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vAkai17ten kumari, vaTa perugkal,kuNa kuTa kaTalA ellai,kunRu, malai, kATu, n'ATu,onRu paTTu vazimoziya,5koTitu kaTin'tu, kOl tirutti,paTuvatu uNTu, pakal ARRi,initu uruNTa cuTar n'Emimuzutu ANTOr vazi kAvala!kulai iRaijciya kOL tAzai10akal vayal, malai vEli,n'ilavu maNal viyan kAnal,teN kazimicait tIp pUvin,taN toNTiyOr aTu porun'a!mAp payampin poRai pORRAtu,15n'ITu kuzi akappaTTapITu uTaiya eRuz munpin,kOTu muRRiya kol kaLiRun'ilai kalagkak kuzi konRu,kiLai pukalat talaikkUTiyAgku20n'I paTTa aru munpinperun' taLarcci, palar uvappa,piRitu cenRu, malar tAyattuppalar n'AppaN mIkkURalin,'uNTAkiya uyar maNNum,25cenRu paTTa vizuk kalanum,peRal kUTum, ivan n'ejcu uRap peRin' enavum,'En'tu koTi iRaippuricai,vIgku ciRai, viyal aruppam,izan'tu vaikutum, ini n'Am ivan30uTanRu n'Okkinan, peritu' enavum,vERRu aracu paNi toTagku n'inARRaloTu pukaz Etti,kANku van'ticin, peruma! INTiyamazai ena maruLum pal tOl, malai enat35tEn iRai koLLum irum pal yAnai,uTalun'ar uTka vIgki, kaTal enavAn n'Irkku Ukkum tAnai, AnAtukaTu oTugku eyiRRa aravut talai panippa,iTi ena muzagkum muracin,40varaiyA Ikaik kuTavar kOvE!tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai; iyanmoziyum Am.pANTiyan talaiyAlagkAnattuc ceruvenRa n'eTujceziyanAl piNiyirun'ta yAnaikkaTcEy mAn'tarajcEral irumpoRai valitin pOyk kaTTil eytinAnaik kuRugkOziyUr kizAr pATiyatu.19imiz kaTal vaLaiiya INTu akan kiTakkai,tamiz talaimayagkiya talaiyAlagkAnattu,man uyirp panmaiyum, kURRattu orumaiyum,n'innoTu tUkkiya ven vEl ceziya!5'irum puli vETTuvan poRi aRin'tu mATTiyaperug kal aTArum pOnm' ena virumpi,muyagkinEn allanO, yAnE mayagkikkunRattu iRutta kurIi inam pOla,ampu cenRu iRutta arum puN yAnait10tUmpuTait taTak kai vAyoTu tumin'tu,n'Ajcil oppa, n'ilam micaip puraLa,eRin'tu kaLam paTutta En'tu vAL valattaren'taiyoTu kiTan'tOr, em pun talaip putalvar;'inna viRalum uLakol, n'amakku?' ena,15mUtil peNTir kacin'tu aza, n'ANi,kURRuk kaNNOTiya veruvaru paRan'talai,ezuvar n'al valam kaTan'tOy! n'inkazUu viLagku Aram kavaiiya mArpE?tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.avanai avar pATiyatu.20iru mun'n'Irk kuTTamum,viyal jAlattu akalamum,vaLi vazagku ticaiyum,vaRitu n'ilaiiya kAyamum, enRAgku5avai aLan'tu aRiyinum, aLattaRku ariyai,aRivum, Iramum, perug kaNNOTTamum:cORu paTukkum tIyOTucej jAyiRRut teRal allatupiRitu teRal aRiyAr, n'in n'izal vAzvOrE;10tiruvil allatu kolai vil aRiyAr;n'Ajcil allatu paTaiyum aRiyAr;tiRan aRi vayavaroTu tevvar tEya, appiRar maN uNNum cemmal! n'in n'ATTuvayavuRu makaLir vETTu uNin allatu,15pakaivar uNNA aru maNNinaiyE;ampu tujcum kaTi araNAl,aRam tujcum cegkOlaiyE;putup puL varinum, pazam puL pOkinum,vituppuRavu aRiyA Emak kAppinai;20anaiyai AkalmARE,man uyir ellAm n'in ajcummE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cEramAn yAnaikkaTcEy mAn'taraj cEral irumpoRaiyaik kuRug kOziyUr kizAr pATiyatu.21pula varai iRan'ta pukazcAl tOnRal!'n'ila varai iRan'ta kuNTu kaN akazi,vAn tOyvu anna puricai, vicumpinmIn pUttanna uruva jAyil,5katir n'uzaikallA maram payil kaTi miLai,arug kuRumpu uTutta kAnappEr eyil,karug kaik kollan cen' tI mATTiyairumpu uN n'Irinum mITTaRku aritu' ena,vEgkai mArpan iragka, vaikalum10ATu koLak kuzain'ta tumpai, pulavarpATutuRai muRRiya, koRRa vEn'tE!ikazun'ar icaiyoTu mAya,pukazoTu viLagkip pUkka, n'in vElE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.kAnappEr eyil kaTan'ta ukkirap peruvazutiyai aiyUr mUlag kizAr pATiyatu.22tUgku kaiyAn Ogku n'aTaiya,uRaz maNiyAn uyar maruppina,piRai n'utalAn ceRal n'Okkina,pA aTiyAn paNai eruttina,5tEn citain'ta varai pOla,mijiRu Arkkum kamaz kaTAttu,ayaRu cOrum iruj cenniya,main'tu malin'ta maza kaLiRukan'tu cErpu n'ilaii vazagka;10pAal n'inRu katir cOrumvAn uRaiyum mati pOlummAlai veN kuTai n'IzalAn,vAL marugku ilOr kAppu uRagka;alagku cen'n'el katir vEyn'ta15Ay karumpin koTik kUrai,cARu koNTa kaLam pOla,vERu vERu polivu tOnRa;kuRRu AnA ulakkaiyAnkalic cummai viyal AgkaN,20polan' tOTTup pain' tumpaimicai alagku uLaiya panaip pOz cerIi,cina mAn'tar veRik kuravaiOta n'Irin peyarpu pogka;vAy kAvAtu paran'tu paTTa25viyan pAcaRaik kAppALa!vEn'tu tan'ta paNi tiRaiyAncErn'tavartam kaTumpu Arttum,Ogku kolliyOr, aTu porun'a!vEza n'Okkin viRal vej cEey!30vAziya, peruma! n'in varampu il paTaippE,n'iR pATiya vayagku cen' n'Appin piRar icai n'uvalAmai,OmpAtu Iyum ARRal em kO!'mAn'tarajcEral irumpoRai Ompiya n'ATE35puttEL ulakattu aRRu' enak kETTu van'tu,initu kaNTicin; peruma! munivu ilai,vERu pulattu iRukkum tAnaiyoTu,cORu paTa n'aTatti n'I tujcAymARE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai; tuRai iyanmoziyum Am.cEramAn yAnaikkaTcEy mAn'tarajcEral irumpoRaiyaik kuRug kOziyUr kizAr pATiyatu.23'veLiRu il n'On kAzp paNai n'ilai munaii,kaLiRu paTin'tu uNTena, kalagkiya tuRaiyum;kAr n'aRug kaTampin pAcilait teriyal,cUr n'avai, murukan cuRRattu anna, n'in5kUr n'al ampin koTu vil kULiyarkoLvatu koNTu, koLLA miccilkoL patam oziya vIciya pulanum;vaTi n'avil n'aviyam pAytalin, UrtoRumkaTi maram tuLagkiya kAvum; n'eTu n'akar10vinai punai n'al il vev eri n'aippa,kanai eri uraRiya marugkum; n'Okki,n'aNNAr n'ANa, n'ALtoRum talaic cenRu,innum inna pala ceykuvan, yAvarumtunnal pOkiya tuNivinOn' ena,15jAlam n'eLiya INTiya viyan paTaiAlagkAnattu amar kaTan'tu aTTakAla munpa! n'in kaNTanen varuvalaRu maruppu ezil kalai pulippAl paTTena,ciRu maRi tazIiya teRin'aTai maTap piNai20pULai n'ITiya veruvaru paRan'talaivELai veN pUk kaRikkumAL il attam Akiya kATE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai; tuRai n'allicai vajciyum Am.pANTiyan talaiyAlagkAnattuc ceruvenRa n'eTujceziyanaik kallATanAr pATiyatu.25mIn tikaz vicumpil pAy iruL akalaINTu celal marapin tan iyal vazAatu,uravuc cinam tirukiya uru kezu jAyiRu,n'ilavut tikaz matiyamoTu, n'ilam cErn'tAagku,5uTal arun' tuppin onRumozi vEn'taraiaNagku arum paRan'talai uNagkap paNNi,piNiyuRu muracam