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	AaOr jaba ranaI nao jaÐgalao sao naIcao JaaÐkto hue pUCa¸ "@yaaoM rI¸ @yaa huAa jaao maÐuh AÐQaoro baaÐgao do rhI hao." tao SaIlaa javaaba donao ko bajaae iKlaiKlaa kr hÐsanao lagaI AaOr ranaI savaala daohranao ko badlao¸ Qama–Qama krtI naIcao AaÐgana maoM Aa gayaI AaOr Aato hI SaIlaa kI cauiTyaa pkD, kr KIMcanao lagaI. SaIlaa nao hÐsato hue QamakI dI¸ "CaoD, dao¸ nahIM maÐuh kalaa kr dÐUgaI." ranaI nao hÐsakr javaaba idyaa¸ "iksaka , , , , , Apnaa." AaOr ifr daonaaoM hÐsanao lagaIM AaOr hÐsato–hÐsato hI SaIlaa nao ranaI ko kana maoM kuC kha ijasao saunato hI ranaI talaI pIT kr icallaanao lagaI , , , , , "vantI , , , , , , , Aao vaIraÐ , , , , Aao vantI , , , , ." vantI AaOr vaIraÐ ]saI makana kI inacalaI maMijala ko dao kmaraoM maoM rhtI qaIM AaOr saba Saaor sauna caukI qaIM. vantI Apnao kmaro ko ek kaonao maoM naha rhI qaI AaOr vaIraÐ ipClao p`hr ko ilae qaaoD,a–saa AaTa gaÐUQa rhI qaI. ranaI kI Aavaaja saunato hI vantI nao turnt ek–dao igalaasa panaI ko [Qar–]Qar foMko AaOr ek maOlaa dup+a badna pr lapoT kr kmaro sao baahr inakla AayaI. vaIraÐ nao AaTa AQa–saanaa CaoD, idyaa qaa AaOr phlao sao hI SaIlaa AaOr ranaI ko saaqa KD,I na jaanao iksa baat pr hÐsa rhI qaI. vantI kao doKto hI tInaaoM ibalakula baccaaoM kI trh icallaanao lagaIM. "vantI naMgaI haoya , , , , vantI naMgaI , , , ." vantI iKisayaa kr Apnao kmaro maoM laaOT gayaI AaOr jaldI–jaldI pooTIkaoT AaOr kutI- phna kr kutI- ko baTna band krtI–krtI ifr baahr daOD, AayaI. ranaI nao Aagao baZ,kr kha –– "ArI daOD,ao nahIM¸ tumharo ihssao ka tumhoM imala jaaegaa." vantI nao jara AaScaya- sao pUCa –– "@yaaÆ" tao tInaaoM nao ek hI svar maoM kha¸ "p`saad" AaOr ifr caarao iKlaiKlaa kr hÐsa pD,IM. ]nakI [sa iKlaaiKlaT sao Ahato ka GauTa huAa vaatavarNa maanaao icaZ,–saa gayaa AaOr [sa icaD,icaD,opna ka spYT p`maaNa qaa Ahato kI maalaikna ka kuipt caohra jaao Apnao paoSa-na ko saamanaovaalaI galaI maoM KD,I [na gaÐvaar is~yaaoM ko gaÐvaarpna pr daÐt pIsa rhI qaI¸ laoikna jaba [na caaraoM nao Aapsa maoM kuC Kusar–fusar krnao ko pScaat\ ApnaI CaoTI–saI kanÍonsa ka Ant ek caIKto hue zhako pr ikyaa tao Ahato ka vaatavarNa badla–saa gayaa. yaVip ]sakI maalaikna ka para kuC djao- AaOr }pr caZ, gayaa. hÐsatI–caIKtI¸ bala KatI caaraoM Apnao–Apnao kmaro maoM daOD, gayaIM. SaIlaa nao raK Baro haqa jaldI sao Qaaoyao. bartnaaoM ka Zor jahaÐ ka thaÐ pD,a rha AaOr vah ApnaI fUlaaoM vaalaI Salavaar kao zIk krnao lagaI.  ranaI nao JaaD,U ]zakr ek kaonao maoM foMk idyaa. AaOr panaI BarI baalTI fSa- pr ]Do,la kr ]sao ek Aaor iKsaka idyaa AaOr haqa poTIkaoT sao paoMC kr AaÐKaoM maoM saurmaa Dalanao lagaI. vantI phlao sao hI saba kama samaaPt kr caukI qaI¸ kovala Aaga bauJaanaI baakI qaI. ]sanao KD,o–KD,o hI dao–tIna igalaasa panaI caUlho maoM foMk idyaa AaOr ek xaNa ko ilae saaocaa ik saara caUlha gaIlaa hao gayaa AaOr ifr nayao dup+o maoM isalavaToM Dalanao lagaI. vaIra nao AaTo kI prat kao ek kaonao maoM Qakola idyaa¸ ]sako kmaro maoM caPpo–caPpo pr jaUzo bartna pD,o hue qao¸ @yaaoMik ]sako baccao ABaI–ABaI Ka–pI kr baahr inaklao qao. ]sanao ek–dao igalaasa ]za kr izkanao lagaae¸ ifr haqa–maÐuh Qaaonao lagaI. kuC hI dor maoM caaraoM sahoilayaaÐ Apnao–Apnao kmaro kao talaa lagaa kr Ahato sao baahr inakla gayaIM Aaor Ahato kI ËaoiQat maalaikna AaScaya- sao ]ÐgalaI daÐtaoM maoM dbaae doKtI kI doKtI rh gayaI. ]nhaoMnao jaatI baar AaÐK ]zakr ]sakI Aaor doKa tk na qaa¸ "naIca Garanao kI" Ahato kI maalaikna baD,baD,ayaI AaOr ]saI samaya ]sako pit nao Andr sao Aavaaja dI. "ArI khaÐ calaI gayaI tU naIca Garanao kao¸ yah @yaa kr idyaa hO tUnaoÆ" AaOr vah Andr jaa kr pit sao JagaD,nao lagaI. [Qar vao caaraoM saD,k pr ek–dUsaro ko pICo eosao Baaga rhI qaIM jaOsao p`a[marI skUla kI laD,ikyaaÐ. ranaI nao tao hd hI kr dI. dup+a ]sanao kmar pr baaÐQa ilayaa AaOr caaoTI kao sar pr pgaD,I kI BaaÐit lapoT kr yaaoM calanao lagaI jaOsao ranaI KaÐ kI CaoTI saalaI vahI hao. vah Aba galaI sao gaujar kr saD,k pr phÐuca caukI qaI. SaIlaa kh rhI qaI $k jaaAao¸ ranaI zhrao , , , , [Qar khaÐ cala pD,I hao , , , , [Qar tao kuC BaI nahIM , , , , jaMgala maoM jaavaaogaI , , , , . vah [tnao jaaor sao baaola rhI qaI ik navaabagaMja raoD pr jaanao vaalao kuC ivaVaqaI- mauD,–mauD,kr doK rho qao. SaIlaa ko k[- baar icallaanao pr AaiKr ranaI $kI AaOr kuC salaah ko baad ]nhaoMnao inaScaya ikyaa ik ]nhoM sabjaI maMDI sao T/ama pkD,naI caaihe AaOr jaba vantI nao pUCa , , , ,jaaAaogaI khaÐÆ tao tInaaoM nao hÐsa kr javaaba idyaa jahaÐ tU lao jaae. [sa pr vantI BaI hÐsa pD,I AaOr vah sabjaI–maMDI kI trf cala pD,I. ek T/ama KD,I qaI. vao daOD, kr ]samaoM baOz gayaIM AaOr jaba knD@Tr nao SaIlaa sao pUCa –– "khaÐ jaaAaogaI jaIÆ" tao SaIlaa nao hÐsa kr javaaba idyaa¸ "]sasao pUCao." knD@Tr [sa AkarNa hÐsaI pr KIja–saa gayaa AaOr ]sanao tunakkr kha¸ "iksasao pUCÐU." SaIlaa nao ifr hÐsa kr kha –– "naaraja @yaaoM haoto hao ]sasao  , , , , ranaI sao pUCao." "mauJao sapnaa Aaegaa ik ranaI kaOna hO" knD@Tr nao ibagaD, kr kha. "maOM hÐU ranaI." ranaI nao calatI T/ama maoM ]z kr Aagao baZ,to hue kha AaOr dUsaro hI xaNa maoM laD,KD,a kr ek vaRw kI gaaod maoM jaa igarI.  SaIlaa¸ vantI AaOr vaIra iKlaiKlaa kr hÐsa ]zIM AaOr ranaI ]sa vaRw kI gaaod maoM sao ]ztI hu[- baaolaI¸ "hÐsatI @yaaoM hao¸ Apnao ipta ko samaana hO." [sa pr T/ama maoM baOzo saBaI laaoga hÐsa pD,o AaOr vah vaRw bagalaoM JaaÐknao lagaa. ranaI ]z kr igartI–pD,tI ifr ApnaI saIT pr baOz caukI qaI. kutuba raoD ko AD\Do pr jaba vah T/ama sao ]tr gayaIM tao knD@Tr nao na jaanao iksao sambaaoiQat krto hue kha¸ "AjaIba vaaihyaat AaOrtoM qaIM" AaOr T/ama maoM baOzo ek AadmaI nao ApnaI p%naI sao kha¸ "laaja–Sama- tao rhI nahIM" AaOr vah vaRw bagala maoM baOzo ek yauvak sao kh rha qaa¸ "saalaI @yaa Qamma sao Aakr gaaod maoM igar pD,I"  AaOr yauvak yah samaJanao kI kaoiSaSa kr rha qaa ik baUZ,a ]sa AaOrt kI hrkt kI baura[- kr rha hO yaa vaOsao hI caTKara lao rha hO. T/ama sao ]trto hI ]nhaoMnao ifr saaocanao kI AavaSyakta samaJaI ik vao khaÐ jaaeÐ. jaba ranaI nao Apnao maÐuh pr AÐgaulaI rKto hue kha¸ "haya¸ hma khaÐ Aa gayaI" tao SaIlaa nao Baaolaopna sao javaaba idyaa¸ "ApnaI sasaurala" AaOr [sa pr vah saba [sa jaaor sao hÐsaIM ik Aasapasa ko KD,o saBaI laaoga ]nakI Aaor doKnao lagao.
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