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kaiyaRu n'ilai65maN muzA maRappa, paN yAz maRappa,irug kaN kuzici kavizn'tu izutu maRappa,curumpu Ar tERal cuRRam maRappa,uzavar Otai maRappa, vizavum5akaluL AgkaN cIRUr maRappa,uvavut talaivan'ta peru n'AL amaiyattu,iru cuTar tammuL n'Okki, oru cuTarpunkaN mAlai malai maRain'tAgku,tan pOl vEn'tan munpu kuRittu eRin'ta10puRap puN n'ANi, maRat takai mannanvAL vaTakkirun'tanan; Igku,n'AL pOl kaziyala, jAyiRRup pakalE.tiNai potuviyal; tuRai kaiyaRu n'ilai.cEramAn peruj cEralAtan cOzan karikAR peruvaLattAnOTu porutu, puRap puN n'ANi, vaTakkirun'tAnaik kazAttalaiyAr pATiyatu.112aRRait tigkaL av veN n'ilavin,en'taiyum uTaiyEm; em kunRum piRar koLAr;iRRait tigkaL iv veN n'ilavin,venRu eRi muracin vEn'tar em5kunRum koNTAr; yAm en'taiyum ilamE!tiNai potuviyal; tuRai kaiyaRun'ilai.pAri makaLir pATiyatu.113maTTu vAy tiRappavum, mai viTai vIzppavum,aTTu AnRu AnAk kozun' tuvai Un cORumpeTTAgku Iyum peru vaLam pazuni,n'aTTanai mannO, munnE; iniyE,5pAri mAyn'tena, kalagkik kaiyaRRu,n'Ir vAr kaNNEm tozutu n'iR pazicciccERum vAziyO perum peyarp paRampE!kOl tiraL mun kaik kuRun' toTi makaLirn'ARu irug kUn'tal kizavaraip paTarn'tE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avan makaLiraip pArppArp paTukkak koNTupOvAn paRampu viTutta kapilar pATiyatu.114INTu n'inROrkkum tOnRum; ciRu varaicenRu n'inROrkkum tOnRum, manRakaLiRu menRu iTTa kavaLam pOla,n'aRavup pizin'tu iTTa kOtuTaic citaRal5vAr acumpu ozukum munRil,tEr vIcu irukkai, n'eTiyOn kunRE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avan makaLiraik koNTupOm kapilar paRampu n'Okki n'inRu colliyatu.115oru cAr aruvi Arppa, oru cArpANar maNTai n'iRaiyap peymmAr,vAkka ukka tEk kaL tERalkal alaittu ozukummannE! pal vEl,5aNNal yAnai, vEn'tarkkuinnAn Akiya iniyOn kunRE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.116tIm n'Irp perug kuNTu cunaip pUtta kuvaLaikkUmpu aviz muzun'eRi puraLvarum alkul,En'tu ezil mazaik kaN, in n'akai, makaLirpul mUcu kavalaiya muL miTai vEli,5pajci munRil, ciRRil AgkaN,pIrai n'ARiya curai ivar marugkin,Ittu ilaik kuppai ERi, umaNaruppu oy ozukai eNNupa mAtO;n'OkO yAnE; tEykamA, kAlai!10payil pUj cOlai mayil ezun'tu Alavum,payil iruj cilampil kalai pAyn'tu ukaLavum,kalaiyum koLLAvAka, palavumkAlam anRiyum maram payam pakarumyANar aRAa viyal malai aRRE15aNNal n'eTu varai ERi, tan'taiperiya n'aRavin, kUr vEl pAriyatuarumai aRiyAr, pOr etirn'tu van'tavalam paTu tAnai vEn'tarpolam paTaik kali mA eNNuvOrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.117maimmIn pukaiyinum, tUmam tOnRinum,ten ticai marugkin veLLi OTinum,vayalakam n'iRaiya, putal pU malara,manaittalai makavai InRa amark kaN5AmA n'eTu n'irai n'an pul Ara,kOol cemmaiyin cAnROr palki,peyal pizaippu aRiyAp