koNTa kAlai,n'ilai tiripu eRiya, tiN maTai kalagkiccitaital uyn'tanRO, n'in vEl ceziya!10mulai poli Akam uruppa n'URi,meym maRan'tu paTTa varaiyAp pUcaloL n'utal makaLir kaimmai kUra,avir aRal kaTukkum am menkuvai irug kUn'tal koytal kaNTE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.avanaik kallATanAr pATiyatu.26n'aLi kaTal irug kuTTattuvaLi puTaitta kalam pOla,kaLiRu cenRu kaLan akaRRavum,kaLan akaRRiya viyal AgkaN5oLiRu ilaiya eHku En'ti,araicu paTa amar uzakki,urai cela muracu vauvi,muTit talai aTuppu Aka,punal kuruti ulaik koLIi,10toTit tOL tuTuppin tuzan'ta valciyin,aTukaLam vETTa aTu pOrc ceziya!AnRa kELvi, aTagkiya koLkai,n'An maRai mutalvar cuRRam Aka,mannar Eval ceyya, manniya15vELvi muRRiya vAy vAL vEn'tE!n'ORROr manRa n'in pakaivar, n'innoTumARRAr ennum peyar peRRu,ARRAr Ayinum, ANTu vAzvOrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai mAgkuTi kizAr pATiyatu.31ciRappuTai marapin poruLum inpamumaRattu vazippaTUum tORRam pOla,iru kuTai pinpaTa Ogkiya oru kuTai,uru kezu matiyin, n'ivan'tu, cEN viLagka,5n'al icai vETTam vENTi, vel pOrppAcaRai allatu n'I ollAyE;n'utimukam mazugka maNTi, onnArkaTi matil pAyum n'in kaLiRu aTagkalavE;'pOr' enin, pukalum punai kazal maRavar,10'kATu iTaik kiTan'ta n'ATu n'ani cEeya;celvEm allEm' ennAr; 'kallenvizavuTai AgkaN vERRup pulattu iRuttu,kuNa kaTal pinnatu Aka, kuTa kaTalveN talaip puNari n'in mAn kuLampu alaippa,15vala muRai varutalum uNTu' enRu alaman'tu,n'ejcu n'aTugku avalam pAya,tujcAk kaNNa, vaTa pulattu aracE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai; mazapulavajciyum Am.avanaik kOvUr kizAr pATiyatu.33kAn uRai vAzkkai, kata n'Ay, vETTuvanmAn tacai corin'ta vaTTiyum, AymakaLtayir koTu van'ta tacumpum, n'iRaiya,Erin vAzn'ar pEr il arivaiyar5kuLak kIz viLain'ta kaLak koL veNNelmukan'tanar koTuppa, ukan'tanar peyarumtennam poruppan n'al n'ATTuLLum,Ez eyil katavam eRin'tu, kaikkoNTu, n'inpEzvAy uzuvai poRikkum ARRalai;10pATun'ar vajci pATa, paTaiyOrtAtu eru maRukin pAcaRai poliya,pularAp paccilai iTai iTupu toTuttamalarA mAlaip pan'tu kaNTannaUn cORRu amalai pAN kaTumpu aruttum15cemmaRRu amma, n'in vem munai irukkaivallOn taiiya vari vanappu uRRaallip pAvai ATu vanappu Eyppa,kAma iruvar allatu, yAmattuttani makan vazagkAp pani malark kAvin,20otukkuin tiNi maNal putup pUm paLLivAyil mATan'toRum mai viTai vIzppa,n'I Agkuk koNTa vizavinum palavE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.avanai avar pATiyatu.37n'ajcuTai vAl eyiRRu, ain' talai cuman'ta,vEka ven' tiRal, n'Akam pukkena,vicumpu tIp piRappat tiruki, pacug koTipperu malai viTarakattu urum eRin'tAgku,5puL uRu punkaN tIrtta, veL vEl,cinam kezu tAnai, cempiyan maruka!karAam kalitta kuNTu kaN akazi,iTam karug kuTTattu uTan tokku OTi,yAmam koLpavar cuTar n'izal katUum10kaTu muraN mutalaiya n'eTu n'Ir ilajci,cempu uRaz puricai, cemmal mUtUr,vampu aNi yAnai vEn'tu akattu uNmaiyin,'n'alla' ennAtu, citaittalvallaiyAl, n'eTun'takai! ceruvattAnE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai aracavAkai; mutal vajciyum Am.avanai mAROkkattu n'appacalaiyAr pATiyatu.42AnA Ikai, aTu pOr, aNNal! n'inyAnaiyum malaiyin tOnRum; peruma! n'intAnaiyum kaTal ena muzagkum; kUr n'unaivElum minnin viLagkum; ulakattu5araicu talai panikkum ARRalaiAtalin,purai tIrn'tanRu; atu putuvatO anRE;taN punal pUcal allatu, n'on'tu,'kaLaika, vAzi, vaLava!' enRu, n'inmunaitaru pUcal kanavinum aRiyAtu,10puli puRagkAkkum kuruLai pOla,melivu il cegkOl n'I puRagkAppa,peru viRal yANarttu Aki, arin'arkIz maTaik koNTa vALaiyum, uzavarpaTai miLirn'tiTTa yAmaiyum, aRain'ar15karumpil koNTa tEnum, perun' tuRain'Ir taru makaLir kuRRa kuvaLaiyum,van pulak kELirkku varu virun'tu ayarummen pula vaippin n'al n'ATTup porun'a!malaiyin izin'tu, mAk kaTal n'Okki,20n'ila varai izitarum pal yARu pOla,pulavar ellAm n'in n'OkkinarE;n'IyE, marun'tu il kaNicci varun'ta vaTTittukkURRu vekuNTanna munpoTu,mARRu iru vEn'tar maN n'OkkinaiyE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai aracavAkai.avanai iTaikkATanAr pATiyatu.43n'ilamicai vAzn'ar alamaral tIra,teRu katirk kanali vemmai tAgki,kAl uNavu Aka, cuTaroTu koTkumavircaTai munivarum maruLa, koTun'ciRaik5kUr ukirp parun'tin ERu kuRittu, orIi,tan akam pukka kuRu n'aTaip puRavintaputi ajcic cIrai pukkavaraiyA Ikai uravOn maruka!n'ErArk kaTan'ta muraN miku tiruvin10tEr vaN kiLLi tampi! vAr kOl,koTumara maRavar peruma! kaTu mAnkai vaN tOnRal! aiyam uTaiyEn:'Ar punai teriyal n'in munnOr ellAmpArppAr n'Ovana ceyyalar; maRRu itu15n'IrttO n'inakku?' ena veRuppak kURi,n'in yAn pizaittatu n'OvAy enninum,n'I pizaittAy pOl n'ani n'ANinaiyE;'tammaip pizaittOrp poRukkum cemmalik kuTip piRan'tOrkku eNmai kANum' ena,20kANtaku moympa! kATTinai; Akalin,yAnE pizaittanen; ciRakka n'in AyuLmikku varum in n'Irk kAviriekkar iTTa maNalinum palavE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan n'alagkiLLi tampi mAvaLattAnum tAmappal kaNNaNum vaTTup poruvuzi, kai karappa, vekuNTu vaTTuk koNTu eRin'tAnai, 'cOzan makan allai, ena, n'ANiyirun'tAnait tAmappal kaNNanAr pATiyatu.44irum piTit tozutiyoTu perug kayam paTiyA,n'elluTaik kavaLamoTu n'eym miti peRAa,tirun'tu arai n'On veLil varun'ta oRRi,n'ilamicaip puraLum kaiya, veytu uyirttu,5alamaral yAnai urum ena muzagkavum,pAl il kuzavi alaRavum, makaLirpU il vaRun' talai muTippavum, n'Ir ilvinai punai n'al il inaikUuk kETpavum,innAtu amma, Igku initu iruttal;10tun arun' tuppin vaya mAn tOnRal!aRavai Ayin,' n'inatu' enat tiRattal;maRavai Ayin, pOroTu tiRattal;aRavaiyum maRavaiyum allaiyAka,tiRavAtu aTaitta tiN n'ilaik katavin15n'IL matil oru ciRai oTugkutaln'ANuttakavu uTaittu, itu kANugkAlE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avan AvUr muRRiyirun'ta kAlattu aTaittu irun'ta n'eTugkiLLiyaik kOvUr kizAr pATiyatu.51n'Ir mikin, ciRaiyum illai; tI mikin,man uyir n'izaRRum n'izalum illai;vaLi mikin, valiyum illai; oLi mikkuavaRRu Or anna cinap pOr vazuti,5'taN