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tba tk ]sao yaad Aayaa¸ zhrao¸ maOM saUTkosa Kaolata hĐU. AaOr ]sanao ivadoSaI laobalaaoM sao laOsa SaT-¸ saaiD,yaaи GaD,I¸ pOMT jaOsaI tmaama caIjaaoM ko pOkoT inakala ilayao. ifr ]nhoM dao ihssaaoM maoM kr¸ ]na daonaaoM ko saamanao baZ,a idyaa , , , "yao papa Aapko ilae , , , AaOr yao tumharo ilae mammaI , , , " ifr qaaoD,I–saI bacaI caIjaoM ]nakI Aaor baZ,ata baaolaa , , , "yao saba ijasao–ijasao zIk samaJanaa do donaa , , , "

AbaĆ jaOsao ek AaOr rasta baMdŃ ifr sao baat K%maŃ

[tnao idnaaoM sao jaao kuC ek toja bahava ko saaqa bah jaanaa caahta qaa¸ vah saba vahIM ka vahIM dIvaalaaoM maoM icana gayaa hao jaOsao.

]fŃ @yaaoM nahIM pUCtIM¸ @yaaoM nahIM khtI vah saba ijasako ilae pUro saat saalaaoM sao trsa rhI qaIM , , , samaoT laoM ]saka maaqa ApnaI gaaodI maoM¸ dulaar laoM jaI Bar kr , , , ,yaa ifr rao hI laoM ihlakkr , , , ik kOsao AaQaI–AaQaI rataoM¸ Acaanak baZ,I QaD,knaaoM ko baIca naIMd Kula jaatI , , , ekdma sao haOMsa ]ztI ik tU @yaa kr rha haogaa. rat ka idna¸ idna kI rat haota hO na vahaи tao jaagaa ik saaoyaa , , , kOsaa lagata haogaa , , , AaOr ifr ekdma sao ]sao doKnao kI baoklaI tlaflaa ]ztI , , , ,tikyaa BaIga jaata. ipta BaI na jaana pato , , , 

laoikna kha isaf- [tnaa ––
"nahayaogaa tUĆ"
"}ĐĆ naha laĐUĆ"
"na mana hao tao rhnao do , , , "
"haи qaaoD,I saustI–saI laga rhI hO , , , naIMd BaI." Aaoh , , , iktnaI svaaqaI- hOM vao BaI –– ]sako jaOT–laOga vaalaI baat tao ekdma BaUla ga[- qaIM. DoZ, idnaaoM ko rat–idna ka ]laTfor , , , ,]sao baurI trh qakana AaOr naIMd sao baaoiJala kr rha haogaa.

hD,baD,I maca gayaI ]nako AMdr–baahr. jaldI sao jaldI Kanaa gama- kr lagaanao kI ]tavalaI.

łyaa ifr ]sa sanaako sao ]barkr Ait vyast hao jaanao kI tRiPtŃ´

DaoMgao paoMCo¸ sajaae. rsao ka namak dubaara AaĐKoM bacaakr caKa. hD,baD,I maoM dao baar jalaIM. dao baar jalato–jalato bacaIM. tIna baar eonak rK–rKkr BaUlaI. ibanaa eonak kama krnao kI kaoiSaSa maoM ekaQa caIjaoM DaoMgao sao ClakIM BaI.

saat saala phlao BaI tao yao hI saarI caIjaoM banaayaI qaIM pr kuC BaI jalaa¸ Claka nahIM qaa. $AaĐsaI–saI hao AayaIM. pit kao baulaayaa. 
vah BaI daOD,a Aayaa. @yaaĆ @yaa huAaĆ laaAao¸ maOM lao calata hĐU. laoikna tumanao [tnaa saba @yaaoM banaayaa , , , saba kuC ek saaqa hI , , , ]sako kho maoM Pyaar jyaada qaa yaa proSaanaI AaOr KIJa , , , pr turMt ko turMt vah saba Cupa¸ baujauiga-yat sao BarI ek samaJadar sahanauBaUit JalakI ]sako caohro pr.

saĐBaala–saĐBaalakr vah maoja pr maaĐ kao prsanao maoM madd krta rha. jyaadatr caIja tao ]nako BarpUr prsanao ko phlao hI lapkkr , , , "laaAao maOM Kud lao laota hĐU 
naŃ" , , , yaanaI ApnaI ja$rt mautaibak¸ bahut jara–saa.
"AcCa¸ bahut AcCa banaa hO saba kuC. KIr rK donaa¸ Saama kao BaI Ka}Đgaa laoikna ABaI basa dao cammaca."
]nhaoMnao laxya ikyaa¸ vah mauiSkla sao Ka pa rha qaa¸ qakana¸ naIMd sao baaoiJala. "jaa¸ saao rh." , , , , tIna rataoM ka ]laTfor , , , saao gayaa vah. pit BaI.

vao Toibala¸ ikcana salaTatI rhIM. paoMCnaa–paCnaa¸ bacaa–Kucaa samaoTnaa. baIca–baIca maoM jaakr haOlao sao kmaro maoM JaaĐk Aanaa. khIM ]za tao nahIM vahŃ khIM jaagaa tao nahIMŃ ]sao kuC caaihe tao nahIMŃ SarIr qakana sao last laoikna mana baaOiD,yaayaa paKI. GaUmaifr vahI.

