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Nitchathartha Nigalavu amarkalapattirunthathu, Manickam aanachiyin peraanbil.

Karthir Mullaiyai thondranthu oruvaraiyum vittu vaikalamal avar vambizhuthathil, sirichu siruthu viruthinar kallaithirunthanar.

Kathirum Mullaiyum, Petroridamum, Periyoridamum aasi petru nigazhvai niraivikka; Kalakalathu iruntha kootathai eerka 'Sapida vanga' endra Muruganin oru vaarthai pothumai irunthathu.

Idapatrakuraiyai munnitu, veetin ethiril iruntha oru araamba palliyil virunthiruku erpadu nadanthirunthathu. Koopita kuraluku itho itho enna, veerukondu unavidam thedi oormakkal nagara. Arasiyum, Parthvathiyum micham sochaathaiyum azhaithu kondu kilambinar.

Unna, uraiadaa, parimara, panthi parka ena, Vanthirunthavarellam thatham thevaiyai parka sendruvida. Vizha nayagarkaludan thunaiku oru iruvarai thavira, angirunthathu thattum thampalamum than.

Aarathi eduthu avarkalumkum vidaithara, Kathirai munaraiyum, Mullai ullaraiyum azhaithu kondathu.

Sangari paatiyudan, Mullaiyum Manjuvum alavalavikondum, vittupona vidukathaikaluku ellam vidai thedi kondirunthanar. Iruvarin vaai pechu viduthaikule irunthalum, viralpechu, alaipesikul veru kadhai sonnathu.

Annachikum, Muruganin sagotharar Eswaranukum idaiye, anbu thollaiyil, akkarai imsaiyil nelinthu kondirunthar nam pudhu Mappilai. Thennankaai vilai muthal, Irakumathi vari varai, ethetho nooru kelvikal. Idaiyideye aam endro, illai endro sollamudiyatha kelvikaluku pathilai sirithuveru vaikavendiya anantha avasthai.

Kathirin thuyaram pokka engiruntho vanthal, Eswaranin ilaya magal Ilakiya 'Mama paati ungala kootitu vara sonnaga',

'Itho' ena udane ezhuthu ulle vanthavanai valimarithu 'Enga inth pakkam ?' endrathu oru pachai pudavai..

Kathirum, 'Paatti...koopitannganu', pinvantha thuthuvarai theda, vantha velai mudinthathene vaasal nokki odithirunthal, chinna pura..

Ithuennada adutha sothainai, nan pesama thane utkarnthirunthen. Ippo samanthame ullavanthu..iva en oru madhiri paakura..'ei Ilakiya va venumna kelu, nan ava vanthu koopitu than vanthen inga'

' shhu...theriyum theriyum, aana paati onnum koopidala, koopitathu pethi thaan...' ena avan kaipidu thanudan iluthu sella

'ennathu..', sonnathu purinthalum lesana athirchiyudan kathir thayanga.

'satham podama en kooda vaa...unna vachitu...' thalayil adithukolla thondriyathu avaluku..

Enga sellkirom engira kulapathudan, kooda nadanthavanin kalkal thaanaga niranthu pinvassal padiyil; thottahil nindriuntha Mullaiyai kandavudan, 'Manju ippo ethukunee ennai inga kootitu vanthiruka..'

'Chumma enkitta ethane vambu pesura, Kalyanamnu pesi ethane naal aachu, avakitta oru varthe pesuniya nee athu thaan, po poi pesu'.. pidithu vasalilirunthu thotathirukul thalla muyandral

' pcch.. Manju, enna pannura nee ? yaaravathu paartha enna ninaipanga, vidu mothala' aval kailyil iruntha than kaiyai utharikondu vasaluku thirumba

'yaarum parka maatanga, apdi parthalum onnum thappu illa, nee Mullaikitta pesura velaya mattum paaru, mathatha naan parthukiren.'

'Manju nee thevaiyilatha velai paakura, ithellam nalla irukathu pappa, vaa povom..' , kathir nijamakave pathatamaga...

'nalla illathan.. yaru ilainu sonna, ungaluku nitchayamayiruchu annen. ithellam neeya senjurukanum, naan seiyarathu than nalla illa..' eegamai kindalirunthathu aval vaarthaiyil

'..........' pathil ondrum sollamal avalai thaandi thavippai thodatthai verithan...

paavamai irunthathu avaluku,...'sari naama ippo kelambanumla, po poi avakitta sollitu vaa pogalam..'