tamiz potu' enap poRAan, pOr etirn'tu,koNTi vENTuvan Ayin, 'koLka' enakkoTutta mannar n'aTukku aRRanarE;aLiyarO aLiyar, avan aLi izan'tOrEn'uN pala citalai aritu muyanRu eTutta10cem puRRu Iyal pOla,oru pakal vAzkkaikku ulamaruvOrE!tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.pANTiyan kUTakArattut tujciya mARan vazutiyai aiyUr muTavanAr pATiyatu.52aNagkuTai n'eTug kOTTu aLaiyakam munaii,muNagku n'imir vayamAn muzu vali oruttal,Un n'acai uLLam turappa, irai kuRittu,tAn vENTu marugkin vETTu ezun'tAgku,5vaTa pula mannar vATa, aTal kuRittu,innA vem pOr iyal tEr vazuti!itu n'I kaNNiyatu Ayin, iru n'ilattuyArkol aLiyartAmE? UrtoRummIn cuTu pukaiyin pulavu n'ARu n'eTug koTi10vayaluzai marutin vAgkucinai valakkumperu n'al yANarin orIi, iniyEkali kezu kaTavuL kan'tam kaiviTappali kaN mARiya pAzpaTu potiyil,n'arai mUtALar n'Ay iTak kuzin'ta15vallin n'al akam n'iRaiya, pal poRikkAna vAraNam InumkATu Aki viLiyum n'ATu uTaiyOrE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai marutan iLan'AkanAr pATiyatu.53mutir vAr ippi mutta vAr maNal,katir viTu maNiyin kaN poru mATattu,ilagku vaLai makaLir teRRi ATumviLagku cIr viLagkil vizumam konRa5kaLam koL yAnai, kaTu mAn, poRaiya!virippin akalum; tokuppin ejcum;mammar n'ejcattu emmanOrkku orutalaikaimmuRRala, n'in pukazE, enRum;oLiyOr piRan'ta im malar talai ulakattu10vAzEm enRalum aritE 'tAzAtuceRutta ceyyuL cey cen' n'Avin,veRutta kELvi, viLagku pukazk kapilaninRu uLan Ayin, n'anRuman' enRa n'inATu koL varicaikku oppa,15pATuval mannAl, pakaivaraik kaTappE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cEran mAn'taraj cEral irumpoRaiyaip porun'til iLagkIranAr pATiyatu.54em kOn irun'ta kampalai mUtUr,uTaiyOr pOla iTaiyinRu kuRuki,cemmal n'AL avai aNNAn'tu pukutalem ana vAzkkai iravalarkku eLitE;5iravalarkku eNmai allatu puravu etirn'tu,vAnam n'ANa, varaiyAtu, cenROrkkuAnAtu Iyum kavi kai vaNmaikkaTu mAn kOtai tuppu etirn'tu ezun'tan'eTumozi mannar n'inaikkum kAlai,10pAcilait toTutta, uvalaik kaNNi,mAcu uN uTukkai, maTi vAy, iTaiyanciRu talai AyamoTu kuRukalcellAppuli tujcu viyan pulattaRREvali tujcu taTak kai avanuTai n'ATE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cEramAn kuTTuvan kOtaiyaik kOnATTu eRiccalUr mATalan maturaik kumaran pATiyatu.61koNTaik kUzait taN tazaik kaTaiciyarciRu mAN n'eytal AmpaloTu kaTkum,malagku miLir, ceRuvin taLampu taTin'tu iTTapazana vALaip parUuk kaN tuNiyal5putu n'el veN cORRuk kaNNuRai Aka,vilAp puTai marugku vicippa mAn'ti,n'ITu katirk kazanic cUTu taTumARumvan kai vinaijar pun talaic ciRAartegku paTu viyan pazam munaiyin, tan'taiyar10kuRaikkaN n'eTum pOr ERi, vicaittu ezun'tucezug kOL peNNaip pazam toTa muyalum,vaikal yANar, n'al n'ATTup porun'an,eHku viLagku taTak kai iyal tErc cenni,cilait tAr akalam malaikkun'ar uLar enin,15tAm aRikuvar tamakku uRuti; yAm avanezu uRaz tiNi tOL vazu inRu malain'tOrvAzak kaNTanRum ilamE; tAzAtu,tirun'tu aTi porun'ta vallOrvarun'tak kANTal, ataninum ilamE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.cOzan ilavan'tikaip paLLit tujciya n'alagkiLLi cET cenniyaik kOnATTu eRiccilUr mATalan maturaik kumaranAr pATiyatu.66n'aLi iru mun'n'Ir n'AvAy OTTi,vaLi tozil ANTa uravOn maruka!kaLi iyal yAnaik karikAlvaLava!cenRu, amark kaTan'ta n'in ARRal tOnRa5venROy! n'inninum n'allan anREkali koL yANar veNNip paRan'talai,mikap pukaz ulakam eyti,puRap puN n'ANi, vaTakkirun'tOnE?tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.cOzan karikAR peruvaLattAnai veNNik kuyattiyAr pATiyatu.76oruvanai oruvan aTutalum, tolaitalum,putuvatu anRu; iv ulakattu iyaRkai;inRin UgkO kELalam tiraL araimanRa vEmpin mAc cinai oN taLir5n'eTug koTi uzijaip pavaroTu miTain'tu,ceRiyat toTutta tEm pAy kaNNi,oliyal mAlaiyoTu, poliyac cUTi,pATu in teN kiNai kaRagka, kANtaka,n'ATu kezu tiruvin, pacum pUN, ceziyan10pITum cemmalum aRiyAr kUTi,'porutum' enRu tantalai van'tapunai kazal ezuvar n'al valam aTagka,oru tAn Akip porutu, kaLattu aTalE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.pANTiyan talaiyAlagkAnattuc ceru venRa n'eTujceziyanai iTaik kunRUr kizAr pATiyatu.77kiNkiNi kaLain'ta kAl oN kazal toTTu,kuTumi kaLain'ta n'utal vEmpin oN taLirn'eTug koTi uzijaip pavaroTu milain'tu,kuRun' toTi kazitta kaic cApam paRRi,5n'eTun' tErk koTujci poliya n'inROnyArkol? vAzka, avan kaNNi! tAr pUNTu,tAli kaLain'tanRum ilanE; pAl viTTuayiniyum inRu ayinRananE; vayinvayinuTanRu mEl van'ta vampa maLLarai10viyan'tanRum, izin'tanRum, ilanE; avaraiazun'tap paRRi, akal vicumpu Arppu eza,kavizn'tu n'ilam cEra aTTataimakizn'tanRum, malin'tanRum, ataninum ilanE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.78vaNagku toTaip polin'ta vali kezu n'On tAL,aNagku arug kaTun' tiRal ennai muNagku n'imirn'tu,aLaic ceRi uzuvai iraikku van'tannamalaippu arum akalam matiyAr, cilaittu ezun'tu,5'vizumiyam, periyam, yAmE; n'amminporun'anum iLaiyan; koNTiyum peritu' ena,eLLi van'ta vampa maLLarpullen kaNNar; puRattil peyara,INTu avar aTutalum ollAn, ANTu avar10mAN izai makaLir n'ANinar kaziya,tan'tai tam Ur AgkaN,teN kiNai kaRagkac cenRu, ANTu aTTananE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.79mUtUr vAyil panik kayam maNNi,manRa vEmpin oN kuzai malain'tu,teN kiNai munnark kaLiRRin iyali,vem pOrc ceziyanum van'tanan; etirn'ta5vampa maLLarO palarE;ejcuvar kollO, pakal tavac ciRitE?tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.81Arppu ezu kaTalinum peritu; avan kaLiREkArp peyal urumin muzagkal AnAvE;yArkol aLiyartAmE Ar n'ArcceRiyat toTutta kaNNik5kavi kai maLLan kaippaTTOrE?tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.avanai avar pATiyatu.82cARu talaikkoNTena, peN IRRu uRRena,paTTa mAri jAnRa jAyiRRu,kaTTil n'iNakkum izicinan kaiyatupOz tUNTu Uciyin virain'tanRu mAtO5Ur koLa van'ta porun'anoTu,Ar punai teriyal n'eTun'takai pOrE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.86ciRRil n'al tUN paRRi, 'n'in makanyANTu uLanO?' ena vinavuti; en