KIJakr Kud kao hI fTkara. Aba jaba mauhlat imalaI hO tao @yaaoM nahIM dao GaD,I haqa–pOr saIQao kr laotIMĆ phr baItto na baItto ifr Saama ko carKo Sau$ hao jaayaoMgao. saaocakr pD, rhtI hOM caTa[- Dala , , , vahI ]sako kmaro ko Aasapasa. khIM ]sao kuC caaihe huAa taoĆ saMkaoca ko maaro ]nhoM jagaayaogaa nahIM¸ jaanatI hOM.

pr pD,o–pD,o BaI AaĐKoM khaĐ JapIM. dRiYT pMKo sao balba¸ balba sao raoSanadana AaOr raoSanadana sao QaUp ko fUla TTkaortI rhI. bacapna maoM dao ko phaD,o sao BaI phlao Awo¸ paOnao ko phaD,o rTayao gayao qao. samaya ibalkula ]nhIM Awo–paOnao ko baIca sao gaujar rha qaa. ek–ek GaD,I ja$rt sao jyaada iTktI hu[-. samaya jaOsao ek gaufa hao AaOr vao GauT rhI haoM ]samaoM. Saaipt hao¸ raoSanadana¸ GaD,I¸ pMKo AaOr Cnakr Aato QaUp ko fUla TTkaornao ko ilae. Acaanak raoSanadana pr naja,r pD,to hI
icahĐuk–saI ga[-. khIM QaUp kI caaOMQa tao nahIM Aa rhI ]sako ibastr prŃ ibastr pr¸ tao AaĐKaoM pr BaI. ]sao pdo- KIMcanao kao kh donaa qaa.

calaao iKD,kI yaa pda- baMd kr dĐU bahut Aaihsto sao , , , 

AaOr jaga gayaa vah. kunakunaakr ]za. ApraiQanaI–saI pkD,I ga[- vao. kaosanao lagaIM Kud kao hI , , , jaanao mauJao @yaa saUJaI pda- iKsakanao kI , , , laoikna vah saMyat Baava sao ]z jaata hO , , , "kao[- baat nahIM¸ ifr saao laĐUgaa , , , "
"caaya laa}ĐĆ"
"haĐ , , , laaAao , , , "
]nako jaanao pr vah naIMd sao baaoiJala AaĐKaoM pr panaI Dalata rha.
vao ]magatI hu[-¸ caaya ko saaqa vaapsa Zor saarI caIjaoM sajaa laatI hO.
"Aaoh mammaI , , , " vah proSaana–saa hĐsata rhta hO¸ "ABaI [tnaa tao Kayaa na , , , basa caaya , , , "
]nako caohro kI AkulaahT laxya krta vah Kud hI cauiPpyaaoM ko baIca baD,o ya%na sao pUCta hO , , , "AaOr mammaI , , , kOsao hOM saba laaoga , , , "

bavaMDr¸ tUfana¸ AaĐQaI , , , kOsaI hlakaor–saI macaata hO yah savaalaŃ yahIM ek vaa@ya jaba vah mahInao pMd`h idnaaoM pr faona pr pUCta qaa tao ]naka raoma–raoma tRPt hao jaata qaa , , ,,savaala Apnao Aap maoM ek KuSaKbarI huAa krta qaa. ]tnaI dUr sao vah sabakI kuSala–xaoma ko ilae AQaIr hO , , , AaQao imanaT maoM¸ vao jaldI sao saBaI ko kuSala–xaoma¸ AaSaIYa phĐucaatI , , , ivaBaaor¸ gad\gad yah BaI¸ ik vah icaMta na kro¸ AcCo sao rho , , , 'Aao• ko• mammaI , , , "

laa[na kT jaatI qaI. ]sakI Aavaaja ka Caor haqa sao CUT jaata qaa. tba BarpUr tRiPt ko baIca BaI AMdr ek baobasaI inacauD,tI qaI. vah iktnaa kuC pUCnaa caahtI hMOŃ vao iktnaa kuC batanaa caahtI hOM , , , laoiknaŃ

laoikna Aaja jaba vah ekdma ]nako pasa Aa gayaa AaOr pUro [%maInaana sao caaya kI cauiskyaaoM ko saaqa pUra samaya dota¸ ]nasao pUC rha hO , , , "AaOr mammaI kOsao hOM saba laaogaŃ" tao vao ekdma caup–saI hao rhI hOM. ]nhoM laganao lagata hO jaOsao [sa savaala ko saaqa jauD,o saaro saraokar K%ma hao cauko hOM.

