procrustess (laghukatha)

"procrustess' hii larry niven yanni 1993 madhye lihileli ingraji bhashetil vidnyan katha laghukatha aahe. crash lander beowolf shefarbaddalchya kathanchya maliketil haah sahava chitrapat aahe. hii laghukatha moolatah 'bridging daad galaxys' (1993) madhye prakashit jhaali hotee.
sigmund ausfaularchya drushtikonatun hii katha 'juggler auph worlds' madhye punha sangitali gelee aahe.
plot saransh.
bewulf "beey" shafer, ardh-swapna pahanara, tyala hatavar marlelya panchganane golee marlya jaanyaparyantchya ghatananche yogya smaran karato, jyache varnan mothya kshamatechya hatbomb mhanoon kele jaate. alikadil ghatana aanee tyakade tyakade tyachya aathvani tyachya dokyat punha khelatat aanee shaferla kalate qee too carlos voochya vishesh autodockmadhye asava aanee tyache khoop nuksan jhaale asave.
shevati jevha too jaage hoto, tevha shaferla kalate qee too chaar mahine aanee akra divas autodockmadhye aahe. too asantulit vatat autodockmadhun baher sarkat jaato aanee too ekta asala taree, jyaa nirjan betavar teey serve utarale hote tyach nirjan betavar swatahla shodhato. uthal shankuchya betachya madhyabhagi jaatana tyala eka unch, doke nasalelya manasacha mrutdeh nairashyat aadhalato. too carlos, sharol jannes kinwa fether phillip nahee. shafer boot, pant aanee jackett gheto, nantarche mothe chhidra karoon samore aanee mage fatalele asate. tyala jacketchya khishat chakoo, shidha vita, kahee sunblock aanee tanninchya golya sapadatat. too shankuchya khilitoon baher padnyas kvachitach yashasvi hoto aanee nantar tyachi uddhvast jhaleli tvacha aanee paay durust karnyasathi autodockade parat jaato; fafneerchya pivalya suryane tyachi albino tvacha uddhvast kelee aahe aanee pravalane tyache paay kapale aahet.
zopalyanantar, shaferla autodockmadhye punha ekada jaage honyat honyat ghatananchi swapne padatat. too aanee sharol heey karlosachya gharee mothya tatbandichya khadkatil eka mejwanila gele hote. tithe tyanchi bhet fether phillipshi jhaali. yaa partymadhye ratrichya jevanache chhote chhote padarth aanee manoranjanatmak sambhog honar hote. tithe gelyavar, carlos tyanna sangato qee pankh haah eka haat aahe, joou sanyukt rashtranchya polisancha bhag aahe. kahee taas khane aanee sambhog kelyanantar, palak tyanchi hergiri houu naye mhanoon eka dhaal sakriy karatat aanee kamavar jaatat, heey jaanun, qee jeey konee pahat asel teey tyaa pankhyachya manat palat thevanyachya tepavar samayik karnyasathi kahitari khoop vichitra asel ashee apeksha karel. carlosla kalji vatate qee teey kaay mhanat aahet yachee hatachi kalji asel, parantu pankh mhanatat qee teey teey "dirgh aathvadyanantar pankh khalee yet aahet" asey nakartil."
carlos aanee pankh pruthvila changalyasathi sodanyacha vichar karatat. katheen kalat aalelya fafnirvaril kutumbachya profileshy julavun ghenyasathi tyanna chaar praudh aanee done mule assa eka gut mhanoon jayache aahe. teey kutumbala, grenerna, wonderlandla vahtook aanee teey tithe pohochalyanantar nidhi puravatil aanee tyanchya navane carlos, pankh, shafer, sharol aanee mule tanya aanee louis heey gharfodi karnare (fafneerchya eka khandache rahivasi, shasht) mhanoon gharee yet rahtil. sharol naraj hote kaaran tee aanee carlos heey anek varshanpurvi mothya pramanavar bolale hote. sharolala sapat bhoomicha bhay aahe, tee pruthvi sodu shakat nahee, jeey carlosla maheet aahe. sharol, tanya aanee lui thund zopene fafnirla jaatil aanee nantar punha gharee jaatil, ashee tyanchi tyabhovati kaam karanyachi yojana aahe. carlos aanee pankh yaa doghankadehi jaanyachi karane aahet; carlos tyachya pratyek halchalivar dekhrekh dekhrekh hatacha thakala aahe aanee pankh nivrutt honar aahet aanee teela mahit aahe qee teela kadhihi grahavaroon sodale jaanar nahee aanee sanyukt rashtra kadhihi "skiz" (eka paranoid schizophrenic) laa mule honyas manyata denar nahee. fether shaferla asehi sangato qee unn tyala punha kadhihi pruthvivarun jaau denar nahee kaaran tyala mukhya sphot, kathputali aanee cdatlino aanee julien forwardchya karyabaddal khoop kahee mahit aahe. karlosne pankhanna sangitale qee tyanna sobat yenyachi sandhee dyaychi aahe, kaaran tyanna eka pilotchi garaj aahe aanee shafer tee garaj purn karoo shakato. shafer aanee sharol yanna patat nahee toparyant teey tyavar bolatat.