makanyANTu uLan Ayinum aRiyEn; Orumpuli cErn'tu pOkiya kal aLai pOla,5InRa vayiRO ituvE;tOnRuvan mAtO, pOrkkaLattAnE!tiNai vAkai; tuRai ERAN mullai.kAvaRpeNTin pATTu.93tiN piNi muracam izumena muzagkaccenRu, amar kaTattal yAvatu? van'tOrtAr tAgkutalum ARRAr, veTipaTTu,OTal marIiya pITu il mannar5n'OyppAl viLin'ta yAkkai tazIi,kAtal maRan'tu, avar tItu marugku aRumAr,aRam puri koLkai n'AnmaRai mutalvartiRam puri pacum pul parappinar kiTappi,'maRam kan'tAka n'al amar vIzn'ta10n'IL kazal maRavar celvuzic celka!' enavAL pOzn'tu aTakkalum uyn'tanar mAtOvari jimiRu Arkkum vAy puku kaTAattuaNNal yAnai aTu kaLattu oziya,aruj camam tataiya n'URi, n'I,15perun' takai! vizup puN paTTa mARE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.avan porutu puNpaTTu n'inROnai avar pATiyatu.94Urk kuRumAkkaL veN kOTu kazAalin,n'Irt tuRai paTiyum perug kaLiRu pOlainiyai, peruma! emakkE; maRRu atantun arug kaTAam pOla5innAy, peruma! n'in onnAtOrkkE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.98munait tevvar muraN aviyapporak kuRukiya n'uti maruppin n'ininak kaLiRu celak kaNTavarmatil katavam ezuc cellavum,5piNan azugkak kaLan uzakkiccelavu acaiiya maRuk kuLampin n'inina n'al mAc celak kaNTavarkavai muLLin puzai aTaippavum,mArpuRac cErn'tu olkAt10tOl ceRippu il n'in vEl kaNTavartOl kaziyoTu piTi ceRippavum,vAL vAytta vaTup paran'ta n'inmaRa main'tar main'tu kaNTavarpuN paTu kuruti ampu oTukkavum,15n'IyE, aiyavi pukaippavum tAgkAtu, oyyena,uRumuRai marapin puRam n'inRu uykkumkURRattu anaiyai; Akalin, pORRAriragka viLivatukollO varampu aNain'tuiRagkukatir alamvaru kazani,20perum punal paTappai, avar akan talai n'ATE!tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai; tiNai vajciyum, tuRai koRRa vaLLaiyum Am.avanai avar pATiyatu.99amararp pENiyum, Avuti aruttiyum,arum peRal marapin karumpu ivaN tan'tum,n'Ir aka irukkai Azi cUTTiyatol n'ilai marapin n'in munnOr pOla,5Ikai am kazal kAl, irum panam puTaiyal,pU Ar kAvin, puniRRup pulAl n'eTu vEl,ezu poRi n'ATTattu ezAat tAyamvazu inRu eytiyum amaiyAy, ceru vETTu,imiz kural muracin ezuvaroTu muraNic10cenRu, amar kaTan'tu, n'in ARRal tORRiyaanRum, pATun'arkku ariyai; inRumparaNan pATinan maRkol maRRu n'ImuraN miku kOvalUr n'URi, n'inaraN aTu tikiri En'tiya tOLE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avan kOvalUr eRin'tAnai avar pATiyatu.100kaiyatu vElE; kAlana punai kazal;meyyatu viyarE; miTaRRatu pacum puN;vaTkar pOkiya vaLar iLam pOn'taiuccik koNTa Uci veN tOTTu,5veTci mA malar, vEgkaiyoTu viraii,curi irum pittai poliyac cUTi,varivayam poruta vayak kaLiRu pOla,innum mARAtu cinanE; annO!uyn'tanar allar, ivan uTaRRiyOrE;10ceRuvar n'Okkiya kaN, tanciRuvanai n'Okkiyum, civappu AnAvE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai; tiNai vajciyum, tuRai koRRavaLLaiyum Am.atiyamAn tavamakan piRan'tavanaik kaNTAnai avar pATiyatu.104pORRumin, maRavIr! cARRutum, n'ummai:Urk kuRumAkkaL ATak kalagkumtAL paTu cil n'Irk kaLiRu aTTu vIzkkumIrppuTaik karAattu anna ennai5n'uN pal karumam n'inaiyAtu,'iLaiyan' enRu ikazin, peRal aritu, ATE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.avanai avar pATiyatu.125paruttip peNTin panuval anna,n'eruppuc cinam taNin'ta n'iNam tayagku kozug kuRai,parUuk kaL maNTaiyoTu, Uz mARu peyarauNkum, en'tai! n'iR kANku van'ticinE,5n'aLLAtAr miTal cAyttavallALa! n'in makiz irukkaiyE.uzuta n'On pakaTu azi tinRAgkun'al amiztu Aka, n'I n'ayan'tu uNNum n'aRavE;kunRattu anna kaLiRu peyara,10kaTan'tu aTTu venROnum, n'iR kURummE;'velIiyOn ivan' ena,'kazal aNip polin'ta cEvaTi n'ilam kavarpuvirain'tu van'tu, camam tAgkiya,val vEl malaiyan allan Ayin,15n'al amar kaTattal eLituman, n'amakku' enattORROntAnum, n'iR kURummE,'tolaiiyOn ivan' ena,oru n'I Ayinai peruma! peru mazaikkuirukkai cAnRa uyar malait20tirut taku cEey! n'iR peRRicinOrkkE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.cEramAn mAn'tarajcEral irumpoRaiyum cOzan irAca cUyam vETTa perun'aRkiLLiyum porutavazi, cOzaRkut tuppAkiya tErvaNmalaiyanai vaTama vaNNakkan perujcAttanAr pATiyatu.166n'anRu Ayn'ta n'IL n'imir caTaimutu mutalvan vAy pOkAtu,onRu purin'ta Ir iraNTin,ARu uNarn'ta oru mutu n'Ul5ikal kaNTOr mikal cAymAr,mey anna poy uNarn'tu,poy OrAtu mey koLIi,mU Ez tuRaiyum muTTu inRu pOkiyauraicAl ciRappin uravOr maruka!10vinaikku vENTi n'I pUNTapulap pulvAyk kalaip paccaicuval pUN jANmicaip poliya;maRam kaTin'ta arug kaRpin,aRam pukazn'ta valai cUTi,15ciRu n'utal, pEr akal alkul,cila collin, pala kUn'tal, n'inn'ilaikku otta n'in tuNait tuNaiviyartamakku amain'ta tozil kETpa;kATu enRA n'ATu enRu Agku20Ir Ezin iTam muTTAtu,n'Ir n'ANa n'ey vazagkiyum,eN n'ANap pala vETTum,maN n'ANap pukaz parappiyum,arug kaTip perug kAlai,25virun'tuRRa n'in tirun'tu En'tu n'ilai,enRum, kANkatil amma, yAmE! kuTAatupon paTu n'eTu varaip puyalERu cilaippin,pU viri putu n'Irk kAviri purakkumtaN punal paTappai em Ur AgkaN,30uNTum tinRum Urn'tum ATukam;celval attai, yAnE; cellAtu,mazai aNNAppa n'ITiya n'eTu varaikkazai vaLar imayam pOla,n'ilIiyar attai, n'I n'ilammicaiyAnE?tiNai vAkai; tuRai pArppana vAkai.cONATTup pUjcARRUrp pArppAn kauNiyan viNNan'tAyanai AvUr mUlagkizAr pATiyatu.167n'IyE, amar kANin amar kaTan'tu, avarpaTai vilakki etir n'iRRalin,vAaL vAytta vaTu Az yAkkaiyoTu,kELvikku iniyai; kaTku innAyE:5avarE, n'iR kANin puRam koTuttalin,URu aRiyA mey yAkkaiyoTu,kaNNukku iniyar; cevikku innArE:atanAl, n'Iyum onRu iniyai; avarum onRu iniyar;ovvA yA uLa, maRRE? vel pOrk10kazal punai tirun'tu aTik kaTu mAn kiLLi!n'innai viyakkum iv ulakam; aHtuennO? peruma! uraitticin emakkE.tiNai atu; tuRai araca vAkai.EnAti tirukkiLLiyaik kOnATTu eRiccilUr mATalan maturaik kumaranAr pATiyatu.170marai pirittu uNTa n'elli vEli,paraluTai munRil, am kuTic cIRUr,el aTippaTutta kallAk kATcivil uzutu uNmAr n'AppaN, ollena,5izi piRappALan karug kai civappa,vali turan'tu cilaikkum van kaN kaTun' tuTipuli tujcu n'eTu varaik kuTijaiyOTu iraTTummalai kezu