
valdo (cherukatha)

"american ezhuthukaaranaaya roobert eiii. ezhuthiya oru cherukathayaanu valdo (1942). 1942 augustil aansan mcdonald enna thoolikaanaamathil "astounding magazin" ll heinline aadyam prasidheekarichu. 1950-leeii valdo & majik, ink enna pusthakatthil ithu labhyamaan."(athupole mattu shekharangalum). aaa samahaarathile rund kathakalum maantrikatha ulkkollunnundengil avaykku bandhamilla.
manushyaraashiyude mattu bhaagangalil ninnu svayam adichelppicha naadukadatthalil ninnu kooduthal saadhaarana jeevithathilekkulla oru mechanical prathibhayude yaatra, mayasteniya gravis rogathe keezhadakkukayum pothuve manushyarodulla swantham avahelanavum kathayude saaraamshamaanu. maantrikatha lokathil ayanjathaanu, pakshe yuktisahavum shaasthreeyavumaaya reethiyil ennathaanu ithinte thacol.
valdo farthingwite-johns janichathu oru durbalanaayaanu, kudikkaan thala uyarthaano oru spoon pidikkano polum kazhiyaatha avasthayilaayirunnu. addehathe nasippikkunnathinupakaram, ithu addehathinte budhiyeyum kudumbatthinte panattheyum "valdo eph" ennu pettant nediya upakaranathinte vikasanathilekku maatti. jonsinte sinkranas rudaplicating pantograph. kaiyura harnez dharicha waldoic thante kaiyum viralukalum chalippichukondu kooduthal sakthamaaya oru mechanical kaii niyantrikkaan kazhinju. ithum addeham vikasippikkunna mattu saankethikavidyakalum addehathe oru sambannanaakkukayum bahiraakaashath oru veedu nirmmikkaan kazhiyunnathra sambannanaakkukayum cheiyunnu.
kathayil, eee upakaranangal "valdos" ennariyappettu. eee kathaye paraamarshikkumbol, pinneedu vikasippichedutha yadhaartha jeevita remot maanipulettarukale valdos ennum vilikkaan thudangi, chilath naasa polum. pinneedu, animatonic upakaranangalum vasthukkalum (palappozhum chalana chithrangalkkayi) srishtikkunna oru american kambaniyaaya caractor shope, "dattaa-capture inputt upakaranangal" ennathinu "valdo" enna vyaapaaramudra nedi.
valdo vyakthithvathe durmanthravaadathodoppam ahankaaram ennaanu visheshippikkaan kazhiyuka. avan svayam amgavaikalyamullathaayi karutunnilla. thante balaheenata kaaranam addeham manassil matellaa manushyarekkaalum shreshtanaanu. oru chimpansi oru manushyanekkaal pathiratti shaktan oru manushyan valdoyekkaal pathiratti shakthanumaayittundenkil, manushyar chimpaansikalkku mukalilulla valdo manushyarekkaal valare mukalilaanennu addeham nyaayeekarikkunnu. addeham bakkiyulla manushyarashi "amithamaya peshikal ulla kaneyil, minusamarnna chimpaansikal" ennu vilikkunnu. addeham "freehold" ennu vilikkunna addehathinte veedinte sthaanam bhoomiyude mukalilulla bhramanapathathilaanu sthithicheyyunnathu, ithu manushyaraashiyude mattu bhagangalumaayulla addehathinte bandhatthinte pratheekamaanu.
plott sangraham.
katha aarambhikkumbol, oru nartthakan vediyil athisayakaramaaya naipunyam prakadippikkunnu. pinneedu, dressing roomil, oru neuro sarjan enna nilayil thante mattoru joliyilekku purappedaan thayyaaredukkumbol, nritham cheyyaan thanne prerippichathu enthaanennu nartthakan oru reporterode oormmippikkunnu. bakkiyulla katha oru flashbackaayittaanu parayunnath.
north american power eyar (nappa) yude cheef enchineeyaraaya jaims steevans, prakshepana vaidyuthi upayogichu oodunna vahanangal pravartthanam nirthaan kaaranamaakunnath enthaanennu kandethaan aakaamkshayilaanu. veedukal, faaktarikal, nilathunilkkunna vahanangal, bahiraakaashathekku sanjarikkaan kazhiyunna vyakthigatha vimanangal enniva pravarthippikkaan samooham napa prakshepanam cheiyunna vilakuranja aanavorjam upayogichittundu. parajayangal thudarukayaanenkil addehathinu jolie nashtappeduka mathramalla, raajyathe muzhuvan oorjja samvidaanavum thakarukayum cheyyum.
decalb risapttar" aanu saankethikavidyayude hridayam. decalbukal paraajayappedunnu, arcum kaaranam thirichariyaan kazhiyilla. niraashayode, valdo janicha naal muthal ariyaavunna doktaraaya doock grimsine steevans sameepikkunnu, sahayikkaan valdo prerippikkaan shramikkunnu. kurachu varshangalkk munbu avarumaayi niyamayudhathil paraajayappettathin sesham waldoic naapayod vidveshamundu.
