dsa–pMd`h imanaT tk vah ]saI trh KD,I rhI¸ ifr ]sako caohro pr vyaga`ta fOla ga[- AaOr ]sanao Aasamaana tqaa kD,I QaUp kI Aaor icaMta sao doKa.  ek–dao xaNa baad ]sanao isar kao ikvaaD, sao kafI Aagao baZ,akr galaI ko Caor kI trf inahara¸ tao ]saka baD,a laD,ka ramacaMd` QaIro–QaIro Gar kI Aaor sarkta najar Aayaa.

]sanao futI- sao ek laaoTa panaI Aaosaaro kI caaOkI ko pasa naIcao rK idyaa AaOr caaOko maoM jaakr Kanao ko sqaana kao jaldI–jaldI panaI sao laIpnao–paotnao lagaI.  vahaM pIZ,a rKkr ]sanao isar kao drvaajao kI Aaor Gaumaayaa hI qaa ik ramacaMd` nao AMdr kdma rKa.

ramacaMd` Aakr Qama–sao caaOMkI pr baOz gayaa AaOr ifr vahIM baojaana–saa laoT gayaa.  ]saka maMuh laala tqaa caZ,a huAa qaa¸ ]sako baala Ast–vyast qao AaOr ]sako fTo–puranao jaUtaoM pr gad- jamaI hu[- qaI.

isawoSvarI kI phlao ihmmat nahIM hu[- ik ]sako pasa Aae AaOr vahIM sao vah BayaBaIt ihrnaI kI BaaMit isar ]caka–Gaumaakr baoTo kao vyaga`ta sao inahartI rhI.  ikMtu¸ lagaBaga dsa imanaT baItnao ko pScaar BaI jaba ramacaMd` nahIM ]za¸ tao vah Gabara ga[-.  pasa jaakr pukara – 'baD,kU¸ baD,kUÑ'  laoikna ]sako kuC ]%tr na donao pr Dr ga[- AaOr laD,ko kI naak ko pasa haqa rK idyaa.  saaMsa zIk sao cala rhI qaI.  ifr isar pr haqa rKkr doKa¸ bauKar nahIM qaa.  haqa ko spSa- sao ramacaMd` nao AaMKoM KaolaIM.  phlao ]sanao maaM kI Aaor saust najaraoM sao doKa¸ ifr JaT–sao ]z baOza.  jaUto inakalanao AaOr naIcao rKo laaoTo ko jala sao haqa–pOr Qaaonao ko baad vah yaM~ kI trh caaOkI pr Aakr baOz gayaa.
isawoSvar nao Drto–Drto pUCa¸ "Kanaa tOyaar hO.  yahIM lagaa}M @yaaÆ"
ramacaMd` nao ]zto hue p`Sna ikyaa¸ "baabaU jaI Ka caukoÆ"
isawoSvarI nao caaOko kI Aaor Baagato hue ]%tr idyaa¸ "Aato hI haoMgao."

ramacaMd` pIZ,o pr baOz gayaa.  ]sakI ]ma` lagaBaga [@kIsa vaYa- kI qaI.  laMbaa¸ dubalaa–ptlaa¸ gaaora rMga¸ baD,I–baD,I AaMKoM tqaa haozaoM pr Jauir-yaaM.

vah ek sqaanaIya dOinak samacaar p~ ko dFtr maoM ApnaI tbaIyat sao p`UfrIDrI ka kama saIKta qaa.  ipClao saala hI ]sanao [MTr pasa ikyaa qaa. 
isawoSvarI nao Kanao kI qaalaI saamanao laakr rK dI AaOr pasa hI baOzkr pMKa krnao lagaI.  ramacaMd` nao Kanao kI Aaor daSa-inak kI BaaMit doKa.  kula dao raoiTyaaM¸ Bar–kTaora pinayaa[- dala AaOr canao kI tlaI trkarI.

ramacaMd` nao raoTI ko p`qama TukD,o kao inagalato hue pUCa¸ "maaohna khaM hOMÆ  baD,I kD,I QaUp hao rhI hO."
maaohna isawoSvarI ka maMJalaa laD,ka qaa.  ]ma` A{arh vaYa- qaI AaOr vah [sa saala ha[-skUla ka p`a[vaoT [mthana donao kI tOyaarI kr rha qaa.  vah na maalaUma kba sao Gar sao gaayaba qaa AaOr isawoSvarI kao svayaM pta nahIM qaa ik vah khaM gayaa hO.
ikMtu saca baaolanao kI ]sakI tbaIyat nahIM hu[- AaOr JaUz–maUz ]sanao kha¸ "iksaI laD,ko ko yahaM pZ,nao gayaa hO¸ Aata hI haogaa.  idmaaga ]saka baD,a toja hO AaOr ]sakI tbaIyat caaObaIsa GaMTo pZ,nao maoM hI lagaI rhtI hO.  hmaoSaa ]saI kI baat krta rhta hO."
ramacaMd` nao kuC nahIM kha.  ek TukD,a maMuh maoM rKkr Bara igalaasa panaI pI gayaa¸ ifr Kanao laga gayaa.  vah kafI CaoTo–CaoTo TukD,o taoD,kr ]nhoM QaIro–QaIro cabaa rha qaa.

isawoSvarI Baya tqaa AatMk sao Apnao baoTo kao ekTk inahar rhI qaI.  kuC xaNa baItnao ko baad Drto–Drto ]sanao pUCa¸ "vahaM kuC huAa @yaaÆ"
ramacaMd` nao ApnaI baD,I–baD,I BaavahIna AaMKaoM sao ApnaI maaM  kao doKa¸ ifr naIcaa isar krko kuC $Ka[- sao baaolaa¸ "samaya Aanao pr saba zIk hao jaaegaa."

