Silent short story

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     kio.  Filfis gpbj;jgb Ml;fs;. rhiyapy; nts;sk;. kio. Jhwy;.

kio. GJ tUl fhyz;lh; khl;lg;gLfpwJ. gs;spapy; Nfhil tpLKiw vOjg;gl;L rhj;jg;gl;L ,Uf;fpwJ. Btp apy; Rje;jpuf;nfhb VWfpwJ.fpwp];Jk]; Nff; tpw;Fk;

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     fhyz;lhpd; Njjpj;jhl;fs; nfhQ;rkha; ,Uf;fpd;wd.

     ‘tUtha;j;Jiw’ vd;W Nghl;bUe;j mYtyfj;jpd; cs;Ns  xU Nkirapy;

mtd; vOjpf;nfhz;bUf;fpwhd;.

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Nrh;fpwhd;. ,UtUk; Xl;lYf;Fs;Nghfpwhh;fs;

  

      fhiy nra;jpj;jhspd; jiyg;gpy; ‘Kjy;thpd; Ie;J tUl rhjid tpoh’..

g];]py; mts;  VwpaJk; mtidg;ghh;j;J Gd;diff;fpwhs;. mtdUfpy; fhypahapUf;Fk; ,Uf;ifapy; Ngha; mkh;fpwhs;.

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    ,g;NghJ mts; Kfj;jpy; rphpg;G ,y;iy. vOe;J nrd;W (nfhQrk; Ntfkha;)

ifayk;Gfpwhs;. jhd; vOe;jpUf;Fk; Kd; ghh;f;fpwhd;. mtspd; ;jl;by; ];tPl; kpr;rkpUf;fpwJ.

     mk;kh rhg;ghl;ilg; ghh;f;fpwhs;. jl;by; rhg;ghL mg;gbNa ,Uf;fpwJ.vjpNu mtd; cl;fhh;e;jpUf;fpwhd;. vOe;J jd; miwf;Fs; Nghfpwhd;.gLf;ifapy; Fg;GwtpOfpwhd;. Kfk; jiyaizf;Fs; Gije;jpUf;fpwJ. Nyrhf cly; FYq;FfpwJ.

  fbfhuj;jpy; xU kzp. jpNal;lhpy; ,uz;lhtJ fhl;rptpl;L Ml;fs; Nghfpwhh;fs;.

gLf;ifapy; Guz;lthW ,Uf;fpwhd;. vOe;J Nrhpy; cl;fhUfpwhd;. fz;fs; fyq;fpg;Ngha; mOj tPf;fj;Jld; fhzg;gLfpd;wd.

  fhyz;lhpy; tpahod;. .g];]py; ,Uf;fpwhd;.mts; VWk; epWj;jj;jpy; Ml;fs; VWfpwhh;fs;.fOj;ij tisj;J VWgth;fisNa ghh;f;fpwhd;.mts; ,y;iy.

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   ;tPl;by; jd;miwapy; N;\t; nra;ahj Kfj;Jld; cl;fhh;e;jpUf;fpwhd;. Nkirapy; jl;by; Njhir ,Uf;fpwJ.fhgp VL gbe;J ,Uf;fpwJ. fhyz;lhpy; rptg;gpy; QhapW.

   

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   fhyz;lhpy; nrt;tha;.

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njhiyNgrpiar; Row;Wfpwhs;.

      fhjpNyNa itj;Jf;nfhz;bUf;fpwhs;.kPz;Lk; Row;Wfpwhs;. Ngrhky; jiyia kl;Lk; mirj;jgb itf;fpwhs; .new;wpia Jilj;Jf;nfhz;L; ]Pl;by; te;J cl;fhh;fpwhs;.

      nts;isj;jhnsLj;Jf; fbjk; vOJfpwhs;.Kfthp vOjp gpa+dplk; nfhLf;fpwhs;.

      Gjd;. g];]py; mtd; epd;W nfhz;bUf;fpwhd;.g]; NghFk; jpirapy; rhiyiaNa ghh;j;jgb.  mtspd; epWj;jk; Jhuj;jpy; te;J nfhz;bUf;fpwJ.

      neUq;FfpwJ. tUfpwJ. g]; epw;fpwJ.Ml;fs; VWfpwhh;fs.mts; ,y;iy

mtd; mq;NfNa ,wq;Ffpwhd;.; mts; epw;Fk; jiuiaNa ghh;j;Jf;nfhz;bUf;fpwhd;.

      tPl;by; jd; miwapy; cl;fhh;e;;jpUf;fpwhd;. Nkirapy; fplf;Fk; thu ,jiog; ;Gul;Lfpwhd;.

 

       Ke;jhid tpyfpf; fplf;f Nkhfkha;g; ghh;f;Fk;  ebifapd; glk;. xUMiz Nfhgkha; Kiwj;Jf; nfhz;bUf;Fk; xU ngz;zpd; glk;. thu,jio tPrp mbf;fpwhd;. jiyiag; gpbj;Jf;nfhs;fpwhd;. tpsf;if mizf;fpwhd;. Nkir tpsf;F kl;Lk; xsph;fpwJ. jhs; vLf;fpwhd;. Ngdh vOJfpwJ.

        ‘jhhpzp md;W Xl;lypy; rhg;gpLk;NghJ ehd;…..’ fhiy nra;jpj;jhs; te;J tpOfpwJ. [d;dy; topahf #hpa ntspr;rk;.

         mk;kh miwf;Fs; tUfpwhh;. Nkirapy; fz;zhbf;Ftisapy; ghjpg;ghy;. kQ;rs; epwj;jpy;.

          Fdpe;J Nkirapy; new;wpiag;gjpj;J  ehw;fhypapy; cl;fhh;e;jgb Jhq;fpf;nfhz;bUf;fpwhd;.

          mk;kh nky;y KJfpy; ifitj;J cYf;f fOj;J rlf;nfd njhq;fpr;rha;fpwJ. cjLfspy; vWk;Gfs; xl;bf;nfhz;bUf;fpd;wd.

          Ie;jhW vWk;Gfs; thapy; Ch;e;J nfhz;bUf;fpd;wd.

          mts; Nkirapy; xU fbjk; itf;fg;gLfpwJ. mjpy; mtdJKfthp. gf;fj;jpy; ‘jpUg;gg;gLfpwJ’ vd rptg;G ikapy; vOjg;gl;bUf;fpwJ.

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   cdf;F %d;W jlit Nghd; gz;zpNdd; njhpAkh..eP ,y;iyNa…rhaq;;fhyj;jpy; g]; ;];lhz;Lf;Ff;$l tutpy;iyNa... vd;d Mapw;W cdf;F.

ehis Mbl; KbfpwJ. ehis g]; ];lhz;by; vd;idg;ghh;… g;sP];.

           Nla; glth… cd;idg; ;ghh;f;;fhky;  capNu Ngha;tpLk;Nghy; ,Uf;fpwjlh ….Vkhj;jplhNj’

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