valdo uyarnna bhramanapathathilulla oru bahirakasha nilayathilaanu thaamasikkunnath, avide microgravity thante balaheenata undaayirunnittum sanjarikkaan anuvadikkunnu. mikacha motor kazhivukalil vaidagdhyamulla oru consulting enchineeyaraayi addeham thante jeevitam nayikkunnu.
grims steevansinte uddeshyam velippeduthiyaal, valdo sathrutha kaanikkunnu. napa sahayikkaan onnum avane prerippichilla. steevans irikkunnu, pakshe grimmukalkku valdoyotoppam kurachu vaakkukal undu, avante bhakshanam evide ninnaan varunnathennu choondikkaanikkunnu. valdo vimukhathayode cases edukkunnu, pakshe greams oru vyavastha koodi nirbandhikkunnu prakshepana shakti manushyaril enthu swaadheenam cheluthunnuvennu valdo kandethanam. manushyashareeram pathukke durbalappedunnathu greams kaanunnu, addeham prakasha oorjja vyavasaayathe kuttappeduthunnu.
steevans bhoomiyilekku madangiyethumbol, thante vyakthiparamaaya karakaushalathil vaidyuthi takaraar anubhavicha thante enchineeyarmaaril oralaaya macleod thirichethiyathaayi kandethunnu. thaan decalbukal sariyaakkiyathaayi addeham steevansinodu parayunnu. pensylvania dutch raajyathaan macleod thakarnnuveenathu, avide addeham valarnnu. gramps sneeder ennariyappedunna oru pazhaya hex doctore sandarshikkunna macleod avane decalbukal nokkatte. decalbukalile aantinakal pravarthikkumennartham varunna "ippol viralukal nirmmikkum" ennu sneeder prakhyaapichu. decalbukal yadhaarthathil pravarthanakshamamaanennu macleod athbhuthappeduthunnu. ennirunnaalum steevansinu oru surprise undu. pravartthanatthil, aantinakal ippol entho athicherunna viralukal pole valayukayum chalikkukayum cheiyunnu.
athesamayam, decalbukalkku yadhaarthathil adisthaana prashnangalundennu svayam samthrupthanaaya valdo, grimmukal sariyaanennu manassilakkunnu. appol addehathinu naapayude gaveshana medaaviyaaya doow. rambue, ayaal oru madiyumillaathe vannathayi thonnunnu. vilichukondirikkunna decalbukal kanda addeham enthaanu sambhavikkunnathenn thanikkariyaamenn prakhyaapikkunnu. "maantrikatha lokathil ayanjirikkunnu!"avan valdoyode parayunnu. maanthrikavidya manassilakkunnathinaal asaadhyamenn thonnunna chila thanthrangal addeham valdo kaanikkunnu. rambuevine thante aduthekku konduvaraan valdo steevansine vilikkunnu, ennaal rambue yadhaarthathil avare anaavaranam cheyyaathe thanne enganeyo thante niyanthranangalil ninnu rakshappettuvennu steevans report cheiyunnu. athu mathramalla, mattoru koottam decalbukal mcleodinte pole vichithramayi perumaran addeham prerippichu. rambuevinte nottukalum upakaranangalum thanikk kaimaran valdo aavashyappedunnu.
vichitramaaya decalbukal kandu, avarkk enthaanu sambhavichathenn thaan padikkanamennu valdo manassilakkunnu. snider thante veedu vidilla, athinaal waldoic bhoomiyilekku madangendivarum, eee anubhavam avan bhayappedunnu. oru medical kraafttil kayatti ayaykkapetta avan, grimmukalkoppam, sneeder avane parishodhikkumbol thante waterbeddle kidakkunnu. ezhunnettu nadakkanamennu snider karuthunnu, pakshe valdo prathishedhikkunnu. adhikaarathinaayi parisramikkanam" ennu snider addehathodu parayunnu. snider parayunnathanusarichu, "mattoru lokam shakthiyal niranjathum aduthullathumaanu", aarenkilum athu pidichedukkaan maathram kaathirikkunnu. sniderude kaikalil, waldoic theerchayaayum shemabodham anubhavappedunnu, jeevithathil aadyamaayi oru coffey kapp ottayadikku uyarthaan kazhiyum.
eee lokathinu sathyamayirikkaavunna onnu engane mattoru lokathinu baadhakamallenn oru pazhaya thathwachinthaye sneeder vishadeekarikkunnu. nammude manass mattoru lokathaanu irikkunnathinaal ithu pradhaanamaan. sneederude abhipraayathil, macleod "sheenithanum aswasthanumaayirunnu", koodaathe decalbukal paraajayappedaan kaaranamakunna "mosham sathyangalil" onnu kandethi. sneeder mattoru sathyam thiranju, decalbukal veendum pravarthichu.