punpulattatuvEpiLLai verukin muL eyiRu puraiyappAcilai mullai mukaikkum10Ay toTi arivaiyar tan'tai n'ATE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.118aRaiyum poRaiyum maNan'ta talaiya,eN n'AL tigkaL anaiya koTug karaitteL n'Irc ciRu kuLam kILvatu mAtOkUr vEl kuvaiiya moympin5tEr vaN pAri taN paRampu n'ATE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.119kArp peyal talaiiya kANpu in kAlai,kaLiRRu muka variyin teRuz vI pUppa,cem puRRu Iyalin in aLaip puLittu;men tinai yANarttu; n'an'tum kollO5n'izal il n'IL iTait tani maram pOla,paNai kezu vEn'tarai iRan'tumiravalarkku Iyum vaLLiyOn n'ATE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.120veppuL viLain'ta vEgkaic cej cuvalkArp peyal kalitta perum pATTu Irattu,pUzi mayagkap pala uzutu, vitti,palli ATiya pal kiLaic cevvik5kaLai kAl kazAlin, tOTu olipu n'an'ti,men mayil puniRRup peTai kaTuppa n'ITi,karun' tAL pOki, orugku pIL virin'tu,kIzum mElum ejcAmaip pala kAyttu,vAlitin viLain'ta putu varaku ariya,10tinai koyya, kavvai kaRuppa, avaraikkozug koTi viLark kAy kOT patam Aka,n'ilam putaip pazuniya maTTin tERalpul vEyk kurampaik kuTitoRum pakarn'tu,n'aRu n'eyk kaTalai vicaippa, cORu aTTu,15perun'tOL tAlam pUcal mEvara,varun'tA yANarttu; n'an'tumkollOirum pal kUn'tal maTan'taiyar tan'taiATu kazai n'aralum cET cimai, pulavarpATi AnAp paNpin pakaivar20OTu kazal kampalai kaNTaceru vej cEey peru viRal n'ATE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.217n'inaikkum kAlai maruTkai uTaittE,enaip peruj ciRappinOTu Igku itu tuNital;ataninum maruTkai uTaittE, piRan n'ATTuttORRam cAnRa cAnROn pORRi,5icai marapu Aka, n'aTpuk kan'tu Aka,inaiyatu Or kAlai Igku varutal;'varuvan' enRa kOnatu perumaiyum,atu pazutu inRi van'tavan aRivum,viyattoRum viyattoRum viyappu iRan'tanRE;10atanAl, tan kOl iyagkAt tEyattu uRaiyumcAnROn n'ejcuRap peRRa tonRu icaiannOnai izan'ta iv ulakamen Avatukol? aLiyatu tAnE!tiNai potuviyal; tuRai kaiyaRun'ilai.avan vaTakkirun'tAnuzaic cenRa picirAn'taiyAraik kaNTu pottiyAr pATiyatu.218ponnum, tukirum, muttum, manniyamA malai payan'ta kAmaru maNiyum,iTaipaTac cEya Ayinum, toTai puNarn'tu,aru vilai n'an kalam amaikkumkAlai,5oru vazit tOnRiyAgku enRum cAnROrcAnROr pAlar Apa;cAlAr cAlAr pAlar AkupavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.picirAn'taiyAr vaTakkirun'tAraik kaNTa kaNNakanAr pATiyatu.219uL ARRuk kavalaip puLLi n'Izal,muzUu vaLLUram uNakkum maLLa!pulavuti mAtO n'IyEpalarAl attai, n'in kuRi irun'tOrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avan vaTakkirun'tAnaik karuvUrp peruj catukkattup pUtan'AtanAr pATiyatu.220peruj cORu payan'tu, pal yANTu puran'taperug kaLiRu izan'ta paital pAkanatu cErn'tu alkiya azugkal Alai,veLil pAzAkak kaNTu kaluzn'tAgku,5kalagkinen allanO, yAnE polan' tArttEr