�kiya �tik ka�avu�i�att� a춑u ceyya valla� �kam葉焌� e췃u ki웙stun�tar colluki잀r. ita춁iyell�m c튾an�tayyar na췃�ka a웙ntavar�tal�l, ma윜a j�varka�i�attil a춑u celuttip pa�akuvatai mukkiya viratam�ka e�uttuk ko椿�r. ma윜a uyirka�i�attilum, vic벋am�ka ma윜a ma춊tari�attilum u�maiy惜a a춑u celuttip pa�akutal c�m惜yam惜a k�riyama췃u. camask�ra�ka乙lum ka�akkill�ta a춁nta k비i ciru亢ika�il a춁nta k비ika乙kat t벼웙 ma웏iyum j�va kulattukkup potuv�ka 튋pa葺irukkum p�rva samsk�ra�ka乙lum ma춊tarukku iyalp�kav� ma윜a uyirka�i�amum, ma윜a ma춊tari�amum perump�lum payam, ve웫ppu, pakaimai mutaliya mutaliya tv벋a ku�a�ka� ja춊kki췃a춁. pala uyirka�i�am a춑um na�pum ja춊ppatumu椿u. 惜�l, potuv�ka j�varka� iya웛aiyil퉧� oruvarukkoruvar cakippill�mai, acuyai mutaliya ku�a�ka�u�aiy틆�ki췃a춁r. inta an�tiy惜a j�va vir틊am e췃a ku�attai n�kki carva j�va k�ru�yamum carva jav� paktiyum 튋pa�uttik ko應a v뱝�ume췃a iccai c튾an�tayyarukku u椿�yi윜u. e춁v�, avar 葉u m葉uka�aik ka椿�l mu춑튽 ika�ccik ko�kai ko�vatillai. 및aika�aik ka椿�l, ko�iya n틐贍ika�aik ka椿�l, kur�pika�aiyum mikunta mutumaiy�l uruc citaintu vik�ra r�pama�aintirupp틆aiyu� ka椿�l, aruvaruppu eyti muka� cu�ippatai ni웫tti, avarka�ai m惜ac�kam�ka vanta춁i ceyyavum, �c�rv�tam pa黜avum, iya췃avarai pu웏k kiriyaika乙lum avarka�ukku i춊ya춁 ceyyavum muya췃�r. ituvarai tamakkuk k틄amum aruvaruppuma vi�aivittut tamm�l ika�cciyu�a춙m ericcalu�a춙m pu웏kka�ippa�um ma춊tarka�aik k性um p틊u mukamalarcci ko應avum, avarka�i�am t饍maiyuraiyum i춃o웛a�um p퉏avum pa�akkap pa�uttikko應at to�a�ki��r. i�tell�m �rampattil avarukku mikavum ciramam�ka iruntatu. i�ta춁ittilum ciramam y�te췃�l, avarukku muttamm贍i�am cumukam�ka iruntu ava�i�am a춑u k葉�utal. ava�aik ka椿avu�a�� mukattaic cu�ikk�malirukka avarukku c�ttiyappa�avillai. parastir�ka�i�am k�mamu잀maliruppatu avarukku n贍a�aivil oruv�웫 e�it�yi윜u. 惜�l, muttamm贍i�am pir퉙ai celuttuvateppa�i? viv�kam ceytu, rutuc�nti mu�intu cila m�ta�ka� varai avarukku muttamm贍u�aiya u웏vum 嚴葉utalum i춑am payantu ko椿irunta춁. app�l avai avarukku sukah퉡ukka乙k�mal m�웙p p틐vi葺a춁. pati춁int�m vayatil anta p�kkiyavati avaru�aiya caya춁 v蜃�ukku oru 性 ku�antaiyaiyum ko椿u varat to�a�ki�贍. avar ava�ai muttami�ap p튻um camayattil antak ku�antai v�웙葺a�at to�a�ki윜u. allatu mala m�tra visarja춁m ceytu ava�u�aiya ma�iyaiyum ivaru�aiya v벋�iyaiyum acuttappa�uttal�yi윜u. a췃aikkut to�a�ki윜u peru� ka亢am. pi웏ku putiya ku�antaika� ira椿u pi웏nta춁. tamakkum tammu�aiya ma춁ivikkum i�amaippir�yam tava웙vi葺a춁 e췃a e黜am akku�antaika�aip p�rkkunat틹um avaru應attil e�al�yi춁. iti춊췃um avar ku�antaika�i�am aruvaruppa�aital e췃a parama m嚴atta춁ttukkut tammai 贍�kkik ko應�mal tappi��r. 