sauJaava zIk qaa. daonaaoM kao psand Aayaa. magar ifr sahsaa EaImatI baaola ]zIM – "jaao vah saao gayaIM AaOr naIMd maoM Kra-To laonao lagaIM¸ taoÆ saaqa hI tao baramada hO¸ jahaM laaoga Kanaa KaeMgao."
"tao [nhoM kh doMgao ik Andr sao drvaajaa band kr laoM. maOM baahr sao talaa lagaa dMUgaa. yaa maaM kao kh dota hMU ik Andr jaakr saaoyaoM nahIM¸ baOzI rhoM¸ AaOr @yaaÆ"
"AaOr jaao saao ga[-¸ taoÆ iDnar ka @yaa maalaUma kba tk calao. gyaarh–gyaarh bajao tk tao tuma iD/Mk hI krto rhto hao."
Saamanaaqa kuC KIja ]zo¸ haqa JaTkto hue baaolao – "AcCI–BalaI yah Baa[- ko pasa jaa rhI qaIM. tumanao yaMUhI Kud AcCa bananao ko ilae baIca maoM TaMga AD,a dIÑ"
"vaahÑ tuma maaM AaOr baoTo kI baataoM maoM maOM @yaaoM baurI banaMUÆ tuma jaanaao AaOr vah jaanaoM."

imasTr Saamanaaqa caup rho. yah maaOka bahsa ka na qaa¸ samasyaa ka hla ZMUZ,nao ka qaa. ]nhaoMnao GaUmakr maaM kI kaozrI kI Aaor doKa. kaozrI ka drvaaja,a baramado maoM Kulata qaa. baramado kI Aaor doKto hue JaT sao baaolao – "maOMnao saaoca ilayaa hO"¸ – AaOr ]nhIM kdmaaoM maaM kI kaozrI ko baahr jaa KD,o hue. maaM dIvaar ko saaqa ek caaOkI pr baOzI¸ dup+o maoM maMuh–isar lapoTo¸ maalaa jap rhI qaIM. saubah sao tOyaarI haotI doKto hue maaM ka BaI idla QaD,k rha qaa. baoTo ko dFtr ka baD,a saahba Gar pr Aa rha hO¸ saara kama sauBaIto sao cala jaaya.

"maaM¸ Aaja tuma Kanaa jaldI Ka laonaa. maohmaana laaoga saaZ,o saat bajao Aa jaayaoMgao."
maaM nao QaIro sao maMuh pr sao dup+a hTayaa AaOr baoTo kao doKto hue kha¸ "Aaja mauJao Kanaa nahIM Kanaa hO¸ baoTa¸ tuma jaao jaanato hao¸ maaMsa–maClaI banao¸ tao maOM kuC nahIM KatI."
"jaOsao BaI hao¸ Apnao kama sao jaldI inabaT laonaa."
"AcCa¸ baoTa."
"AaOr maaM¸ hma laaoga phlao baOzk maoM baOzoMgao. ]tnaI dor tuma yahaM baramado maoM baOznaa. ifr jaba hma yahaM Aa jaaeM¸ tao tuma gausalaKanao ko rasto baOzk maoM calaI jaanaa."
maaM Avaak baoTo ka caohra doKnao lagaIM. ifr QaIro sao baaolaIM – "AcCa baoTa."
"AaOr maaM Aaja jaldI saao nahIM jaanaa. tumharo Kra-TaoM kI Aavaaja, dUr tk jaatI hO."
maaM laijjat–saI Aavaaja, maoM baaolaI – "@yaa k$M¸ baoTa¸ maoro basa kI baat nahIM hO. jaba sao baImaarI sao ]zI hMU¸ naak sao saaMsa nahIM lao saktI."

imasTr Saamanaaqa nao [ntjaama tao kr idyaa¸ ifr BaI ]nakI ]QaoD,–bauna K%ma nahIM hu[-. jaao caIf Acaanak ]Qar Aa inaklaa¸ taoÆ Aaz–dsa maohmaana haoMgao¸ dosaI Afsar¸ ]nakI is~yaaM haoMgaI¸ kao[- BaI gausalaKanao kI trf jaa sakta hO. xaaoBa AaOr ËaoQa maoM vah JaMuJalaanao lagao. ek kusaI- kao ]zakr baramado maoM kaozrI ko baahr rKto hue baaolao – "AaAao maaM¸ [sa pr jara baOzao tao."
maaM maalaa saMBaalatIM¸ pllaa zIk krtI ]zIM¸ AaOr QaIro sao kusaI- pr Aakr baOz ga[-.
"yaMU nahIM¸ maaM¸ TaMgao }pr caZ,akr nahIM baOzto. yah KaT nahIM hOM."
maaM nao TaMgao naIcao ]tar laIM.
"AaOr Kuda ko vaasto naMgao paMva nahIM GaUmanaa. na hI vah KDa}M phnakr saamanao Aanaa. iksaI idna tumharI yah KD,a} ]zakr maOM baahr foMk dMUgaa."
"maaM caup rhIM."
"kpD,o kaOnasao phnaaogaI¸ maaMÆ"
"jaao hO¸ vahI phnaMUgaI¸ baoTaÑ jaao khao¸ phna laMU."