vaN kiLLi pOkiyapEr icai mUtUr manRam kaNTE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avan vaTakkirun'tAnuzaic cenRu mINTu van'tu uRaiyUr kaNTa pottiyAr azutu pATiyatu.221pATun'arkku Itta pal pukazannE;ATun'arkku Itta pEr anpinanE;aRavOr pukazn'ta Ay kOlannE;tiRavOr pukazn'ta tiN anpinanE;5makaLir cAyal; main'tarkku main'tu;tukaL aRu kELvi uyarn'tOr pukkil;anaiyan ennAtu, at takkOnai,n'inaiyAk kURRam in uyir uyttanRu;paital okkal tazIi, atanai10vaikam vammO vAymozip pulavIr!'n'anan' talai ulakam aran'tai tUgka,keTu il n'al icai cUTi,n'aTukal Ayinan puravalan' enavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avan n'aTukal kaNTu avar pATiyatu.222'azal avir vayagku izaip polin'ta mEni,n'izalinum pOkA, n'in veyyOL payan'tapukazcAl putalvan piRan'ta pin vA' ena,en ivaN ozitta anpilALa!5eNNAtu irukkuvai allai;en iTam yAtu? maRRu icai veyyOyE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai, tan makan piRan'ta pin peyarttuc cenRu, pottiyAr, 'enakku iTam tA' enRu coRRatu.223palarkku n'izal Aki, ulakam mIkkURi,talaippOkanmaiyin ciRu vazi maTagki,n'ilai peRu n'aTukal Akiyak kaNNum,iTam koTuttu aLippa, manRa uTampOTu5in uyir virumpum kizamaittol n'aTpuTaiyAr tam uzaic celinE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.kallAkiyum iTam koTutta kOpperujcOzanai vaTakkirun'ta pottiyAr pATiyatu.224aruppam pENAtu amar kaTan'tatUum;tuNai puNar AyamoTu tacumpu uTan tolaicci,iru pAN okkal kaTumpu puran'tatUum;aRam aRak kaNTa n'eRi mAN avaiyattu,5muRai n'aRku aRiyun'ar munnuRap pukazn'tatU iyal koLkait tukaL aRu makaLiroTu,paruti uruvin pal paTaip puricai,eruvai n'ukarcci, yUpa n'eTun' tUN,vEta vELvit tozil muTittatUum;10aRin'tOn manRa aRivuTaiyALan:iRan'tOn tAnE; aLittu iv ulakam!aruvi mARi, ajcu varak karuki,peru vaRag kUrn'ta vEnil kAlai,pacitta Ayattup payan n'irai tarumAr,15pU vAL kOvalar pUvuTan utirakkoytu kaTTu azitta vEgkaiyin,mel iyal makaLirum izai kaLain'tanarE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan karikAR peruvaLattAnaik karugkuzalAtanAr pATiyatu.225talaiyOr n'ugkin tIm cERu micaiya,iTaiyOr pazattin paig kani mAn'ta,kaTaiyOr viTu vAyp piciroTu cuTu kizagku n'ukara,n'ila malar vaiyattu vala muRai vaLaii,5vEn'tu pITu azitta En'tu vEl tAnaiyoTu,'ARRal' enpatan tORRam kEL, ini:kaLLi pOkiya kaLariam paRan'talai,muLLuTai viyan kATTatuvE 'n'anRumcETcenni n'alagkiLLi kETkuvankol?' ena,10in icaip paRaiyoTu venRi n'uvala,tUkkaNag kurIit tUgku kUTu Eyppaoru ciRaik koLIiya tiri vAy valampuri,jAlag kAvalar kaTaittalai,kAlait tOnRinum n'OkO yAnE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan n'alagkiLLiyai AlattUr kizAr pATiyatu.226ceRRanRu Ayinum, ceyirttanRu Ayinum,uRRanRu Ayinum, uyvu inRu mAtO;pATun'ar pOlak kaitozutu Etti,iran'tanRAkal vENTum polan' tAr5maNTu