惜�l ataik k葉�ilum �yiram pa�ku atika m嚴atta춁m�kat tamatu patti춊yai n튻kum po�utell�m ava�i�attil ve웫ppeytuvatum mukattaic cu�ippatum�kiya t�yava�akkattil tammaiya웙y�tu vi�untu, n贍ukkun贍 antap pa�uku�iyil tamatu cittattai atika 饍am�ka ami�ntup튻a i�a� ko�utt�r. itta춁i k�lattukku app�l ivarukku椿�kiya putiya te�ivi� paya��ka, ipp틊u anta ma춁iviyi�am a춑u celutta muya웒i pa黜i��r. anta muya웒i ivarukku �rampattil v퉝pe黜ey ku�ippatup튽 mikavum kacapp�ka iruntatu. ava類, ivari�attil� t벼웙ya m�웫talaik ka椿u u應attil maki�cci ko椿贍�yi춙m, ivaru�aiya putiya a춑ai u웫tippa�utta v뱝�ume췃a e黜attu�a� ivaraip pala ka�i춁m惜a c틊a춁ika�ukku u�pa�uttat to�a�ki�贍. e춁v� ivar nampikkaiyaiyum ㅰ춁ttaiyun tu�aik ko椿u v퉝pe黜ey ku�ikkapp벼a i�attil ivaru�aiya mutukil cavukka�ika� v튋u vi�al�yi춁. mak� pativirataiy�kiya muttamm� ta�춙�aiya ka�ava� i程a춁m v퉝pe黜ey ku�ikka vanta camaya�ka�il, avarukkuc carkkarai mutaliya춁 ko�uttu avaru�aiya ka亢attukkup parik�ra�ka� ceyy�tapa�i i程a춁m cavukka�ika� ko�uttu avaru�aiya mutukaik k�yappa�uttiyatu ava�u�aiya virata makimaikkup poruntum� e췃u cilar aiyu웏l�m. 惜�l, ava� uyarnta pativirataiy�kiya k�ra�am pa윜iy�, etta춁ikku etta춁i viraiv�ka na�attutal c�ttiyam� atta춁ikkatta춁i viraiv�ka avarai aㄴ惜a vi�ayattiliruntu parip�r�am�ka vi�uvittu avarukku ㅰ��mirtattaip puka葺av뱝�ume췃a karuttu�aiyava乙yi�贍. j�v�mirtam�kiya tarma patti춊yi� k�talai oru parama m嚴a� v퉝pe黜eykku opp�kak karuti varumi�att�, k嚴iya a�avu viraivil ava춙kku e�춁 ka亢am vi�aivitt묶um ava춁i anta mak� narakam�kiya aㄴ惜atti춊췃um ve�iy튋웏 muyaluvat� ta춁tu mukkiyak ka�amaiye췃u ava� niy�yam�ka niccayitt贍. ava춙kku c�cuvatam惜a ㅰ춁mum nitya i춑amum 튋pa�uttik ko�uttu ava춁ik k�pp�윜a v뱝�ume췃u karuti, ata��l ava춙kkuc ci웙tu k�lam varai atika cirama�ka� 튋pa葺a p틊ilum t薪killaiye췃u t�rm惜am ceyt贍. oruva� k�lil 饍am�ka vi�amu� patintirukkaiyil atai �ci ko椿e�ukkump틊u ava� anta �ci kuttum v퉡a춁iyaip po웫kkam葉'mal mu應aiye�ukka muyal�tapa�i mi葺�y ti췃u ta� ma춁tai anta n틐i춊췃um pu웏tt� celutta v뱝�ume췃u virumpuv惜�yi�, ava춙kku itattai n葉uv틆 app틊u ceyyattakkatu