hyperdrive jahaj 'boy george' madhye mangalavar utarlyanantar, shafer aanee fether leave heey jahaj parat midvanyasathi teey fafnirvar utaranyasathi vaparnar aahet. haah eka gupt lander aahe, joou chauthya manav-khajin yuddhadarmyan vaparla jaato aanee hatala vatate qee too smithsonian lunakade jaat aahe, jeey jahaj mhanoon pradarshit kele jaeel, jeey sinbad jabarne kulguruchya antahpuravar aakraman karnyasathi aanee tyacha naash karnyasathi khinhomwar utaravale. shafer fafnirvar jeevan aanee jivanshailiche vachan karato; tyacha divas 22 tasancha asato aanee sthanik lock tyanchya swatachya gatine pudhe jaatat. shafer, pankh aanee carlo heey carloseche mothe autodock landermadhye halavatat, sampoorn pravasadarmyan zopanyasathi atidakshata kakshat sharol ghalatat, tanya aanee louis ekatra thund zopechya peteet thevatat, nantar fafneerchya teen aathvadyanchya sahalisathi 'boy george' madhye sodoon jaatat. shaferla aathavate qee hii eka aswasth karnari sahal hotee; tyala vichitra disanare pankh, mhanoon teey fafnirla pohochanyachya aadalya ratriparyant, jevha tee tyachya zopechya thalimadhye ubhi rahili, toparyant too teela talhat rahila. teey doghehi uttejit jhaale hote, parantu fekanyasathi divashi jahaj ekte pravas karat asatana teey landermadhye fafneerchya chandrachya mage 'boy george' madhoon baher padalyane tee serve vyavasayat hotee, eka laghugrahavaril bahuchya talajavalun jaat hotee jyabaddal pankhanna mahitee nasayachi, parantu tyanni kele, nantar ghaighaine marg badalala aanee tyanchya payavatavarun fekanyasathi fekanyasathi majee-zinty jagachya dishene nighun gele, hrushpitha.
landermadhye shaferla eka chhotese bett sapadale, jithe aajubajoola konihi navhate aanee tyane khalchya vimanancha vapar karoon tyateel dipastambhache gharate jaalale, tyanantar lander vitalanyachya kendrat budavale. sakali, jevha pahate tyanna puresa prakash midala, tevha tyanni boat phulavali, nantar pankh aanee karlosne gurutvakarshan liftcha vapar karoon tanya aanee louis freezbox tyat thewala. pankhanni lift autodockade aanali aanee tyanni tyala pankh mhanoon navakade halavale. tichyakade valane hii shaferla aathavanari shevatchi gosht aahe. aata, chaar mahinyanantar, shaferla kalate qee pankhala fakt pruthvi sodaychi nahee tarr teela dekhil carlos havah hota. pann carlosla sharol aanee tyachi mule havee hotee aanee sharol shafershivay pruthvi sodanar navhata. teey aalyanantar, carlosla maheet hote qee too aata pankhansathi upayukt nahee. garaj bhasalyas tee aapala jeev gheu shakate aanee gheil heey siddha karnyasathi tine shaferla golya ghatalya. pann golee laglyanantar lagechach carlos botivar udee martana pahoon shaferla aathavate.
qamee bharatichya velee samudrat halavanyasathi shafer gurutvakarshan liftcha vapar karoon autodock lapavato. keval bharatichya kalatach too tyacha vapar karoo shakanar nahee. pudhchya aathvadyasathi, shafer samudrat rahato, suryaranjit sase varr chadhato aanee andyanchya tavadicha shodh gheto. shevati, aathvya ratri tyala kshitijajaval dive disatat. magg-spexcha vapar karoon, shaferla tee boat disate, parantu tee halat nahee. jwala vadhavun shafer botichya dishene pohayala lagato. too aanee karlosacha autodock kuthe lapavala gela hota heey konalahi kalave ashee tyachi ichcha nahee.
yaa botiche malak wilhelmin aanee toranaga heey bhawande aahet, tyanchya botila 'gulfish' mhanatat. teey doghe alikadech tyanchya jodidarapasun vegale jhaale hote. tyane tyache pakit saaf kelyanantar tyanni tyachya fatalelya jacketchya jaagi tyanchya botivaril lockermadhun naveen jackett ghatale. shaferne swatahla percial janewari herbert mhanoon sadar kele, jee olakh tyane pruthvivaril tyacha sarvat juna mitra hatti yane tyala dilelya paishacha vapar karoon fafnir aanee gharavar tyachi khaatee ughadanyacha eka bhag mhanoon gruheet dharali. shafer will aanee torla tyachi patni milsenta eka nauka apghatat gamavalyachi, nantar tichi sutka karoon teela shodhanyacha prayatna karanyachi, parantu shevati nairashyat aanee daroo pioon gelyachi katha sangato. jevha eka torpedo kiran tyachya botila dhadakato, tevha percial haar manato aanee pohayala lagato. tyanantar too tharvato qee tee ajunahi vegalya navane jiwant asel. sharol kinwa pankhansathi fafneerchya nondi shodhat asatana tyala sherol jiwant aanee surakshit aadhalato, parantu pankhankhali nahee. sutka kelyavar fafnirchi parampara mhanje tumchya bachavkartyanna jivandan dene, jeey tumhala swatahla vatat asalyasarkhe tumche moolya vyakt karnari bhet asate.