amar kaTakkum tAnaittiN tEr vaLavaR koNTa kURRE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan kuLamuRRattut tujciya kiLLi vaLavanai mAROkkattu n'appacalaiyAr pATiyatu.227n'ani pEtaiyE, n'ayan il kURRam!viraku inmaiyin vittu aTTu uNTanai;innum kANkuvai, n'an vAy Akutal;oLiRu vAL maRavarum, kaLiRum, mAvum,5kuruti am kurUup punal poru kaLattu oziya,n'ALum AnAn kaTan'tu aTTu, enRum n'invATu paci aruttiya vacai tIr ARRaln'in Or anna pon iyal perum pUNvaLavan ennum vaNTu mUcu kaNNi10inaiyOR koNTanaiAyin,ini yAr, maRRu n'in paci tIrppOrE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai ATutuRai mAcAttanAr pATiyatu.230kanRu amar Ayam kAnattu alkavum,veg kAl vampalar vENTu pulattu uRaiyavum,kaLam mali kuppai kAppu ila vaikavum,vilagku pakai kaTin'ta kalagkAc cegkOl,5vaiyakam pukazn'ta vayagku vinai oL vAL,poyyA ezini porutu kaLam cEraInROL n'Itta kuzavi pOla,tan amar cuRRam talaittalai inaiya,kaTum paci kalakkiya iTumpai kUr n'ejcamoTu10n'Oy uzan'tu vaikiya ulakinum, mika n'anin'I izan'tanaiyE, aRan il kURRam!vAztalin varUum vayal vaLan aRiyAn,vIz kuTi uzavan vittu uNTAagkuoruvan Ar uyir uNNAy Ayin,15n'ErAr pal uyir paruki,Arkuvai mannO, avan amar aTu kaLattE.tiNai atu; tuRai kaiyaRu n'ilai.atiyamAn takaTUr porutu vIzn'ta eziniyai aricil kizAr pATiyatu.231eRi punak kuRavan kuRaiyal annakari puRa viRakin Ima oL azal,kuRukinum kuRukuka; kuRukAtu cenRu,vicumpuRa n'ILinum n'ILka pacug katirt5tigkaL anna veNkuTaioN jAyiRu annOn pukaz mAyalavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.atiyamAn n'eTumAn ajciyai auvaiyAr pATiyatu.232illAkiyarO, kAlai mAlai!allAkiyar, yAn vAzum n'ALE!n'aTukal pIli cUTTi, n'Ar ariciRu kalattu ukuppavum koLvankollO5kOTu uyar piRagku malai kezIiyan'ATu uTan koTuppavum koLLAtOnE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.233poyyAkiyarO! poyyAkiyarO!pA aTi yAnai paricilarkku arukAccIr kezu n'On tAL akutaikaN tOnRiyapon punai tikiriyin poyyAkiyarO!5'irum pAN okkal talaivan, perum pUN,pOr aTu tAnai, evvi mArpineHkuRu vizuppuN pala' enavaikuRu viTiyal, iyampiya kuralE.tiNayum tuRaiyum avai.vEL evviyai veLLerukkilaiyAr pATiyatu.234n'OkO yAnE? tEykamA kAlai!piTi aTi anna ciRu vazi mezuki,tan amar kAtali pul mEl vaittain ciRu piNTam yAgku uNTanankol5ulaku pukat tiRan'ta vAyilpalarOTu uNTal marIiyOnE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.235ciRiya kaL peRinE, emakku Iyum; mannE!periya kaL peRinE,yAm pATa, tAn makizn'tu uNNum; mannE!ciRu cORRAnum n'ani pala kalattan; mannE!5peruj cORRAnum n'ani pala kalattan; mannE!enpoTu taTi paTu vazi ellAm emakku Iyum; mannE!ampoTu vEl n'uzai vazi ellAm tAn n'iRkum; mannE!n'aran'tam n'ARum tan kaiyAl,pulavu n'ARum en talai taivarum; mannE!10arun' talai irum pANar akal maNTait tuLai urIi,irappOr kaiyuLum