y�tu? ava춙kku �ci kuttuvata��l v퉡a춁iyaip poru葺�kak k嚴�te췃u ava춊�am ni�karu�aiy�kat terivittu vi葺u �ciyai 饍am�kap patittu vi�amu應ai e�uttuk ka�aital na췃�? allatu, �ciyaip pu웏tt� p비�u vi葺u ava춙kku jil퉝i k�piy�l vi�amu應i� ceyalai ni웫ttivi�al�m e췃u ava� ni춁ippatu ma�amaiya췃�? ata웛u n�m i�a�ko�ukkal�m�? ava� a�a a�a, �ciyai a�utti vi�amu應a e�utte웫nt�la췃i ava춙kku vi�amu應i� ceykaiy�l mara�am튋pa�ume춑atai ava춙kku va웤u웫ttik k�웙 e程a춁m묶um �ciyai upay튻ittala췃� u�maiy惜a a춑ukkum karu�aikkum a�aiy贍am惜atu? i程a춁m �l튰a춁i purint�, muttamm� namatu c튾an�tayyarukku a�ikka�i vi乙윜up p�jaika� na�atti vant贍. i程a춁m nalle黜a� ko椿� ava� tammi�am ka�u� co웛a�um, ka�una�aika�um va�a�kuki잀�e췃a vi�ayam n葉pa�a, c튾an�tayyarukkum ci웙tu ci웙tu amarttam�kat to�a�kivi葺atu. iruntap틊ilum avar�l cakikkamu�iyavillai. k�ta웛틐il mikat t�ymaiko椿a k틐il . oru mu웏i a�ku p틐p p�va� ceytu ve�iy� turattu椿ava� m紳avum ata춙應� pukumu�춁r ava� pa�av뱝�iya tu춑a�ka� e黜i웏nta춁. ka黜aik kuttip p�rvaiyai a�ittuk ko應utal culapam. 惜�l i�anta p�rvaiyai m蜃�um 튋pa�uttik ko應utal e�itil iyalvatoru k�riyam�? c튾an�tayyarukkuk kuru葺uk ka黜ai m�윜i ma웫pa�i nalla ka� ko�ukkav뱝�ume췃a viruppattu�a� muttamm� v퉘ai ceyt贍. atil ava� ceyta cikiccaika� avarukku cakikka mu�iy�ta춁v�kav퉧irunta춁. 惜�l eppa�iy묶um t�m i�anta p�rvaiyai m蜃�um pe웏v뱝�ume췃a p퉟�val avarukkum iruntapa�iy�l, cikiccaiyilu椿�kiya cirama�ka� po웫kka mu�iy�ta춁v�kat t벼웙춙m, pallaik ka�ittuk ko椿u, tammu�aiya mu�u caktiyaiyum celutti oruv�웫 cakittuk pa�aki��r. e춁v� muttamm贍ai 틐�mal tammu�a� irukkumpa�ikkum p퉏umpa�ikkum va웤u웫ttat to�a�ki��r. ivar etta춁ikketta춁i ava�u웏vaiyum 嚴葉�attaiyum virumpat to�a�ki��r�, atta춁ikku atta춁i ava� ivari�amiruntu otu�kavum ma웏iyavum to�a�ki�贍. ''iva�ai n�m k�talukku y튻yataiyill�ta ma춁iya�imaip pu�ukkacciy�kavum ku�antai va�arkkum ceviliy�kavum na�atti vant튾. app틊ell�m iva� namakku mikavum pa�ivu�a� a�imaiyilum a�imaiy�y na�antu vant贍. ipp틊u n�m param�rttam�ka iva�u�aiya a춑aik karuti ata춁i v뱝�ic caruvap pukuntap틊u, iva� pa黜uki웏 m비iyum iva� ceyyum pu웏kka�ippuka�um po웫kka mu�iyavillaiy�! ite�춁焌 k퉘i! contap pe椿葉�iyaik k�talir性iy�kak ko椿葉ap p벼avi�att� ava� nammai ut�c勝am pa黜i�贍. e�춁 ceyvatu? pativirataiy�vatu, ve�k�yam�vatu? n�m i�amai tava웙vi葺튾e춑atu karuti iva� namatu k�talai u�maiy�kav� aruvarukki잀類, e�춁v�? eva� ka椿惜? stir�ka�u�aiya irutayattukku 饍a� ka椿벼 y�r? ka�al饍a� k性utal e�itu; m�tar ma춁ttai 饍a� k性utal aritu. 