nahIM , , , iC:Ń yah baat nahIM. Asala maoM ]nakI samaJa maoM nahIM Aa rha ik [sa savaala ko javaaba ko isalaisalao kao khaĐ sao Sau$ kroM. faona pr AcCa rhta qaa¸ ekdma hD,baD,I maoM jaldI sao kaTkr qamaayaa¸ samaya ka ek CaoTa TukD,a Bar hI , , , laoikna AbaĆ samaya tao [frat hO ifr BaI , , , ifr @yaaoM nahIM inaScaya kr pa rhIM ik iktnaa baD,a yaa iktnaa CaoTa javaaba ]sao caaihe , , ,

hzat ]nhoM lagata hO¸ saaro AMthIna isalaisalao ekdma sao K%ma haonao kao Aa gae.

samaJa rha hO. Saayad vah BaI. [sailae mana–mana kuC zIk–zak¸ jyaada ivaSvasanaIya savaalaaoM ko jaugaaD, kr rha hO , , , Aa%maIyata AaOr saraokar Baro.
"ibajanaaOr vaalaI maamaI kOsaI hO mammaIĆ , , , AaOr rcanaa kI SaadI , , ,"
"baat tao cala rhI qaI k[- jagahaoM pr. jaao BaI laD,ko AcCo imalato hOM¸ ]nakI ]ma` rcanaa sao kma hI zhrtI hO , , , d_a ko gaujarnao ko baad Kud BaI [Qar baImaar hI cala rhI hOM , , , "
"Aaoh , , , ek idna jaakr Aa}Đgaa , , , AaOr AivanaaSa caacaaĆ rtlaama vaalao fUfa jaIĆ ]nako Baa[- , , , ]nakI laD,kI , , , ]nako dovar , , , "

gaZ,I hu[- ija&asaaAaoM ka ek samaUcaa isalaisalaa. savaala eosao cala rho hOM jaOsao $k–$kkr iksaI trh marmmat krko calaanao ko laayak banaae gae klapujao- nahIM saahba , , , zIk–zak tao hOM , , , baiZ,yaa sao kama lao do rho hoM klapujao- , , , 

ek AjaIba–saI GabarahT psar rhI hO. Aba [sako baadĆ @yaa sacamauca saaro isalaisalao K%maŃ , , , @yaa [nhoM vaapsa ]sa Caor sao nahIM baaĐQaa jaa sakta¸ jahaĐ }do svaoTr pr safod }na sao ]sako naama ka phlaa Axar bauna idyao jaanao pr ]sako AaĐKaoM kI KuSaI Cupayao nahI CuptI qaI , , , Dr BaI tao nahIM Cupta qaa¸ jaba 'Aigayaa–baOtala' ka Dravanaa sapnaa doKkr ]nakI baahaoM maoM dubak jaata qaa. yaa ifr dvaat saiht pUrI syaahI ]laT jaanao pr¸ papa tk baat na phĐuca panao ka vaayada , , , [na jaOsao yaa [sako Alaavaa BaI¸ khI BaI jaanao¸ kuC BaI panao kI AaSvaist. saIQaa hz¸ saIQaa AaËaoSa AaOr saIQaa Pyaar panaa yaa jatanaa BaI [tnaa kizna–saa @yaaoM hao ]za hOĆ , , , 

khIM yao isalaisalao ektrfa tao nahIM hao gae hOMĆ maa~ ]nakI Baavanaa%mak tRiPt ko ilae jauTayaI jaanao vaalaI saimaQaaŃ Anyaqaa jaao kuC hO¸ ijatnaa BaI¸ vah Kulakr saamanao @yaaoM nahIM AataŃ , , , 

Acaanak ]nhoM lagaa¸ [tnaa Aasaana nahIM hO iksaI irSto kao ekdma paoTlaI kI trh Kaola donaa , , , Kaolakr Bar haqaaoM caaraoM Aaor iCtra donaa Kud vao hI @yaa kr pa rhI hOMŃ Saayad kuC irSto ijaMdgaI kI naIMva ka kama doto hOM. ifr naIMva icanatI calaI jaatI hO AaOr }pr pu#ta dIvaaroM ]ztI calaI jaatI hOM. ek na[- [maart¸ ek na[- duinayaa Aapsao Aap. ek ivakasa yaa~a¸ ]ma` ko pD,avaaoM pr zhr–zhrkr calatI hu[-.