pOki,purappOr punkaN pAvai cOra,am col n'uN tErccip pulavar n'AvilcenRu vIzn'tanRu, avan15aru n'iRattu iyagkiya vElE!Acu Aku en'tai yANTu uLankollO?ini, pATun'arum illai; pATun'arkku onRu Ikun'arum illai;panit tuRaip pakanRai n'aRaik koL mAmalarcUTAtu vaikiyAgku, piRarkku onRu20IyAtu vIyum uyir tavap palavE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.atiyamAn n'eTumAn ajciyai auvaiyAr pATiyatu.236kalai uNak kizin'ta, muzavu maruL, perum pazamcilai kezu kuRavarkku alku micaivu Akummalai kezu n'ATa! mA vaN pAri!kalan'ta kENmaikku ovvAy, n'I; eR5pulan'tanai Akuvai puran'ta ANTEperun' taku ciRappin n'aTpiRku ollAtu,orugku varal viTAtu, 'ozika' enak kURi,inaiyaiAtalin n'inakku maRRu yAnmEyinEn anmaiyAnE; Ayinum,10immai pOlak kATTi, ummaiiTai il kATci n'innOTuuTan uRaivu Akkuka, uyarn'ta pAlE!tiNai atu; tuRai kaiyaRun'ilai.vEL pAri tujciyavazi, avan makaLiraip pArppArp paTuttu, vaTakkirun'ta kapilar pATiyatu.237'n'ITu vAzka?' enRu, yAn n'eTug kaTai kuRuki,pATi n'inRa paci n'ATkaNNE,'kOTaik kAlattuk kozu n'izal Aki,poyttal aRiyA uravOn cevimutal5vittiya panuval viLain'tanRu n'anRu' enan'acci irun'ta n'acai pazutAka,aTTa kuzici azal payan'tAagku,'aLiyartAmE Arka' ennAaRan il kURRam tiRan inRu tuNiya,10Uzin uruppa erukkiya makaLirvAzaip pUvin vaLai muRi citaRa,mutu vAy okkal paricilar iragka,kaLLi pOkiya kaLariam paRan'talai,veL vEl viTalai cenRu mAyn'tananE:15Agku atu n'Oy inRAka; Ogku varaippuli pArttu oRRiya kaLiRRu irai pizaippin,eli pArttu oRRAtAkum; mali tiraikkaTal maNTu punalin izumenac cenRu,n'aniyuTaip paricil tarukam,20ezumati, n'ejcE! tuNipu mun'tuRuttE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.veLimAnuzaic cenRArkku, avan tujca, iLa veLimAn ciRitu koTuppa, koLLAtu, perujcittiranAr pATiyatu.238kavi cen' tAzik kuvi puRattu irun'tacevi cej cEvalum pokuvalum veruvA,vAy van kAkkaiyum kUkaiyum kUTi,pEey AyamoTu peTTAgku vazagkum5kATu munninanE, kaL kAmuRun'an;toTi kazi makaLirin tol kavin vATi,pATun'ar kaTumpum paiyenRanavE;tOTu koL muracum kizin'tana, kaNNE;AL il, varai pOl, yAnaiyum maruppu izan'tanavE;10ven' tiRal kURRam perum pEtuRuppa,en'tai Akula ataR paTal aRiyEn;an'tO! aLiyEn van'tanen; manRaen Akuvarkol, en tunniyOrE?mAri iravin, maram kaviz pozutin,15Ar ajar uRRa n'ejcamoTu, orAgkukkaN il Uman kaTal paTTAgku,varai aLan'tu aRiyAt tirai aru n'Ittattu,avala maRu cuzi maRukalin,tavalE n'anRuman; takutiyum atuvE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.veLimAn tujciya pin avar pATiyatu.239toTiyuTaiya tOL maNan'tanan;kaTi kAvil pUc cUTinan;taN kamazum cAn'tu n'Ivinan;ceRROrai vazi taputtanan;5n'aTTOrai uyarpu kURinan;'valiyar' ena, vazimoziyalan;'meliyar' ena, mIkkURalan;piRarait tAn irappu aRiyalan;iran'tOrkku maRuppu aRiyalan;10vEn'tuTai avaiyattu Ogku pukaz tORRinan;varupaTai