| pin&n&i Am&eku ApyAyaMgA an&n&aM tin&ipiMchiMdi. n&En&u sthANuvulA n&ilchuMDi pOyAn&u. sAyaMkAlaM sabhalO n&En&u pAlgon&agalan&A an&ipiMchiMdi.
phUl#`vaMti, phUl#`rANi, basaMti, lAj#`vaMti.... ilAMTi vEla m&aMdi, taratarAla n&uMDi m&an&aku sEvalu chEstun&E un&n&Aru. m&an&a dESa svAtaMtyraM poMdin&a tarvAta kUDA, adE yadhAtathaMgA n&aDustUn&E uMdi. kAn&i vALLaku m&an&aM EchESAM? vALLakEm&ayin&A hakkulan&Evi un&n&AyA? EdO goppan&n&aTlu OTuvEyaTaM tappa, I puruSha n&irm&ita, puruShAdhikya sam&AjaMlO vArikEm&ein&A vorigiMdA? m&atAlu, sAMpradAyAlu vAri batukulan&u bAgu chEyagaligAyA? vaMchan&a, avam&An&aM, am&An&uShaM tappa vALLakEM m&igilAyi?
adi techchin&a kUDu tin&i, E pan&IpATA chEyakuMDA, peigA dAn&n&E '%kulaTa%'gA kUsin&a vANNi EM cheyyAli?
idEn&A sam&AtvaM? I abhAgya jIvulaku m&an&aM EM chEyagaligAM?!
evarein&A n&A praSn&aku sam&AdhAn&aM ivvagalarA?
samAptaM
marO kotta kathatO taruvAyi SIrshikalO maLLI kalusukudAM
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