性makka�aik k葉�ilum pe�ka�ukku e葺u ma�a�ku atikam k�mame췃u n�ti c�stiram colluki웏tu. e춁v�, talai va�ukkaiy�y, narai to�a�kik ki�apparuvattil� pukatto�a�kiya e�춊�am iva� u�maiy�kav� avamatippuk ko椿贍e춊� a�t틆 viyapp�kam葉焌tu. e��� ulaka vicittiram! e� ku�umpattil m�ttiram�, ulaka mu�umaiyilum ma춊tarell�rum v蜃�uppe椿葉�iye췃�l ava� ta� viruppattukku ka�amaippa葺a a�imaicciy�kav� karutuki잀rka�. putiyatoru cittirat teyvatti춎�tu k�tal ko�vatup튽 n惜 contap pe椿葉�iyi�am k�tal ceyyap pukumi�att�, ava� e�춁i ippa�ik k퉘i pa黜uki잀�. e춊lum iva� pativirataiyalla�e췃u karutavum niy�yamillai. e춁tu pe윜a t�y i웏kkap p튻un taru�attil iva� mak� cuttam惜a pativirataiye췃u collivi葺u ma�int贍�. ava� t�ra �r�ycci ceytu niccayappa�utt�ta v�rttaiyai mara�a k�lattil conta maka춊�am collak k嚴ume췃u ni춁ikka i�amillaiy�. t�y nammi�am poy collivi葺� p틍贍? m퉘um, ava� inta v�rttai e�춊�am colliya k�lattil, ava�u�aiya mukattai n惜 na췃�ka u윜u kava춊tt묶a췃�? ava� accollaip paricuttam惜a irutayattu�a춁m u�maiy惜a nampikkaiyu�a춙m k�웙�贍e춗u ava� mukattil mikat te�iv�ka vi�a�ki윜a췃�? m퉘um, ava� t�ra 饍ntu p�r�mal va쨇ikkappa葺ava乙y a程a춁m tava잀tu nampikkai ko椿irukkak k嚴ume췃u ni춁ikkap pukuv튾�yi�, atu peru ma�aimaikku la�ca�am�kum. p�mpi� k�l p�mpukkut teriyum. ettu�ai ma웏inta p틊ilum pe� marmam pe黜ukkut terintu vi�uma췃�? oru varu�am�, ira椿u varu�am�? iva�u�aiya na�aiyai e� m�t� pattu varu�ak�lam�ka, iravu pakal k嚴av퉧iruntatu mikavum j�kkirataiyu�a� kava춊ttu vantava�a췃�? m퉘um e� m�t� puttikk�rmaiyill�ta mantam�? irupatu kampi�iyai p비�u oru rakaciyattai m嚴i vaitt�lum, atu ava�u�aiya ka�ka�ukkut terintu vi�uma췃�? t�y colliyatai ma웫ppatil paya춊llai. atil aiyappa�uvatu m嚴atta춁m. 'aiyamu윜惜 a�ivu웫v惜' e췃u pakavat k�taiyil ka黜apir惜 aru�ic ceytirukki잀춁췃�? niccayam�ka nammu�aiya puttikkup pulappa�um u�maiyo췃aip pa윜i v辰 camcayap pa�um atik�ram ma춁ttukkuk ko�upp튾�yi�, atu nammai narakattil ko椿u c퉟kkum. nammu�aiya muttamm� pativiratait惜. nammu�aiya u�maiyaic c틊i t-ta웙yum poru葺�kav�, nammai inta valiya c틊a춁ika�ukku u�pa�uttuki잀�. ita��l n�m ava�i�am ko椿irukkum pir퉙ait ta�al avintu p튻a i�a� ko�ukkakk嚴�tu. ita��l n�m ava�i�am viracappa�al�k�tu. ava� t惜 namakkut t�rakam. v튋u pukal namakkillai. ekkal�ttilum nammu�aiya va�ika�ai iru� m嚴�ta va黜am nam m�t� karu�aiyu�a� ni웫tti vi葺upp벼a nitya vi�akka췃� intak ka�ma�i muttamm�? m퉘um, m嚴a ne쨇am�! p�viy�kiya pu�u ne쨇am�! muttamm� nammai e�춁 c틊a춁ika� ceyki잀�? 