etir tAgkinan;peyarpaTai puRagkaNTanan;kaTum pariya mAk kaTavinan;n'eTun' teruvil tEr vazagkinan;15Ogku iyala kaLiRu Urn'tanan;tIm ceRi tacumpu tolaiccinan;pAN uvappa paci tIrttanan;mayakkuTaiya mozi viTuttanan; Agkucceypa ellAm ceytanan Akalin20iTuka onRO! cuTuka onRO!paTu vazip paTuka, ip pukaz veyyOn talaiyE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.n'ampi n'eTujceziyanaip pEreyin muRuvalAr pATiyatu.240ATu n'aTaip puraviyum, kaLiRum, tErum,vATA yANar n'ATum Urum,pATun'arkku arukA Aay aNTirankOTu En'tu alkul, kuRun' toTi makaLiroTu,5kAlan ennum kaNNili uyppa,mElOr ulakam eytinan enAa,potta aRaiyuL pOz vAyk kUkai,'cuTTuk kuvi' enac cettOrp payirumkaLLi am paRan'talai oru ciRai alki,10oL eri n'aippa uTampu mAyn'tatu;pullen kaNNar puravalark kANAtu,kallen cuRRamoTu kaiyazin'tu, pulavarvATiya paciyarAki, piRarn'ATu paTu celavinar Ayinar, iniyE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.Ayaik kuTTuvan kIranAr pATiyatu.241'tiN tEr iravalarkku, Itta, taN tAr,aNTiran varUum' enna, oN toTivaccirat taTak kai n'eTiyOn kOyiluL,pOrppuRu muracam kaRagka,5Arppu ezun'tanRAl, vicumpinAnE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai uRaiyUr ENiccEri muTamOciyAr pATiyatu.242iLaiyOr cUTAr; vaLaiyOr koyyAr;n'al yAz maruppin mella vAgki,pANan cUTAn; pATini aNiyAL;ANmai tOnRa ATavark kaTan'ta5val vEl cAttan mAyn'ta pinRaimullaiyum pUttiyO, ollaiyUr n'ATTE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.ollaiyUr kizAn makan perujcAttanaik kuTavAyiR kIrattanAr pATiyatu.243ini n'inain'tu irakkam AkinRu: tiNi maNalceyvuRu pAvaikkuk koy pUt taii,taN kayam ATum makaLiroTu kai piNain'tu,tazuvuvazit tazIi, tUgkuvazit tUgki,5maRai enal aRiyA mAyam il AyamoTuuyar cinai marutat tuRai uRat tAzn'tu,n'Ir n'aNip paTi kOTu ERi, cIr mika,karaiyavar maruLa, tiraiakam pitira,n'eTu n'Irk kuTTattut tuTumenap pAyn'tu,10kuLittu maNal koNTa kallA iLamaiaLitOtAnE! yANTu uNTu kollOtoTit talai vizut taNTu UnRi, n'aTukkuRRu,irum iTai miTain'ta cila colperu mUtALarEm Akiya emakkE?tiNaiyum tuRaium avai.toTit talai vizuttaNTinAr pATiyatu.260vaLarat toTinum, vauvupu tirin'tu,viLari uRutarum tIm toTai n'inaiyA,taLarum n'ejcam talaii, manaiyOLuLarum kUn'tal n'Okki, kaLara5kaLLi n'Izal kaTavuL vAztti,paci paTu marugkulai, kacipu, kaitozAa,'kANalenkol?' ena vinavinai varUumpANa! kENmati, yANaratu n'ilaiyE:puravut toTuttu uNkuvaiAyinum, iravu ezun'tu10evvam koLkuvaiAyinum, iraNTum,kaiyuL pOlum; kaTitu aNmaiyavEmun Urp pUcalin tOnRi, tan Urn'eTu n'irai tazIiya mILiyALarviTu kaNai n'Ittam tuTi puNai Aka,15venRi tan'tu, konRu kOL viTuttu,vaiyakam pulampa vaLaiiya pAmpinvai eyiRRu uyn'ta matiyin, maRavarkaiyakattu uyn'ta kanRuTaip pal Ann'iraiyoTu van'ta uraiyan Aki,20uri kaLai aravam mAna, tAnEaritu cel ulakil