| '%akkA, chaMdrin&i vALLiMTiki paMpiMchu. kon&n&ALLu selavupeTTi bAbun&i chUsukO! koMcheM peddavADayyAka krach#`lO vEstAvO, m&I atta, m&Am&aln&i pilipiMchukuMTAvO m&I iddarU AlOchiMchukOMDi%' vaMSI tan&aki tOchin&a salahA ichchADu.
'%chaMdrin&i iMTiki paMpaDam&E kAdu. Am&en&i chadiviMchum&an&I, Am&e chaduvukayyE kharchu n&En&u peTTukuMTAn&an&I chebutAn&u%' Seilaja m&an&asphUrtigA aMTuMTE vaMSI akkan&i abhin&aMdiMchADu.
'%chAlA m&aMchi n&irNayaM tIsukun&n&AvakkA! iMka n&En&u veDatAn&u. reMDu rOjullO kAlEjI m&aLlI terustAru. chaMdrI! bAgA chaduvukO!%' bAbun&i m&uddADi veLLipOyADu vaMSI.
Seilaja bhartan&i oppiMchi, reMDu n&elalu selavupeTTi bAbuki alavATupaDiMdi. chaMdrin&i skUllO chErpiMchiMdi. vALLiMTiki paMpiMchi, appuDappuDu veLli chUpistU uMDEdi. Seilaja bharta saMtOSh#` tallidaMDruln&i palipiMchADu. oMTaritan&aMtO bAdhapaDutun&n&a vALLu koDuku pilichEsariki param&An&aMdaMgA vachchESAru. m&aLLI krotta ArOgyaM vachchin&aTlu, tam&a an&ArOgyAn&n&i, aSaktatan&I m&archipOyi m&an&avaDitO ADukOsAgAru. bAbu kUDA vALLaki tvaragAn&E alavATupaDDADu. bahuSA adEn&Em&O raktasaMbaMdhaM, pEgubaMdham&Un&U!
Seilaja bAbun&I, pei pan&ulU chUsukuMTE attagAru vaMTapan&i chUsukun&EvAru. Seilaja tirigi AphIsulO chEriMdi. ippuDu bAbun&i guriMchI, iMTipan&I, vaMTapan&I guriMchi E beMgA lEkuMDA Upiri pIlchukuMdi Seilaja, tan&avi m&ATalu kAdu chEtalan&I n&irUpiMchukuMdi. savyaMgA AlOchiMchagaligitE in&n&i sam&asyaluMDavEm&O! (samAptaM)
marO kotta kathatO taruvAyi SIrshikalO kalusukuMdAM...
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