嚴al t惜� pa黜uki잀�? 嚴ala췃� k�tali� mika i춊ya pakutiy�vatu? u�avi춙m u椿ata웏li춊tu k�mam pu�artali� 嚴a li춊tu e췃a췃� c葉c�t piramat퉣a춙�aiya amcap�tarum mak�kaviyum�kiya tiruva應uva t퉣ar aru�iyirukki췃�r. n�y ma춁m�! u춁kku e� k�ta� ki�iyi�amirunta ika�cciye黜am i�춙m u�춁i mu윜ilum vi葺u vilakavillai. 'iva乙vatu? nammi�attil 嚴al k葉�uvat�vatu?' e췃a karva cinta춁iy�l, inta vi�ayattil ma춁tukkuk ka亢am튋pa�uki웏t퉧a췃i v튋illai. iva� e�춁 k�ra�att�l u춁kku itta춁i tuccam�y vi葺贍? tucca ma춁m�? iva�aik k�talir性iye췃u ko椿a i�attil, u�arvu, uyir, u�ampu e췃a m耶웫m ava�ukk� camarppa�am�ki vi葺a춁va췃�? ava� 嚴i��l atuvum 틆i춑am. ava� k嚴i��l atuvum 틆i춑am. m퉘um, k�tali collum vacai mo�ika�ell�m nammu�aiya cevika�il amirtam p튽 vi�uvata췃�? 性maikku la�ca�am�m? k�talip pe� u�maiy�kav� ci춁� ko椿� allatu po�utu p튻ki� poru葺�kav�, nammait ti葺i��l, n�m antat ti葺ukka�aiyell�m mi葺�ye췃u ni춁ippata췃� puru�ala�ca�am? a程a춁mi췃i ava�i�am etirttuc ci춁� ko應utal p뱉itta춎aiya췃�? ava� etu ceyt�lum ava鍮 namakkut teyvam, ava鍮 namakku i춑am. ava� valiya vantu nammai muttami葺ap틊ilum, ava�aru鍮 kati. ava� namatu tacaiyai v贍aik ko椿u a웫ttap틊ilum, atuv� namakku cuvarkka p튻am.'' e췃u i程a춁m nil�mu윜attil n�웛�liyi� m�tu�k�rntu nilavai n튻ki �l튰a춁i ceytu ko椿irunta c튾an�tayyar appa�iy� nittiraiyil 饍ntu vi葺�r. pi웏ku avar ka黜ai vi�ittup p�rkkaiyil�, cantira� utitta i�atti춊췃um ne�unt�ram vilakivantiruppatu ka椿�r. m�laiyil cum�r 및uma�ikku muttamm� k�pi p비�uk ku�ittuvi葺u varuvat�kac colli vi葺uk k湜� p벼贍. ipp틊u ma�i etta춁iyirukkume췃u avar tammu�aiya ca葺aip paiyilirunta kaikka�ik�rattai e�uttu n튻ki��r. na�unici, pa�춊ra椿u ma�iy�y vi葺atu. pa�ukkaiya웏ikku應� p틐p p�rtt�r. a�ku timitimiye췃u ma� e黜ey m퉖ai vi�akku erintu ko椿iruntatu. i�춙m oru ka�am ivar t�matappa葺u vantirupp�r惜�l ka黜葉ik ku犁y ve�ittup p틐irukkum. ata춊lum periya �pattukka� vi�aint�lum vi�aintirukkum. ivar vi�akki� stitiyaip p�rttavu�a�� pa�icce췃u p�yantu tiriyaik ku웏itt�r. vi�akku n퉟� erintatu. avarka�u�aiya pa�ukkaiyaiyil m耶웫 ka葺ilka�u椿e췃u mu�춁m퉧� colliyirukki읂�. ava윜u� oru ka葺ili� m�tu a춁nta kiru巷a춁it ta�uvik ko椿u muttamm� pa�uttirunt贍. ma윜oru ka葺ilil m�tta ku�antaika� ira椿um pa�uttirunta춁. c튾an�tayyaru�aiya ka葺il