isawoSvarI caup rhI.  QaUp AaOr toja haotI jaa rhI qaI.  CaoTo AaMgana ko }pr Aasamaana maoM baadla maoM ek–dao TukD,o pala kI naavaaoM kI trh tOr rho qao. baahr kI galaI sao gaujarto hue ek KD,KiD,yaa [@ko kI Aavaaja Aa rhI qaI.  AaOr KTaolao pr saaoe baalak kI saaMsa ka Kr–Kr Sabd saunaa[- do rha qaa.

ramacaMd` nao Acaanak cauPpI kao BaMga krto hue pUCa¸ "p`maaod Ka caukaÆ"
isawoSvarI nao p`maaod kI Aaor doKto hue ]dasa svar maoM ]%tr idyaa¸ "haM¸ Ka cauka."
"raoyaa tao nahIM qaaÆ"
isawoSvarI ifr JaUz baaola ga[-¸ "Aaja tao sacamauca nahIM raoyaa.  vah baD,a hI haoiSayaar hao gayaa hO.  khta qaa¸ baD,ka BaOyaa ko yahaM jaa}Mgaa.  eosaa laD,ka  , , ,"
pr vah Aagao kuC na baaola sakI¸ jaOsao ]sako galao maoM kuC ATk gayaa.  kla p`maaod nao rovaD,I Kanao kI ijad pkD laI qaI AaOr ]sako ilae DoZ, GaMTo tk raonao ko baad saaoyaa qaa.

ramacaMd` nao kuC AaScaya- ko saaqa ApnaI maaM kI Aaor doKa AaOr ifr isar naIcaa krko kuC tojaI sao Kanao lagaa.
qaalaI maoM jaba raoTI ka kovala ek TukD,a SaoYa rh gayaa¸ tao isawoSvarI nao ]znao ka ]pËma krto hue p`Sna ikyaa¸ "ek raoTI AaOr laatI hMUÆ"
ramacaMd` haqa sao manaa krto hue hD,baD,akr baaola pD,a¸ "nahIM–nahIM¸ jara BaI nahIM.  maora poT phlao hI Bar cauka hO.  maOM tao yah BaI CaoD,naovaalaa hMU.  basa¸ Aba nahIM."
isawoSvarI nao ijad kI¸ "AcCa AaQaI hI sahI."
ramacaMd` ibagaD, ]za¸ "AiQak iKlaakr baImaar Dalanao kI tbaIyat hO @yaaÆ  tuma laaoga jara BaI nahIM saaocatI hao.  basa¸ ApnaI ijad.  BaUK rhtI tao @yaa lao nahIM laotaÆ"
isawoSvarI jahaM–kI–thaM baOzI hI rh ga[-.  ramacaMd` nao qaalaI maoM bacao TukD,o sao haqa KIMca ilayaa AaOr laaoTo kI Aaor doKto hue kha¸ "panaI laaAao."

isawoSvarI laaoTa laokr panaI laonao calaI ga[-.  ramacaMd` nao kTaoro kao ]MgailayaaoM sao bajaayaa¸ ifr haqa kao qaalaI maoM rK idyaa.  ek–dao xaNa baad raoTI ko TukD,o kao QaIro–sao haqa sao ]zakr AaMK sao inahara AaOr AMt maoM [Qar–]Qar doKnao  ko baad TukD,o kao maMuh maoM [sa sarlata sao rK ilayaa¸ jaOsao vah Baaojana ka ga`asa na haokr pana ka baID,a hao.

maMJalaa laD,ka maaohna Aato hI haqa–pOr Qaaokr pIZ,o pr baOz gayaa.  vah kuC saaMvalaa qaa AaOr ]sakI AaMKoM CaoTI qaIM.  ]sako caohro pr caocak ko daga qao.  vah Apnao Baa[- hI kI trh dubalaa–ptlaa qaa¸ ikMtu ]tnaa laMbaa na qaa.  vah ]ma` kI Apoxaa khIM AiQak gaMBaIr AaOr ]dasa idKa[- pD, rha qaa.
isawoSvarI nao ]sako saamanao qaalaI rKto hue p`Sna ikyaa¸ "khaM rh gae qao baoTaÆ  BaOyaa pUC rha qaa."
maaohna nao raoTI ko ek baD,o ga`asa kao inagalanao kI kaoiSaSa krto hue AsvaaBaaivak maaoTo svar maoM javaaba idyaa¸ "khIM tao nahIM gayaa qaa.  yahIM pr qaa."
isawoSvarI vahIM baOzkr pMKa DulaatI hu[- [sa trh baaolaI¸ jaOsao svaPna maoM baD,baD,a rhI hao¸ "baD,ka tumharI baD,I tarIf kr rha qaa.  kh rha qaa¸ maaohna baD,a idmaagaI haogaa¸ ]sakI tbaIyat caaObaIsaaoM GaMTo pZ,nao maoM hI lagaI rhtI hO."  yah khkr ]sanao Apnao maMJalao laD,ko kI Aaor [sa trh doKa¸ jaOsao ]sanao kao[- caaorI kI hao.

maaohna ApnaI maaM kI Aaor doKkr fIkI hMsaI hMsa pD,a AaOr ifr Kanao maoM jauT gayaa.  vah praosaI ga[- dao raoiTyaaoM maoM sao ek raoTI kTaoro kI tIna–caaOqaa[- dala tqaa AiQakaMSa trkarI saaf kr cauka qaa.

isawoSvarI kI samaJa maoM nahIM Aayaa ik vah @yaa kro.  [na daonaaoM laD,kaoM sao ]sao bahut Dr lagata qaa.  Acaanak ]sakI AaMKoM Bar Aa[-M.  vah dUsarI Aaor doKnao lagaI. 

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