'%alA an&i kAdu, pan&uMdi. veLLipOvAli%' an&i Ksham&ApaNalu cheppi veLLipOyADatan&u.
A tarvAta OsAri aDigADu sudhAkar#`.
'%evarAyan&A? m&Am&ayya aMTE m&I am&m&a tam&m&uDA, an&n&A?%'
'%m&Am&agAru! phAdarin&lA....%' an&i cheppiMdi tan&u. m&usugulO guddulATa an&avasaraM.
atan&u pAripOdalachukuMTE vIlein&aMta vesulabATu atan&ikivvaDaM avasaraM.
'%aMTE m&Iku peLLayiMdA?%'
'%ayiMdi, O bAbu kUDA...%'
'%eppuDU m&IrI viShayaM cheppalEdu n&Aku?%'
'%m&IraDagalEdugA!%'
'%bAvuMdi. evaru m&AtraM UhiMchagalaru!%'tan&iMka tan&a kathaMtA cheppiMdi sudhAkar#`ku. aMtA vin&i m&arEM m&ATlADakuMDA veLLipOyADatan&u. n&elarOjulu tappiMchuku tiragalEdugAn&i m&ubhAvaMgA vun&n&ADu. tan&u kUDA atan&n&EM prOtsahiMchalEdu.
OsAri m&Am&ayyE aDigADu '% A sudhAkaraM m&aLLI eppuDU kan&abaDalEdam&m&A%' an&i. '%atan&iki pan&Em&uMdi m&Am&ayyA ikkaDiki rAvaDAn&iki. A rOjaMTE Alasyam&eiMdan&i n&an&n&u iMTidaggara DrAp#` cheyyaDAn&iki vachchADu%'
'%n&ijam&adE ayitE n&En&u m&arEM praSn&iMchan&u%'
tan&EM m&ATlADalEdu. m&an&asulO aparAdha bhAvan&a raMpapukOta kOsiMdi. (saSEshaM)
(migatA BAgam vachchE SukravAraM) 
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