| poddun&n&E iMTiki tALaM peTTi tALAlu eduriMTi m&AShTAru gAriki istU vIleitE illu am&m&akaM peTTaMDi iMka ikkaDiki rAvalasin&a avasaraM uMDadu. an&n&An&u.
TAksIlO kUrchuMTuMTE m&alli parugulAMTi n&aDakatO vachchiMdi. '%rAtri rAlEdE... eMtasEpO edurum&achUSAn&u. ayin&A n&Aku telusu n&uvvurAvan&i%' aMdi n&Aveipu chUstU...
n&Aku telisin&a n&A sn&EhiturAlu, n&A Uri ven&n&ela, n&A n&adi, n&Aku teliyakuMDAn&E kAlachakraMtO n&aDichiveLLipOyAyi...
chaMdU, bAdhapaDaku. idi jIvitaM... aMTU cheyyi paTTukuMdi. ApyAyaMgA... jIvaMlEn&i sparSa...
'%vastAn&u m&allI! m&aLLI eppuDU n&an&n&u taluchukOku%' pOn&I aMTU Drayivar#`ki cheppAn&u...
AScharyaMgA chUstun&n&a m&alli kaLLu... avi n&A sn&EhiturAlivi kAvu. (samAptaM)
marO kotta kathatO taruvAyi SIrshikalO kalusukuMdAM...
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