imasTr Saamanaaqa isagaroT maMuh maoM rKo¸ ifr AQaKulaI AaMKaoM sao maaM kI Aaor doKnao lagao¸ AaOr maaM ko kpD,aoM kI saaocanao lagao. Saamanaaqa hr baat maoM trtIba caahto qao. Gar ka saba saMcaalana ]nako Apnao haqa maoM qaa. KMUiTyaaM kmaraoM maoM khaM lagaayaI jaayaoM¸ ibastr khaM pr ibaCo¸ iksa rMga ko pdo- lagaayaoM jaaeM¸ EaImatI kaOna–saI saaD,I phnaoM¸ maoja iksa saa[ja kI hao  , , ,Saamanaaqa kao icanta qaI ik Agar caIf ka saaxaat maaM sao hao gayaa¸ tao khIM laijjat nahIM haonaa pD,o. maaM kao isar sao paMva tk doKto hue baaolao – "tuma safod kmaIja, AaOr safod salavaar phna laao¸ maaM. phna ko AaAao tao¸ ja,ra doKMU."
maaM QaIro sao ]zIM AaOr ApnaI kaozrI maoM kpD,o phnanao calaI gayaIM.
"yah maaM ka Jamaolaa hI rhogaa¸ ]nhaoMnao ifr AMga`ojaI maoM ApnaI s~I sao kha – "kao[- ZMga kI baat hao¸ tao BaI kao[- kho. Agar khIM kao[- ]lTI–saIQaI baat hao gayaI¸ caIf kao baura lagaa¸ tao saara maja,a jaata rhogaa."

maaM safod kmaIja, AaOr safod salavaar phnakr baahr inaklaIM. CaoTa–saa kd¸ safod kpD,aoM maoM ilapTa¸ CaoTa–saa saUKa huAa SarIr¸ QaMuQalaI AaMKoM¸ kovala isar ko AaQao JaD,o hue baala pllao kI AaoT maoM iCp payao qao. phlao sao kuC hI kma ku$p naja,r Aa rhI qaIM.
"calaao¸ zIk hO. kao[- caUiD,yaaM–vaUiD,yaaM haoM¸ tao vah BaI phna laao. kao[- hja,- nahIM."
"caUiD,yaaM khaM sao laa}M¸ baoTaÆ tuma tao jaanato hao¸ saba jaovar tumharI pZ,a[- maoM ibak gae."

yah vaa@ya Saamanaaqa kao tIr kI trh lagaa. itnakkr baaolao – "yah kaOna–saa raga CoD, idyaa¸ maaMÑ saIQaa kh dao¸ nahIM hOM jaovar¸ basaÑ [sasao pZ,a[-–vaZ,a[- ka @yaa tAllauk hOÑ jaao jaovar ibaka¸ tao kuC banakr hI Aayaa hMU¸ inara laMDUra tao nahIM laaOT Aayaa. ijatnaa idyaa qaa¸ ]sasao duganaa lao laonaa."
"maorI jaIBa jala jaaya¸ baoTa¸ tumasao jaovar laMUgaIÆ maoro maMuh sao yaMUhI inakla gayaa. jaao haoto¸ tao laaK baar phnatIÑ"

saaZ,o paMca baja cauko qao. ABaI imasTr Saamanaaqa kao Kud BaI naha–Qaaokr tOyaar haonaa qaa. EaImatI kba kI Apnao kmaro maoM jaa caukI qaIM. Saamanaaqa jaato hue ek baar ifr maaM kao ihdayat krto gae – "maaM¸ raoja kI trh gaumasauma bana ko nahIM baOzI rhnaa. Agar saahba [Qar Aa inaklaoM AaOr kao[- baat pUCoM¸ tao zIk trh sao baat ka javaaba donaa."
"maOM na pZ,I¸ na ilaKI¸ baoTa¸ maOM @yaa baat k$MgaI. tuma kh donaa¸ maaM AnapZ, hO¸ kuC jaanatI–samaJatI nahIM. vah nahIM pUCogaa."

