| pAlacheMbu iMTlOki tIsukuveLtun&n&a dharm&ArAvu talli chevilO A m&ATalu paDDAyi.
rAtraMtA iMTlO uMTEgA n&idra paTTaDAn&iki? ekkaDekkaDO tirigi tellavArujhAm&un&a vachchi varaMDAlO chErADu... vADiki oMTlO bAguMDakapOvaDam&Em&iTi?%' aMdAm&e visukkuMTU.
talliveipu kOpaMgA chUSADu dharm&ArAvu.
DAkTaru gAriki, vAm&an&arAvuki kAphI techchi ichchiMdi dharm&ArAvu bhArya, kAphI tAgAka iMTim&ohaM paTTADu vAm&an&arAvu.
iMTlO chalAkIgA tirugutun&n&a kUturu kan&ipiMchiMdi. Am&e tallOn&i vADin&a m&allepUladaMDa chUsi AScharyapOyADu.
..... kan&akalaKshm&i tallO n&in&n&agAn&i, rAtrigAn&i m&allepUlu kan&piMchalEdE?....
..... kUturu m&ohaMlO A velugEm&iTi?....
n&IrasaMgA m&aMchaM m&Ida kUrchun&n&ADu vAm&an&arAvu.
atan&iki gadilO Om&Ula chin&n&a kAgitaM poTlAM kan&ipiMchiMdi. A poTlAM vippadIsi chUSADu.
aMdulO TeTrAseiklin&#` kyAp#`ssUls#` kan&ipiMchAyi.
appuDu gurtuku vachchiMdi. A m&aMdulu tan&u ArOgyakEMdraM n&uMchi techchi kriMdaTirOju dharm&ArAvuki ichchin&avi.
.... tan&a iMTlOki A poTlAM elA vachchiMdi?.... dharm&ArAvu rAtri elukagA iMTlOki dUri, tan&a kUturu kan&n&erikAn&n&i korikESADan&n&am&ATa.....
..... plEguvyAdhi kUturiki sOkiMdi.....
'%aMduku kAraNam&ein&a elukala%'pei sam&arAn&iki siddhaM kAvAli tan&u.... duDDukarratO '%veilD#` rAT#`%'lA balisin&a dharm&ArAvu aMtu chUDAli......%'
raktaMlOn&i evarO saMdESAlu paMputun&n&aTlan&ipiMchiMdi vAm&an&arAvuki. (samAptaM)
marO kotta kathatO taruvAyi SIrshikalO kalusukuMdAM...
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