n'ATan, kUrvEl piTTan,kuRukal Ompumin, tevvir! avanE10ciRu kaN yAnai veN kOTu payan'taoLi tikaz muttam viRaliyarkku Ittu,n'Ar pizik koNTa veg kaL tERalpaN amai n'al yAzp pAN kaTumpu arutti,n'acaivarkku menmai allatu, pakaivarkku15irumpu payan paTukkum karug kaik kollanvicaittu eRi kUTamoTu porUumulaik kal anna, vallALannE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai vallAN mullai; tAnaimaRamum Am.avanai uRaiyUr maruttuvan tAmOtaranAr pATiyatu.174aNagkuTai avuNar kaNam koNTu oLittena,cEN viLagku ciRappin jAyiRu kANAtu,iruL kaN keTutta paruti jAlattuiTumpai koL paruvaral tIra, kaTun' tiRal5ajcana uruvan tan'tu n'iRuttAgku,aracu izan'tirun'ta allal kAlai,muracu ezun'tu iragkum muRRamoTu, karai porutuiragku punal n'eritaru miku perug kAvirimallal n'al n'ATTu allal tIra,10poyyA n'Avin kapilan pATiya,mai aNi n'eTu varai AgkaN, oyyenaccerup pukal maRavar celpuRam kaNTaeL aRu ciRappin muLLUr mImicai,aru vazi irun'ta peru viRal vaLavan15mati maruL veNkuTai kATTi, ak kuTaiputumaiyin n'iRutta pukaz mEmpaTun'a!viTarp puli poRitta kOTTai, cuTarp pUN,curumpu Ar kaNNi, perum peyar n'um munINTuc cey n'al vinai ANTuc cenRu uNIiyar,20uyarn'tOr ulakattup peyarn'tanan Akalin,ARu kol marugkin mAtiram tuzavumkavalai n'ejcattu avalam tIra,n'I tOnRinaiyE n'irait tAr aNNal!kal kaN poTiya, kAnam vempa,25malku n'Ir varaippin kayam pala uNagka,kOTai n'ITiya paitu aRu kAlai,iru n'ilam n'eLiya INTi,urum uraRu karuviya mazai pozin'tAgkE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai araca vAkai.malaiyamAn cOziya EnAti tirukkaNNanai mAROkkattu n'appacalaiyAr pATiyatu.178kan'tu munin'tu uyirkkum yAnaiyoTu, paNai munin'tukAl iyal puravi Alum AgkaN,maNal mali muRRam pukka cAnROruNNAr Ayinum, tannoTu cULuRRu,5'uNm' ena irakkum perum peyarc cAttanINTO in cAyalanE; vENTAreRi paTai mayagkiya veruvaru jATpin,kaLLuTaik kalattar uLLUrk kURiyan'eTumozi maRan'ta ciRu pErALar10ajci n'IgkumkAlai,EmamAkat tAn mun'tuRumE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai vallAN mullai.pANTiyan kIrajcAttanai avar pATiyatu.179'jAlam mImicai vaLLiyOr mAyn'tena,ElAtu kavizn'ta en iraval maNTaimalarppOr yAr?' ena vinavalin, malain'tOrvici piNi muracamoTu maN pala tan'ta5tiru vIz n'uN pUN pANTiyan maRavan,paTai vENTuvazi vAL utaviyum,vinai vENTuvazi aRivu utaviyum,vENTupa vENTupa vEn'tan tEettuacai n'ukam paTAa ANtakai uLLattu,10tOlA n'al icai, n'Alai kizavan,parun'tu paci tIrkkum n'aR pOrttirun'tu vEl n'Akan kURinar, palarE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.n'Alai kizavan n'Akanai vaTan'eTun' tattanAr pATiyatu.180n'irappAtu koTukkum celvamum ilanE;'il' ena maRukkum ciRumaiyum ilanE;iRai uRu vizumam tAgki, amarakattuirumpu cuvaik koNTa vizuppuN n'Oy tIrn'tu,5marun'tu koL marattin vAL vaTu mayagki,vaTu inRu vaTin'ta yAkkaiyan, koTai etirn'tu,Irn'taiyOnE, pAN pacip pakaijan;inmai tIra vENTin, emmoTun'Iyum vammO? mutu vAy iravala!10yAm tan irakkumkAlai, tAn emuNNA marugkul kATTi, tan Urkkarug kaik kollanai irakkum,'tirun'tu ilai n'eTu vEl vaTitticin' enavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai; tuRai pANARRup paTaiyum Am.Irn'tUr kizAn tOyan mARanaik kOnATTu eRiccilUr mATalan maturaik kumaranAr pATiyatu.181manRa viLavin manai vIz veLLil,karug kaN eyiRRi kAtal makanoTu,kAna irum piTik kanRu talaik koLLumperug kuRumpu uTutta van pula irukkai,5pulAa ampin, pOr arug kaTi miLai,valAarOnE, vAy vAL paNNan;uNNA vaRug kaTumpu uytal vENTin,innE cenmati, n'IyE cenRu, avanpakaip pulam paTarAaLavai, n'in10pacip pakaip paricil kATTinai koLaRkE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.vallAr kizAn paNNanaic cONATTu mukaiyalUrc ciRu karun'tumpiyAr pATiyatu.251Ovattu anna iTanuTai varaippil,pAvai anna kuRun' toTi makaLirizai n'ilai n'ekiztta maLLan kaNTikumkazaik kaN n'eTu varai aruvi ATi,5kAna yAnai tan'ta viRakinkaTun' teRal cen' tI vETTu,puRam tAz puri caTai pularttuvOnE!tiNai vAkai; tuRai tApata vAkai.....................mARpittiyAr pATiyatu.252kaRagku veL aruvi ERRalin, n'iRam peyarn'tu,tillai anna pullen caTaiyOTu,aL ilait tALi koyyumOnEil vazagku maTa mayil piNikkum5col valai vETTuvan Ayinan, munnE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.avanai avar pATiyatu.279keTuka cin'tai; kaTitu ivaL tuNivE;mUtil makaLir Atal takumE:mEln'AL uRRa ceruviRku ivaL tannai,yAnai eRin'tu, kaLattu ozin'tananE;5n'erun'al uRRa ceruviRku ivaL kozun'an,peru n'irai vilagki, ANTup paTTananE;inRum, cerup paRai kETTu, viruppuRRu, mayagki,vEl kaik koTuttu, veLitu virittu uTIi,pARu mayirk kuTumi eNNey n'Ivi,10oru makan allatu illOL,'cerumukam n'Okkic celka' ena viTumE!tiNai vAkai; tuRai mUtil mullai.okkUr mAcAttiyAr pATiyatu.285pAcaRaiyIrE! pAcaRaiyIrE!tuTiyan kaiyatu vElE; aTi puNarvAgku iru maruppin tIm toTaic cIRiyAzppANan kaiyatu tOlE; kANvarak5kaTun' teRRu mUTaiyin......................vATiya mAlai malain'ta cenniyan;vEn'tu tozil ayarum arun' talaic cuRRamoTun'eTu n'akar van'tena, viTu kaNai mocittamUri veN tOl10cERupaTu kurutic cemmal ukkuOo!mARu ceRu n'eTu vEl mArpu uLam pOka,n'iNam poti kazaloTu n'ilam cErn'tananE;atu kaNTu, paran'tOr ellAm pukazat talai paNin'tuiRaijciyOnE, kurucil! piNagku katir15alamarug kazanit taNNaTai oziya,ilampATu okkal talaivaRku Orkarampaic cIRUr n'alkinan enavE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai ...............mullai.aricil kizAr pATiyatu.296vEmpu cinai oTippavum, kAjci pATavum,n'eyyuTaik kaiyar aiyavi pukaippavum,ellA manaiyum kallenRavvE;vEn'tu uTanRu eRivAnkollO5n'eTitu van'tanRAl n'eTun'takai tErE?tiNai vAkai; tuRai ERAN mullai.veLLaimALar pATiyatu.305vayalaik koTiyin vATiya marugkul,uyaval Urti, payalaip pArppAnelli van'tu n'illAtu pukku,colliya collO cilavE; ataRkE5ENiyum cIppum mARRi,mAN vinai yAnaiyum maNi kaLain'tanavE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai pArppana vAkai.maturai vELAcAn pATiyatu.306kaLiRu porak kalagku, kazal muL vEli,aritu uN kUval, am kuTic cIRUroli men kUn'tal