cenRanan; uTampE,kAnac ciRRiyARRu arug karaik kAl uRRu,kampamoTu tuLagkiya ilakkam pOla,ampoTu tuLagki ANTu ozin'tanRE;25uyar icai veRuppat tOnRiya peyarE,maTamcAl majjai aNi mayir cUTTi,iTam piRar koLLAc ciRu vazi,paTam cey pan'tark kal micaiyatuvE.tiNai atu; tuRai kaiyaRu n'ilai; pANpATTum Am.......................vaTamOtag kizAr pATiyatu.261an'tO! en'tai aTaiyAp pEr il!vaNTu paTu n'aRavin taNTA maNTaiyoTuvaraiyAp peruj cORRu muri vAy muRRam,veRRu yARRu ampiyin eRRu? aRRu Akak5kaNTanen, manRa; cOrka, en kaNNE;vaiyam kAvalar vaLam kezu tiru n'akar,maiyal yAnai ayAvuyirttannan'ey ulai corin'ta mai Un OcaiputukkaN mAkkaL cetukkaN Arap10payan'tanai, mannAl, munnE! iniyEpal A tazIiya kallA val viluzaik kural kUkai azaippa ATTi,n'Aku mulai anna n'aRum pUg karan'taiviraku aRiyALar marapin cUTTa,15n'irai ivaN tan'tu, n'aTukal Akiyaven vEl viTalai inmaiyin pulampi,koym mazit talaiyoTu kaimmaiyuRak kalagkiyakazi kala makaTUup pOlappullenRanaiyAl, pal aNi izan'tE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai......................AvUr mUlag kizAr pATiyatu.263perug kaLiRRu aTiyin tOnRum oru kaNirum paRai iravala! cERiAyin,tozAtanai kazital Ompumati; vazAtu,vaNTu mEmpaTUum, iv vaRan'ilai ARE5pal At tiraL n'irai peyartarap peyartan'tu,kallA iLaiyar n'Igka n'IgkAn,vil umiz kaTug kaNai mUzka,kol punal ciRaiyin vilagkiyOn kallE.tiNai karan'tai; tuRai kaiyaRun'ilai.......................................................................264paraluTai marugkin patukkai cErtti,maral vakun'tu toTutta cem pUg kaNNiyoTu,aNi mayil pIli cUTTi, peyar poRittu,ini n'aTTanarE, kallum; kanRoTu5kaRavai tan'tu pakaivar OTTiyan'eTun'takai kazin'tamai aRiyAtu,inRum varumkol, pANaratu kaTumpE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.....................uRaiyUr iLampon vANikanAr pATiyatu.265Ur n'ani iRan'ta pAr mutir paRan'talai,Ogku n'ilai vEgkai oL iNar n'aRu vIppOn'tai am tOTTin punain'tanar toTuttu,pal An kOvalar paTalai cUTTa,5kal AyinaiyE kaTu mAn tOnRal!vAn ERu puraiyum n'in tAL n'izal vAzkkaipparicilar celvam anRiyum, viri tArkkaTum pakaTTu yAnai vEn'taroTugkA venRiyum, n'innoTu celavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.......................cONATTu mukaiyalUrc ciRu karun' tumpiyAr pATiyatu.270pal mIn imaikkum mAka vicumpiniragku muracin, inamcAl yAnai,n'ilam tava uruTTiya n'EmiyOrumcamagkaN kUTit tAm vETpavvE5n'aRu virai tuRan'ta n'ARA n'arait talaicciRuvar tAyE! pEril peNTE!n'OkO yAnE; n'Okkumati n'IyE;maRap paTai n'uvalum arik kural taNNumaiin icai kETTa tun aru maRavar10venRi taru vETkaiyar, manRam koNmAr,pEr amar uzan'ta veruvaru paRan'talai,vizu n'avi pAyn'ta marattin,vAL micaik kiTan'ta ANmaiyOn tiRattE.tiNai karan'tai; tuRai kaiyaRu n'ilai.(kaNTAr tAykkuc colliyatu)kazAttalaiyAr pATiyatu.