uchalalyanantar baaraa divasanni teey luut betavar pohochatat. martin wallace grener mhanoon tyachi olakh prasthapit kelyanantar, hotelmadhye, shafer styler aanee tyachya kholitil coll coll vapar sharolchi tapasani karnyasathi karato. tyat asey aadhalun aale qee sharol autodox vaparat hotee, parantu carlos, tanya kinwa lui shodhanyasathi tine kadhihi shastcha marg kadhala navhata. shaferla vatate qee too gamavalyabaddal tee kadachit dukkhi asel. shastla jaanyasathi hastantaran kendra vaparoon, shafer baherchya udhyoganna bhet deto, jyaa iceller companycha teey gharee jaanyasathi vapar karat hote. too spasht karato qee tyala chaar mahine usheer jhaala aahe kaaran too jahaj kosalala hota. tyache patee johnn grener (carlos) aanee tyanchi mule twin aanee nathan (tanya aanee louis, anukrame) gharee gele hote, parantu milsenta kinwa edelide (pankh) doghehi disale navhate. matra, johnne edelidesathi eka sandesh sodala hota. shafer karkunala teey vachanyasathi patvoon deto aanee nantar tyala dakhavato, jenekarun tyala milsenta melah aahe qee nahee heey kaloo shakel.
shafer tyala yadruchchikpane firayala jaanyasathi hastantaran booth card badalato, kaaran vaparkarte darr kahee sekandanni sthanik bhagatil boothvaroon boothwar flash karatat. tyala sharolaivaji pankh milanyachi shakyata aahe, parantu too too jokhim patkarnyache tharvato. sharolne bahudha pacificamadhye kuthetari nokri ghetali asel, kaaran tee gharee kinwa shastmadhye gelee nahee, asey tyala vatate. 
solariko omni yethe tyala sharol sapadato. suruvatila tee tyala ghabarate aanee tichyakade asalelya pankhanchya panchganche laksh vedhate. swatah laa tichya aanee eka khajin khajin thevun, shafer tichi bheeti shant karnyacha prayatna karato. tee fafnirvar jaage honyache varnan karate, serve kahee chukiche vatat asatana, prakash, gurutvakarshan aanee pruthvi itaki door. mug eka bharbharaticha aavaj aanee shafer jaminivar kosalatana tichya shastrane tyachyakade pankh dakhavale. karlosne botivar udee marley hotee aanee garjana kelee hotee, tarr shafer tichyakade mrut pahat asatana pankh tyachyakade oradat hote. sharolne pankhanchya pathivar udee marley aanee ticha ghasa kapla. pankh haah eka prashikshit haat hota parantu tine sharolala kadhihi gambhiryane ghetale nahee, jee tichi shevatchi chook asalyache siddha jhaale. samudrakinaryavaril unch, doke nasalela manus shafercha mrutdeh hotah too autodockmadhye basoo shakat navhata kaaran too lahan manavansathi tayar keela gela hota.. tyamule sharol fakt aapale doke tithe thevu shakat hota aanee sarvottamatechi aasha thevu shakat hota.
shafer aanee sharol tyanchya hitchintkansathi, shaferchya babatit will aanee toor aanee sharolchya babatit 'allahcha haat' chya chya sandesh tape karatat. teey tyanna jeevan bhetvastu detatah shafer dazanbharasathi will aanee toor chandichi bhandi deto, tarr sharol laal maans aanee bhajya "allahchya haatee" asalelya tukadyala deto. will aanee toor yanni fatalele jackett nihsanshaypane fafnir polisankade valavale aahe parantu too khooni hota qee nahee heey tyanna kadhich kalanar nahee, kaaran shaferne tyachya jacketmadhil ashrunche vajvi kaaran sadar kele hote aanee anyatha konatahi purava navhata. tyanantar teey karlosasathi emm. ess. saha johnn grener mhanoon sandesh tape karatat. matchy, outbound entreprises desk clerk, dekhil manat thevun, tyala kalavato qee milsenta surakshit aahe aanee edelide 'chitrabaher' aahe asey sanket deto. sharolala lavkarach kadhihi punha pravas karayacha nahee mhanoon teey kahee kaal fafnirvar rahanyachi yojana aakhtat; sharolsathi panyakhali rahane haah dusra swabhav aahe aanee jarr too khidakitoon baher pahat nasel tarr shefarsathi bhoomigat asanyapramanech aahe.