oL n'utal arivain'aTukal kai tozutu paravum, oTiyAtu;5virun'tu etir peRukatil yAnE; ennaiyumo ... ... ... ... ... ... ...vEn'tanoTun'ATutaru vizup pakai eytuka enavE.tiNai atu; tuRai mUtil mullai.aLLUr n'anmullaiyAr pATiyatu.308pon vArn'tanna puri aTagku n'arampin,min n'Er paccai, mijiRRuk kural cIRiyAzn'anmai n'iRain'ta n'aya varu pANa!cIRUr mannan ciRiyilai eHkam5vEn'tu Ur yAnai En'tu mukattatuvE;vEn'tu uTanRu eRin'ta vElE, ennaicAn'tu Ar akalam uLam kazin'tanRE;uLam kazi cuTarp paTai En'ti, n'am peruviRalOccinan turan'ta kAlai, maRRavan10pun talai maTap piTi n'ANa,kujcaram ellAm puRakkoTuttanavE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai mUtil mullai.kOvUr kizAr pATiyatu.312InRu puRan'tarutal en talaik kaTanE;cAnROn Akkutal tan'taikkuk kaTanE;vEl vaTittuk koTuttal kollaRkuk kaTanE;n'annaTai n'alkal vEn'taRkuk kaTanE,5oLiRu vAL aruj camam murukki,kaLiRu eRin'tu peyartal kALaikkuk kaTanE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai mUtilmullai.ponmuTiyAr pATiyatu.313attam n'aNNiya n'ATu kezu peruviRalkaip poruL yAtonRum ilanE; n'accikkANiya cenRa iraval mAkkaLkaLiRoTu n'eTun' tEr vENTinum, kaTava;5uppu oy cAkATTu umaNar kATTakazi muri kunRattu aRRE,eL amaivu inRu, avan uLLiya poruLE.tiNai atu; tuRai vallAN mullai.mAgkuTi kizAr pATiyatu.314manaikku viLakku Akiya vANutal kaNavan,munaikku varampu Akiya ven vEl n'eTun' takai,n'aTukal piRagkiya uval iTu paRan'talai,pun kAz n'elli van pulac cIRUrk5kuTiyum mannum tAnE; koTi eTuttun'iRai azin'tu ezutaru tAnaikkucciRaiyum tAnE tan iRai vizumuRinE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.aiyUr muTavanAr pATiyatu.315uTaiyan Ayin uNNavum vallan;kaTavar mItum irappOrkku Iyum;maTavar makiz tuNai; n'eTu mAn ajciil iRaic cerIiya jelikOl pOla,5tOnRAtu irukkavum vallan; maRRatankAnRu paTu kanai eri pOla,tOnRavum vallan tAn tOnRugkAlE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.n'eTumAn ajciyai auvaiyAr pATiyatu.316kaLLin vAztti, kaLLin vAztti,kATToTu miTain'ta cIyA munRil,n'AT cerukku anan'tart tujcuvOnE.avan em iRaivan; yAm avan pANar;5n'erun'ai van'ta virun'tiRku maRRut tanirum puTaip paza vAL vaittanan; inRu ikkarug kOTTuc cIRiyAz paNaiyam; itu koNTuIvatilALan ennAtu, n'Iyum,vaLLi marugkul vayagku izai aNiya,10kaLLuTaik kalattEm yAm makiz tUgka,cenRu vAy civan'tu mEl varukaciRu kaN yAnai vEn'tu vizumuRavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.maturaik kaLLiR kaTaiyattan veNNAkanAr pATiyatu.317ven vEl ................................. n'atumunRil kiTan'ta perug kaLiyARkuataL uNTAyinum, pAy uNTAyinum,yAtu uNTAyinum, koTumin vallE;5vETkai mILapa..................kum, emakkum, piRarkkum,yArkkum, Iyn'tu, tuyil ERpinanE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.vEmpaRRUrk kumaranAr pATiyatu.318koy aTaku vATa, taru viRaku uNagka,mayil am cAyal mAayOLoTupacittanRu amma, perun'takai UrEmanai uRai kurIik kaRai aNal cEval,5pANar n'arampin cukiroTu, vaya mAnkural cey pIliyin izaitta kuTampai,peruj cey n'ellin arici Arn'tu, tanpun puRap peTaiyoTu vatiyumyANarttu Akum vEn'tu vizumuRinE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.perug kunRUr kizAr pATiyatu.319pUval paTuvil kUval tONTiyaceg kaN cil n'Ir peyta cIRilmunRil irun'ta mutu vAyc cATiyAm kaHTu uNTena, vaRitu mAcu inRu;5paTalai munRil ciRu tinai uNagkalpuRavum italum aRavum uNkenappeytaRku ellinRu pozutE; atanAn,muyal cuTTa Ayinum tarukuvEm; pukutan'tuIgku irun'tImO, mutu vAyp pANa!10koTug kOTTu AmAn n'aTugku talaik kuzavipun talaic ciRAar kanRu enap pUTTumcIRUr mannan n'erun'ai jAgkar,vEn'tu viTu toziloTu cenRanan; van'tu, n'inpATini mAlai aNiya,15vATAt tAmarai cUTTuvan n'inakkE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.AlagkuTi vagkanAr pATiyatu.320munRil mujjaiyoTu mucuNTai pampi,pan'tar vENTAp palA tUgku n'Izal,kaimmAn vETTuvan kanai tuyil maTin'tena,pArvai maTap piNai tazIi, piRitu Or5tIr tozil tanik kalai tiLaittu viLaiyATa,inpuRu puNarn'ilai kaNTa manaiyOLkaNavan ezutalum ajci, kalaiyEpiNaivayin tIrtalum ajci, yAvatum,il vazagkAmaiyin, kallena olittu,10mAn ataL peyta uNagku tinai valcikAnak kOziyOTu ital kavarn'tu uNTena,Ara n'eruppin, Aral n'ARa,taTivu Arn'tiTTa muzu vaLLUramirum pEr okkaloTu orugku initu arun'ti,15tagkinai cenmO, pANa! tagkAtu,vEn'tu taru vizuk kUz paricilarkku enRumarukAtu Iyum vaNmaiuraicAl n'eTun' takai Ompum UrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.vIrai veLiyanAr pATiyatu.321poRip puRap pUzin pOr val cEvalmEn' tOl kaLain'ta tIm kOL veL eLcuLakiTai uNagkal cevvi koNTu, uTanvEnil kOgkin pUm pokuTTu anna5kuTan'tai am ceviya kOTTu eli ATTa,kali Ar varakin piRagku pIL oLikkum,van pula vaippinatuvE cenRutin pazam pacIi ..........nanO, pANa!vAL vaTu viLagkiya cennic10ceru veg kurucil Ompum UrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.uRaiyUr maruttuvan tAmOtaranAr pATiyatu.322uzutu Ur kALai Uz kOTu annakavai muL kaLLip pori araip porun'ti,putu varaku arikAl karuppai pArkkumpun talaic ciRAar vil eTuttu Arppin,5perug kaN kuRu muyal karug kalan uTaiyamanRil pAyum van pulattatuvEkarumpin en'tiram cilaippin, ayalatu.iruj cuval vALai piRazum AgkaN,taN paNai ALum vEn'tarkkuk10kaN paTai IyA vElOn UrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.AvUr kizAr pATiyatu.324verukku viTai anna vekuL n'Okkuk kayan' talai,puL Un tinRa pulavu n'ARu kaya vAy,veL vAy vETTuvar vIz tuNai makAarciRiyilai uTaiyin curaiyuTai vAl muL5Uka n'uN kOl ceRitta ampin,valAar valvil kulAvarak kOli,parutti vElik karuppai pArkkumpun pulam tazIiya am kuTic cIRUr,kumiz uN veLLai paku vAy peyartta10veN kAz tAya vaN kAl pan'tar,iTaiyan pottiya ciRu tI viLakkattu,pANaroTu irun'ta n'ANuTai n'eTun'takaivalam paTu tAnai vEn'tarkkuulan'tuzi ulakkum n'ejcu aRi tuNaiyE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.AlattUr kizAr pATiyatu.325kaLiRu n'IRu ATiya viTu n'ila marugkin,vampap perum peyal varain'tu corin'tu iRan'tena,kuzi koL cil n'Ir kurAal uNTalin,cERu