ek trf koMcaula–saI CUTtI jaatI ]ma` AaOr dUsarI trf AtIt kI galaI maoM BaTkto maaĐ–baap , , , 

saat vaYa- ka laMbaa samaya ]sao BaI bahut Aagao lao jaa cauka hO. Aba ]sao bahut Jaukkr bahut pICo mauD,kr CUnaI pD,tI hO¸ ek–ek CUTI caIja¸ irSto¸ p`aqaimaktaeĐ , , , ,AaOr vah iksa kdr bao[Mtha kaoiSaSa kr rha hO , , , 

hzat dyaa–saI hao Aa[- ]sa pr. ek Anyaaya–saa haota lagaa.
TTaolaa , , , 
"tU , , ,qak gayaa haogaa naŃ"
"na , , ,nahIM tao , , ,bailk tuma jyaada qakI laga rhI hao , , ,maOM tao ABaI iktnaI BaI dor baatoM kr sakta hĐU tumasao , , ,"
]fŃ iktnaI ja_aojahd ko baIca sao kI ga[- ek [-maanadar kaoiSaSa. "tuJao saba kuC badlaa–saa laga rha haogaa naŃ" vah iJaJaka¸ sahmaa , , ,"AĐĆ hĐ || AaĐ , ,, , ,qaaoD,a–qaaoD,a. bahut idnaaoM baad laaOTa hĐU na."

]nhoM lagaa¸ pUC pata tao Saayad yah BaI pUCta AaOr iktnao pICo laaOTa lao jaanaa caahtI hao tuma mauJao , , ,Aagao–pICo ek saaqa calanao maoM mauiSkla BaI tao pD,tI hO , , ,,tumharo ilae Aasaana hOM maaи inarMtr pICo kI AtItgaamaI yaa~aeĐ , , ,@yaaoMik vat-maana AaOr saamanao Aato BaivaYya ka Akolaapna AaOr sannaaTa tumhoM AatMikt krta hO , , ,,[sailae tuma inarMtr cahla–phla Baro AtIt maoM hI pnaah ZĐUZ,tI hao. , , ,laoikna maOM , , ,maOM tao isaf- AtIt yaa vat-maana maoM nahIM $k sakta naŃ maoro ilae tao samaya AaOr ]ma` caZ,to hue saUrja kI saIiZ,yaaĐ hOM.

baola bajaI –– isaf- ipta rh gae pit laaOT Aayao qao. , , ,ek CuTkaro kI saI saaĐsa¸ hlkI hao Aa[-. laoikna t%xaNa Apnao Aap sao kao[- caaorI–saI krto pkD, jaanao ka AhsaasaŃ
hlkapna yaanaI CuTkaraĆ ––
Apnao bahut AcCo baoTo ko pasa sao hT Aanao prŃ

vah saaZ,o tIna idna rha.

vao icamaTo¸ klaCI sao haqa jalaatI¸ pue tlatI rhIM. baadama kI ktilayaaĐ baurktI rhIM. ]sasao kpD,o baaqa$ma maoM CaoD, donao kI ijad krtI rhIM.

]sao¸ saat saala sao CUTI kpD,o kI AalamaarI maoM kpD,o TaĐgato¸ SaISao maoM kMGaI krto doKtI rhI , , ,doK–doKkr inahala haotI rhIM. jagato maoM hI nahIM saaoto maoM BaI , , , ,baIca–baIca maoM kmaro maoM JaaĐk¸ doK jaatI rhIM.

laoikna AMitma idna¸ AaQaI rat jaba ]iWgna ipta nao DUbaI–saI Aavaaja maoM ]nako kMQao pr haqa Qar kr kha –– " , , ,kOsaa lagata hO na , , ,kla calaa jaaegaa vah , , ,"

tao ]nakI AaĐKaoM maoM jaao dao BarpUr AaĐsaU DbaDbaa Aayao¸ ]nhoM ipta nao Saayad nahIM samaJaa. ipta nao samaJaa¸ yah tao haonaa hI qaa. baoTa jaata hO saubah¸ ifr na jaanao iktnao saalaaoM ko ilaeŃ

[sailae idlaasao kI qapkI dI , , ,GabaraAao nahIM¸ ifr sao kuC hI saalaaoM maoM laaOTkr Aayaogaa na¸ jaOsao [sa , , ,

CatI pr jaOsao kao[- samaMdr hrhra ]za. pCaD, Ka–Kako lahroM caknaacaUr haotI rhIM , , ,baaola patIM tao khtIM , , ,nahIM , , ,AaOr iktnaI baar laaOTayaoMgao hma ]sao AaOr khaĐ tk  , , , 

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