aadyam valdo yaatra paazhaayenn karuthunnu. parajayappetta oru decalbil addeham sneederude reethikal pareekshikkunnu. addehathinte athbhuthathinu, avar mcleodinte athe reethiyil pravartthikkaan thudangunnu. karyangal kooduthal vashalaayikkondirikkukane parayaan steevans avane vilikkunnu. thaan ippol kanda "asaadhyamaaya" kaaryam moolam santhulithaavasthayil ninnu thallappetta valdo, steevansine rambuevinte vaakkukal kondu twitt cheyyaan theerumaanikkunnu "lokath maantrikatha ayanjirikkunnu!"
steevansinteyum greamsinteyum prasnangal thammil bandhamundennu valdo manassilakkunnu. prakashashakthi manushya naadeevyavasthaye badhikkunnu. aalukalkk durbalav thalarchayum aswasthathayum anubhavappedukayum enganeyo avarude asukham decalbilekku maattukayum cheiyunnu. steevans shradhikkaatha oru kaaryavum addeham manassilakkunnu. attakuttappanikal cheytha decalbukal prakshepana shakthiyillathe pravartthikkunnu. prathyakshatthil avaa sniderinte "mattoru lokathil" ninnu oorjjam edukkunnu.
valdo thante prathikaram krithyamaayi cheyyaan ithu upayogikkunnu. naapayude prathinidhikale veettilekku vilichuvaruthi, thanikk decalbukal sariyaakkaanum avaa sariyaakkaan mattullavare parisheelippikkaanum kazhiyumennu addeham kaanikkunnu. attakuttappanikal vishwasaneeyamaanennu addeham avakaashappedunnu. thaan karar paalichuvennu avarude audyogika amgeekaaram labhicha addeham, evide ninnum adikaaram nedunnathaayi thonnunna oru roob goldberg kontraapshanaaya "johns-snider decalb" anaachaadanam cheiyunnu. ithiloode thanikk napa joliyil ninnu purathaakkaan kazhiyumennu addeham avarodu parayunnu. theerchayaayum, shradha thirikkunna saankethikavidya gadippichirikkunna puthiya decalb attakuttappanikal nadathiyittundengilum, waldoic valareyadhikam labham labhikkuna oru settilment napa vaagdaanam cheiyunnu.
oduvil thanikk thanne mattoru lokathil ninnu shakti nedaan kazhiyumennu valdo manassilakkunnu. avane veendum bhoomiyilekku kondupokaan arimbukalum steevansum vanjichukondu, avan karakaushalathil ninnu purathukadakkunnu, ithu mikkavarum arimbukalkku hridayaaghaatham undaakkunnu.
valdo enna narthakiyodu flash forwading cheiyunna addeham mikacha "bonhomi" yumayi dressing roomil ninnu purappedunnathu nammal kaanunnu. north american power ayarile bordinte muun chairmanaanu addehathinte principal asisttant.
sweekaranam.
ell. kandupiduthathinte dhoorthathwam, manushyaprakrithiyekkurichu sookshumamaaya graahyam, niyamam, raashtreeyam, bisinesses, shaasthram ennivayekkurichulla bahumukhamaaya arivu" ennee hainline savishesha gunangale prathiphalippichathinu sprag dii camp "valdo" yeei prashamsichu."ennirunnaalum, katha" "athivegam neengunnu" "aanenkilum, climaxilake uyarunnathinupakaram avasaanam peettar [edii] puratthaakunnu"."
valdo.
sellular mathilukalude skailil micro-desection nadathaanulla valdo aavasyakathayaanu kathayile upakaranangalude oru saadhaarana udaaharanam. cheria valdokal nirmmikkaan addeham manushya valippathilulla valdokal upayogikkunnu, thudarnnu avaye cheria valdokal nirmmikkaan upayogikkunnu, koodaathe sellular skailil pravartthikkaan kazhiyunnathra cheria valdokal undaakunnathuvare parambara thudarunnu.
upakaranagalekkurichulla heinleeninte vivaranathil moonnu pradhana gadakangalunda
saamskaarika paraamarshangal.
katha sajjeekarichirikkunna samayam paraamarshichittilla, pakshe athu ezhuthiya 1940-kalil ninnu pathittaandukal munbaanu. mccalload kuttiyaayirikkumbol polum mattaarekkaalum praayamundennu makalodu visheshippicha gramps sknaidarine valdo sandarshikkumbol, sknaidarude veedinte chumaril oru prachaarana button addeham shradhikkunnu. 1800kalude avasaanathil amerikkayile raashtreeyathe paraamarsikkunna "swatantra velli" ennathaanu buttonile mudraavaakyam. valdo chinthikkunnu, "sneeder praayamaayirikkanam!"