kiLaittiTTa kaluz kaN URal5muRaiyin uNNum n'iRaiyA vAzkkai,muLavu mAt tolaicciya muzuccol ATavaruTumpu izutu aRutta oTug kAzp paTalaiccIRil munRil kURuceytiTumAr,koLLi vaitta kozu n'iNa n'ARRam10maRukuTan kamazum matukai manRattu,alan'talai iratti alagkupaTu n'Izal,kayan' talaic ciRAar kaNai viLaiyATumaru miLai irukkaiyatuvE ven vElvEn'tu talaivarinum tAgkum,15tAgkA Ikai, n'eTun'takai UrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.uRaiyUr mutukaNNan cAttanAr pATiyatu.326Ur mutu vElip pAr n'aTai verukiniruL pakai verIiya n'Aku iLam pETaiuyir n'aTukkuRRup pulA viTTu araRRa,ciRaiyum ceRRaiyum puTaiyun'aL ezun'ta5paruttip peNTin ciRu tI viLakkattu,kavirp pU n'eRRic cEvalin taNiyumaru miLai irukkaiyatuvE manaiviyum,vETTac ciRAar cEN pulam paTarAtu,paTappaik koNTa kuRun' tAL uTumpin10vizukku n'iNam peyta tayirk kaN vitavai,yANar n'allavai pANaroTu, orAgkuvaru virun'tu ayarum viruppinaL; kizavanum,aruj camam tataiyat tAkki, peruj camattuaNNal yAnai aNin'ta15pon cey OTaip perum paricilanE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai mUtil mullai.tagkAl poRkollanAr pATiyatu.327erutu kAl uRAatu, iLaijar konRacil viLai varakin pullen kuppai,toTutta kaTavarkkuk koTutta miccilpacitta pANar uNTu, kaTai tappalin,5okkal oRkam coliya, tan UrcciRu pullALar mukattu avai kURi,varaku kaTan irakkum n'eTun' takaiaracu varin tAgkum vallALannE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai...............................................................328..........Tai mutal puRavu cErn'tirun'tapun pulac cIRUr, n'el viLaiyAtE;varakum tinaiyum uLLavai ellAmiraval mAkkaLukku Iyat tolain'tana;5................. Tu amain'tananE;annan Ayinum, pANa! n'anRumveLLattiTum pAluL uRai toTa....kaLavup puLi anna viLai..................vATu Un kozug kuRai10koy kural ariciyoTu n'ey peytu aTTu,tuTuppoTu civaNiya kaLik koL veN cORuuNTu, initu irun'ta pin... ... ... ... .... ... tarukuvan mAtOtALi mutal n'ITiya ciRu n'aRu mujjai15muyal van'tu kaRikkum munRil,cIRUr mannanaip pATinai celinE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.pagku ............................. pATiyatu.329il aTu kaLLin cil kuTic cIRUrppuTai n'aTu kallin n'AT pali UTTi,n'al n'IrATTi, n'eyn' n'aRaik koLIiya,magkul mAp pukai maRukuTan kamazum,5aru munai irukkaittuAyinum, vari miTaRRuaravu uRai puRRattu aRRE n'ALumpuravalar punkaN n'OkkAtu, iravalarkkuarukAtu Iyum vaNmai,uraicAl, n'eTun'takai Ompum UrE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.maturai aRuvai vANikan iLavETTanAr pATiyatu.330vEn'tuTait tAnai munai keTa n'eritara,En'tu vAL valattan oruvan Aki,tan iRan'tu vArAmai vilakkalin, perug kaTaRkuAzi anaiyanmAtO enRum5pATic cenROrkku anRiyum, vArippuraviRku ARRAc cIRUrttonmai cuTTiya vaNmaiyOnE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.maturaik kaNakkAyanAr pATiyatu.331kal aRuttu iyaRRiya val uvark kUval,vil Er vAzkkai, cIRUr matavalin'ani n'alkUrn'tanan Ayinum, pani mika,pullen mAlaic ciRu tI jeliyum5kallA iTaiyan pOla, kuRippinillatu paTaikkavum vallan; uLLatutavac ciRitu Ayinum mikap palar ennAL,n'IL n'eTum pan'tar UN muRai UTTumil poli makaTUup pOla, ciR cila10varicaiyin aLikkavum vallan; uritininkAval mannar kaTaimukattu ukukkumpOku pali veN cORu pOlattUvavum vallan, avan tUvugkAlE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.uRaiyUr mutu kUttanAr pATiyatu.332piRar vEl pOlAtAki, iv UrmaRavan vElO perun' takai uTaittE;irum puRam n'IRum ATi, kalan'tu iTaikkurampaik kUraik kiTakkinum kiTakkum;5magkala makaLiroTu mAlai cUTTi,in kural irum pai yAzoTu tatumpa,teN n'Irp paTuvinum teruvinum tirin'tu,maN muzutu azugkac cellinum cellum; Agku,irug kaTal tAnai vEn'tar10perug kaLiRRu mukattinum celavu AnAtE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.viriyUr n'akkanAr pATiyatu.333n'IruL paTTa mArip pEr uRaimokkuL anna pokuTTu vizik kaNNa,karum piTart talaiya, peruj cevik kuRu muyaluL Urk kuRum putal tuLLuvana ukaLum5toLLai manRattu AgkaN paTarin,'uNka' ena uNarA uyaviRRu Ayinum,tagkinir cenmO, pulavir! n'anRum;cenRataR koNTu, manaiyOL virumpi,varakum tinaiyum uLLavai ellAm10iraval mAkkaL uNakkoLat tIrn'tena,kuRittu mARu etirppai peRAamaiyin,kural uNagku vitait tinai ural vAyp peytu,ciRitu puRappaTTanRO ilaLE; tan UrvETTak kuTitoRum kUTTu15.............................................. uTumpu ceypANi n'eTun' tEr vallarOTu UrA,vampu aNi yAnai vEn'tu talaivarinum,uNpatu mannum atuvE;paricil mannum, kurucil koNTatuvE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai..................................................................334kAmaru pazanak kaNpin annatU mayirk kuRun' tAL n'eTuj cevik kuRu muyal,pun talaic ciRAar manRattu Arppin,paTappu oTugkummE ........... pinpu5..................... n UrE manaiyOLpANar Arttavum, paricilar Ompavum,UN oli aravamoTu kaitUvALE;uyar maruppu yAnaip pukar mukattu aNin'tapolam .............................. p10paricil paricilarkku Iya,uravu vEl kALaiyum kai tUvAnE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.maturait tamizak kUttanAr pATiyatu.335aTal arun' tuppin.......................................kurun'tE mullai enRuin' n'Anku allatu pUvum illai;karug kAl varakE, irug katirt tinaiyE,5ciRu koTik koLLE, poRi kiLar avaraiyoTu,in' n'Anku allatu uNAvum illai;tuTiyan, pANan, paRaiyan, kaTampan, enRuin' n'Anku allatu kuTiyum illai;onnAt tevvar mun n'inRu vilagki,10oLiRu En'tu maruppin kaLiRu eRin'tu vIzn'tena,kallE paravin allatu,n'el ukuttup paravum kaTavuLum ilavE.tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.mAgkuTi kizAr pATiyatu.368kaLiRu mukan'tu peyarkuvam eninE,oLiRu mazai tavirkkum kunRam pOla,kaimmA ellAm kaNai iTat tolain'tana;koTujci n'eTun' tEr mukakkuvam eninE;5kaTum pari n'al mAn vAgkuvayin olki,n'eTum pITu azin'tu, n'ilam cErn'tanavE;koy cuval puravi mukakkuvam eninE,mey n'iRain'ta vazuvoTu perumpiRitAki,vaLi vazakku aRutta vagkam pOla,10kuruti am perum punal kUrn'tanavE; Agkamukavai