cumm� ki�antatu. muttamm贍ai e�uppik k湜� a�aittup p틐 p튺a춁ttukku 튋p葉u pa黜al�m� e췃u oru ka�am c튾an�tayyar y튰a춁i pa黜i��r. app�l, ''a웙vu�a�� ka黜ai vi�ittu na췃�kap p�rttuk ko椿� pa�uka�iyi� p틐 vi�vatoppap paciyill�mal u�patilirunt� n틐ka�um, c�vum 튋pa�utal pratyak�am�kat terintiruntum n�m ti춁nt틹um paciyi췃i u椿u mara�attukku va�it뱉utal p퉡amaiyi춙m periya perum p퉡aimaiy�kuma췃�?'' e췃oru ni춁ippu avarukku椿�yi윜u. ''i췃aikku nalla n贍. paciyill�ta camaya�ka�il upav�cam p비uvat�kiya nalla va�akkattai i췃irav� to�a�ki vi�uv튾. piriya ratti춁m�kiya muttamm贍um 饍ntu nittirai ceyki잀�. iva�ai ipp� e�uppic c틹up비ac collit tollaippa�uttutal p�vam�kum. �tal�l 'upav�cam� ki�app튾'' e췃u t�rm惜am pa黜i, c튾an�tayyar vi�akkut tiriyai mikavum ci웙t�kkik ku웏ittu m퉖aiyi춊췃um vi�akkaiye�uttup pa�ukkaiya웏iyi� m�laiyo췃il taraim�tu vaitt�r. mella vantu muttamm� tuyile犁tapa�i metuv�ka ava�ait ta�uvi ava�u�aiya ka�춁ttil oru muttami葺�r. pi웏ku tammu�aiya ka葺ili� m�t튋ip pa�uttuk ko椿�r. viraivil nittirai p틐vi葺�r. a췃iravu mu�utum c튾an�tayyar mikavum �ccariyam惜a i춑ak ka춁vuka� ka椿�r. --- o춑at�m attiy�yam pe椿葉�ikku jayam ma웫n葉 k�lai mutal muttamm� p葉u ko椿葉�ant惜. v蜃�il ava�i葺atu ca葺am. ava� co�춁tu v퉡am. c튾an�tayyar 퉡묶umoru k�riyam na�atta v뱝�ume췃u colli, ava� k嚴�te췃�l antak k�riyam ni웫tti vi�appa�um. avar 퉡묶um ceyyak k嚴�te췃u colli ava� ataic ceytut惜 t�rav뱝�ume춑a乙yi� atu na�ant� t�rum. i程a춁m muttamm� ta� m�tu ko�u�k벼mai celuttuvatu pa윜i avarukku a�ikka�i ma춁varuttam튋pa�uvatu椿u. 惜�l, anta varuttattai app틊app틊� a�akki vi�uv�r. ''teyvatti춊�am oruva� u�maiy惜a pakti celuttap p벼�l, atu ava춁i etta춁iy� c틊a춁ika�ukku�pa�uttum e춌i잀rka�. ati춊췃um oruva� ta춁tu paktiyaic c틆avi�uv惜�yi�, ava� u�maiy惜a pakta��va��? u�maiy惜a paktiy�l ka�aiciyil eytappa�um paya춌a� ava춙kkuk ki�aikkum�? n�m iva�ai pratyak�a teyvam�kava췃� p�vittu na�attuki읃m. e춁v�, iva� 퉡u ceyt�lum po웫ttuk ko椿ut惜 irukka v뱝�um. n�m ma춁varuttappa�al�k�tu'' e췃u t�rm惜ittut tammait t�m� t튋웙k ko�v�r. ippa�iyirukkaiyil oru n贍 muttamm� ta� ka�ava춁i n튻ki:- ''n贍ai ㅰyi윜ukki�amai t惜�? u�ka�ukk� k틆葺u v퉘ai ki�aiy�tu. �tal�l n�miruvarum ku�antaika�aiyum v퉘aikk�ra춁iyum.... (ku웙ppu:- p�ratiy�r ikkataiyaip p�rtti ceyvata웛u� k�la� ce췃uvi葺at�l, ''cantirikaiyi� katai'' mu윜uppe웏 iyal�mal ippa�iy� ni웫tta v뱝�iyat�yi윜u.) --- This page was first put up on January 11, 2001