saat bajato–bajato maaM ka idla Qak–Qak krnao lagaa. Agar caIf saamanao Aa gayaa AaOr ]sanao kuC pUCa¸ tao vah @yaa javaaba doMgaI. AMga`oja kao tao dUr sao hI doKkr Gabara ]ztI qaIM¸ yah tao AmarIkI hO. na maalaUma @yaa pUCo., maOM @yaa khMUgaI. maaM ka jaI caaha ik caupcaap ipCvaaD,o ivaQavaa saholaI ko Gar calaI jaaeM. magar baoTo ko hu@ma kao kOsao Tala saktI qaIM. caupcaap kusaI-- pr sao TaMgao laTkayao vahIM baOzI rhI.

ek kamayaaba paTI- vah hO¸ ijasamaoM iD/Mk kamayaabaI sao cala jaaeM. Saamanaaqa kI paTI- saflata ko iSaKr caUmanao lagaI. vaata-laap ]saI raO maoM bah rha qaa¸ ijasa raO maoM igalaasa Baro jaa rho qao. khIM kao[- $kavaT na qaI¸ kao[- AD,cana na qaI. saahba kao ivhskI psand Aa[- qaI. maomasaahba kao pdo- psand Aae qao¸ saaofa–kvar ka iDja,a[na psand Aayaa qaa¸ kmaro kI sajaavaT psand Aa[- qaI. [sasao baZ,kr @yaa caaihe. saahba tao iD/Mk ko dUsaro daOr maoM hI cauTkulao AaOr khainayaaM khnao laga gae qao. dFtr maoM ijatnaa raoba rKto qao¸ yahaM pr ]tnao hI daost–prvar hao rho qao AaOr ]nakI s~I¸ kalaa gaa]na phnao¸ galao maoM safod maaoityaaoM ka har¸ saonT AaOr pa]Dr kI mahk sao Aaot–p`aot¸ kmaro maoM baOzI saBaI dosaI is~yaaoM kI AaraQanaa ka kond` banaI hu[- qaIM. baat–baat pr hMsatI¸ baat–baat pr isar ihlaatIM AaOr Saamanaaqa kI s~I sao tao eosao baatoM kr rhI qaIM¸ jaOsao ]nakI puranaI saholaI haoM.

AaOr [saI rao maoM pIto–iplaato saaZ,o dsa baja gae. va> gauja,rto pta hI na calaa.

AaiKr saba laaoga Apnao–Apnao igalaasaaoM maoM sao AaiKrI GaMUT pIkr Kanaa Kanao ko ilae ]zo AaOr baOzk sao baahr inaklao. Aagao–Aagao Saamanaaqa rasta idKato hue¸ pICo caIf AaOr dUsaro maohmaana.

baramado maoM phMucato hI Saamanaaqa sahsaa izzk gae. jaao dRSya ]nhaoMnao doKa¸ ]sasao ]nakI TaMgaoM laD,KD,a ga[-¸ AaOr xaNa–Bar maoM saara naSaa ihrna haonao lagaa. baramado maoM eona kaozrI ko baahr maaM ApnaI kusaI- pr jyaaoM–kI–%yaaoM baOzI qaIM. magar daonaaoM paMva kusaI- kI saIT pr rKo hue¸ AaOr isar dayaoM sao baayaoM AaOr baayaoM sao dayaoM JaUla rha qaa AaOr maMuh maoM sao lagaatar gahro Kra-TaoM kI AavaajaoM, Aa rhI qaIM. jaba isar kuC dor ko ilae ToZ,a haokr ek trf kao qama jaata¸ tao Kra-ToM AaOr BaI gahro hao ]zto. AaOr ifr jaba JaTko–sao naIMd TUTtI¸ tao isar ifr dayaoM sao baayaoM JaUlanao lagata. pllaa isar pr sao iKsak Aayaa qaa¸ AaOr maaM ko Jaro hue baala¸ AaQao gaMjao isar pr Ast–vyast ibaKr rho qao.

doKto hI Saamanaaqa Ëuw hao ]zo. jaI caaha ik maaM kao Qa@ka dokr ]za doM¸ AaOr ]nhoM kaozrI maoM Qakola doM¸ magar eosaa krnaa samBava na qaa¸ caIf AaOr baakI maohmaana pasa KD,o qao.

maaM kao doKto hI dosaI AfsaraoM kI kuC is~yaaM hMsa dIM ik [tnao maoM caIf nao QaIro sao kha – puAr iDyarÑ

maaM hD,baD,a ko ]z baOzIM. saamanao KD,o [tnao laaogaaoM kao doKkr eosaI Gabara[- ik kuC khto na banaa. JaT sao pllaa isar pr rKtI hu[- KD,I hao gayaIM AaOr jamaIna kao doKnao lagaIM. ]nako paMva laD,KD,anao lagao AaOr haqaaoM kI ]MgailayaaM qar–qar kaMpnao lagaIM.

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