inmaiyin ukavai inRi,irappOr iragkum innA viyan kaLattu,AL azippaTutta vAL Er uzava!kaTAa yAnaik kAlvazi anna en15teTArit teN kaN teLirppa oRRi,pATi van'tatu ellAm, kOTiyarmuzavu maruL tiru maNi miTain'ta n'inaravu uRaz Aram mukakkuvam enavE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai maRakkaLavazi.cEramAn kuTakkO n'eTuj cEralAtan cOzan vER pal taTak kaip peru n'aRkiLLiyoTu pOrp puRattup porutu vIzn'tu, Aram kazuttannatAka uyir pOkAtu kiTan'tAnaik kazAttalaiyAr pATiyatu.369iruppu mukaj ceRitta En'tu ezil maruppin,karug kai yAnai koNmU Aka,n'ILmozi maRavar eRivanar uyarttavAL min Aka, vayagku kaTippu amain'ta5kurutip paliya muracu muzakku Aka,aracu arAp panikkum aNagku uRu pozutin,vev vicaip puravi vIcu vaLi Aka,vicaippuRu val vil vIgku n'AN ukaittakaNait tuLi pozin'ta kaN akan kiTakkai.10Irac ceRuvayin tEr Er Aka,viTiyal pukku, n'eTiya n'ITTi, n'incerup paTai miLirn'ta tiruttuRu paij cAl,piTittu eRi veL vEl kaNaiyamoTu vitti,vizut talai cAytta veruvaru paig kUz,15pEymakaL paRRiya piNam piRagku pal pOrpu,kaNa n'ariyOTu kazutu kaLam paTuppa,pUtam kAppa, polikaLam tazIi,pATun'arkku irun'ta pITuTaiyALa!tEyvai veN kAz puraiyum vici piNi20vEyvai kANA virun'tin pOrvaiarik kural taTAri uruppa oRRi,pATi van'ticin; peruma! pATu AnRuezili tOyum imiz icai aruvi,ponnuTai n'eTug kOTTu, imaiyattu anna25OTai n'utala, olkutal aRiyA,tuTi aTik kuzaviya piTi iTai miTain'tavEza mukavai n'alkumatitAzA Ikait takai veyyOyE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai; tuRai ErkkaLa uruvakamum Am.cEramAn kaTal OTTiya vel kezu kuTTuvanaip paraNar pATiyatu.370...............................................................................................................Li,n'Arum pOzum ceytu uNTu, orAgkuppaci tinat tiragkiya iru pEr okkaRkuAr patam kaNNena mAtiram tuzaii,5vEr uzan'tu ulaRi, marugku cettu oziya van'tu,attak kuTijait tuTi maruL tIm kural,uzujcil am kavaTTiTai irun'ta parun'tinpeTai payir kuralOTu, icaikkum AgkaN,kazai kAyn'tu ulaRiya vaRam kUr n'IL iTai,10vari maral tiragkiya kAnam piRpaTa,pazumaram uLLiya paRavai pOla,oN paTai mAri vIz kani peytena,tuvaittu ezu kuruti n'ilamicaip parappa,viLain'ta cezug kural arin'tu, kAl kuvittu,15paTu piNap pal pOrpu aziya vAgki,erutu kaLiRu Aka, vAL maTal Occi,atari tiritta AL uku kaTAvin,akan kaN taTAri teLirppa oRRi,'ven' tiRal viyan kaLam polika!' enRu Etti,20iruppu mukam ceRitta En'tu maruppinvarai maruL mukavaikku van'tanen; peruma!vaTi n'avil eHkam pAyn'tena, kiTan'tatoTiyuTait taTak kai Occi, veruvArinat taTi virAya varik kuTar aTaicci,25azu kural pEymakaL ayara, kazukoTucej cevi eruvai tiritarum,ajcuvaru kiTakkaiya kaLam kizavOyE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.cOzan ceruppAzi eRin'ta iLan'cETcenniyai Unpoti pacugkuTaiyAr pATiyatu.371akan talai vaiyattup puravalark kANAtu,maran'talaic cErn'tu, paTTini vaiki,pOtu aviz alari n'Arin toTuttu,tayagku irum pittai poliyac cUTi,5paRaiyoTu takaitta kalap paiyen, muravu vAyATuRu kuzici pATu inRu tUkki,manRa vEmpin oN pU uRaippa,kuRai ceyal vENTA n'acaiya irukkaiyEn,arici inmaiyin Ar iTai n'In'ti,10kUr vAy irum paTai n'Irin miLirppa,varu kaNai vALi....... anpu inRu talaii,iraimuracu Arkkum uraicAl pAcaRai,vil Er uzavin n'in n'al icai uLLi,kuRait talaip paTu piNan etira, pOrpu azittu,15yAnai eruttin vAL maTal Occiatari tiritta AL uku kaTAvin,matiyattu anna en vici uRu taTAriakan kaN atira, AkuLi toTAlin,paNai maruL n'eTun' tAL, pal piNart taTak kai,20pukarmuka mukavaikku van'ticin peruma!kaLiRRuk kOTTanna vAl eyiRu azutti,vizukkoTu viraiiya veN n'iNac cuvaiyinaL,kuTart talai mAlai cUTi, 'uNat tinaAnAp peru vaLam ceytOn vAnattu25vayagku pal mIninum vAziyar, pala' ena,uru kezu pEymakaL ayara,kurutit tukaL ATiya kaLam kizavOyE!tiNaiyum tuRaiyum avai.talaiyAlagkAnattuc ceru venRa n'eTujceziyanaik kallATanAr pATiyatu.372vici piNit taTAri vimmena oRRi,Etti van'tatu ellAm muzuttailagku vAL avir oLi valam paTa minni,kaNait tuLi pozin'ta kaNkUTu pAcaRai,5porun'tAt tevvar arin'ta talai aTuppin,kUviLa viRakin Akku vari n'uTagkal,AnA maNTai vanniam tuTuppin,InA vENmAL iTam tuzan'tu aTTamA maRi piNTam vAluvan En'ta,10'vatuvai vizavin putuvOrkku ellAmvev vAyp peyta pUta n'Ir cAlka' enappulavuk kaLam poliya vETTOy! n'inn'ilavut tikaz Aram mukakkuvam enavE.tiNai vAkai; tuRai maRakkaLa vELvi.avanai mAgkuTi kizAr pATiyatu.373urumicai muzakku ena muracam icaippa,ceru n'avil vEzam koNmU Aka,tEr mA azi tuLi talaii, n'Am uRakkaNaik kARRu eTutta kaN akan pAcaRai,5izitaru kurutiyoTu En'tiya oL vALpizivatu pOlap piTTai URu uvappa,main'tar ATiya mayagku perun' tAnai,kogku puRampeRRa koRRa vEn'tE!................................................taNTa mAp poRi.10maTak kaN mayil iyal maRaliyAgku,n'eTuj cuvar n'al il pulampa, kaTai kazin'tu,men tOL makaLir manRam pENAr,puNNuva..........................aNiyap puravi vAzka ena,15col n'izal inmaiyin n'al n'izal cEra,n'uN pUN mArpin pun talaic ciRAarampu azi pozutil tamar mukam kANA,........................................................R RokkAnavEn'tu puRagkoTutta vIyn'tu uku paRan'talai,20mATam mayagku eri maNTi, kOTu iRupu,urum eRi malaiyin, iru n'ilam cEra,cenROn manRa, co........................... NNaRin'ar kaNTu kaN alaippa,vajci muRRam vayak kaLan Aka,25ajcA maRavar AT pOrpu azittukkoNTanai, peruma! kuTa pulattu atari;polika attai, n'in paNaitanaRa............Lam!viLagku tiNai vEn'tar kaLamtoRum cenRu,''pukarmuka mukavai polika!'' enRu Etti,30koNTanar' enpa, periyOr; yAnumam kaN mAk kiNai atira oRRa,............... len Ayinum, kAtalin Etti,n'innOr annOr piRar ivaN inmaiyin,man eyil mukavaikku van'ticin, peruma!35pakaivar pukazn'ta ANmai, n'akaivarkkuttA inRu utavum paNpin, pEyoTukaNa n'ari tiritarUum AgkaN, n'iNan arun'tucej cevi eruvai kuzIi,ajcuvaru kiTakkaiya kaLam kizavOyE!40tiNai atu; tuRai maRakkaLavazi; ErkkaLa uruvakamum Am.cOzan kurAppaLLit tujciya kiLLivaLavan karuvUr eRin'tAnaik kOvUrkizAr pATiyatu.