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hĐsaI ko maaro vao duhrI–ithrI hu[- jaa rhI qaIM AaOr yah BaI BaUla ga[- qaIM ik daonaaoM idSaaAaoM sao ek–ek kar kovala ]nhIM ko karNa hana- pr hana- bajaa rhI qaI. AaOr jaba ek kar nao pICo sao ranaI kI TaĐgaaoM pr hlka–saa zhaoka idyaa tao ]sakI hĐsaI caIK maoM badla gayaI AaOr ]sanao mauD, kr karvaalao kao paĐca–C: GarolaU gaailayaaoM sao ivada ikyaa.

jaba vah saD,k ko iknaaro laga gayaIM tao SaIlaa łijasakI trMga ]nhoM Gar sao inakala laayaI qaI´ kao jaanao @yaa saUJaI¸ khnao lagaI "knaaT Plaosa calaaogaI." naama tao sabanao sauna rKa qaa. vantI ka Gar vaalaa dFtr sao laaOTto samaya hr phlaI tarIK kao knaaT Plaosa sao hI fUlaaoM ka ek har ]sako ilae lao Aayaa krta qaa. vaIraM ka ramadyaala BaI Apnao kama–kaja ko sambanQa maoM knaaT Plaosa jaayaa krta qaa¸ jahaĐ ]sako sasto ibaskuTaoM ko p@ko ga`ahk qao. ranaI tao svayaM BaI dao baar knaaT Plaosa hao AayaI qaI –– ek baar jaba ]sako AnauraoQa pr ]saka pit AajaadI ka jaulaUsa idKanao lao gayaa AaOr ek baar vah AkolaI GaUmatI–GaamatI ]Qar jaa inaklaI qaI.  SaIlaa ka sauJaava haqaaoM–haqa ilayaa gayaa AaOr vao ek taĐgao maoM savaar hao gayaIM.

GaaoD,a phlao hI kafI toja qaa¸ magar ranaI nao jara naKro ko saaqa taĐgaovaalao pr caaoT krto hue kha "laOna¸ [saI trh iTcakĐU–iTcakĐU calaogaa @yaaĆ" tao taĐgaovaalao nao GaaoD,o kI ipClaI TaĐgaaoM maoM CD,I ko saaqa kuC [sa Sarart sao KujalaI kI ik GaaoD,a hvaa sao baatoM krnao lagaa. tD,aK–tD,aK krnao lagaa. tD,aK¸ tD,aK ko paĐva p@kI saD,k pr pD,to AaOr taĐgaovaalaa kBaI ranaI AaOr kBaI SaIlaa kI Aaor jaao ]sako barabar AgalaI saIT pr baOzI hu[- qaIM eosao doKta jaOsao [naama kI maaĐga kr rha hao prntu ranaI AaOr SaIlaa GaaoD,o sao BaI AiQak toja daOD, rhI qaIM. ranaI ka dup+a isar pr tao phlao hI nahIM qaa¸ Aba ]sako badna ko iksaI BaI ihssao pr nahIM qaa. naIcao igar gayaa qaa , , , ]sako paĐvaaoM maoM. SaIlaa ko baala ]sakI caaoTI sao Baaga–Baaga kr [Qar–]Qar daOD, rho qao. pICo baOzI vantI AaOr vaIraM baccaaoM kI trh saIT pr GauTnao Tok kr Aagao kI Aaor doK rhI qaIM.
ranaI kh rhI qaI¸ "ballao Aao ballao."
SaIlaa kh rhI qaI¸ "haya rama [tnaa toja."
taĐgaovaalaa kh rha qaa¸ "khao tao AaOr toja."
vantI AaOr vaIraM pICo baOzI baaola ]zIM¸ "haĐ Baa[- AaOr toja AaOr toja."
taĐgaovaalaa payadana pr KD,a lalakar rha qaa¸ "Aa ha ha ha , , , , "
AaOr saD,k pr Aanao–jaanao vaalao laaoga [sa fra-To Barto hue taĐgao pr dRiYT tao na jamaa sakto qao¸ pr TIka–iTPpNaI saba kr rho qao. yaid vah iksaI trh saba ek sqaana pr [k{o hao jaato tao sava-sammait sao inaNa-ya hao jaata ik taĐgao pr vaoSyaaeĐ baOzI hO¸ toja kOsao na daOD,o.

laoikna caĐUik taĐgaa vaoSyaaAaoM kao na baOzayao qaa¸ [sailae knaaT Plaosa phĐuca kr taĐgaovaalao kao BaI inaraSaa hu[-. [naama donao kI bajaaya ranaI ]sasao kh rhI qaI "Baa[- hmaaro pasa tao saaZ,o gyaarh Aanao hO¸ Aba dao pOsao ko ilae @yaa jaana laogaa."
taĐgaovaalao kao Saayad ranaI ka yah vaa@ya sauna kr zosa–saI lagaI. ekdma baaola ]za "ranaI tU yah BaI rK laoŃ"

]saka yah khnaa qaa ik vantI¸ vaIraM AaOr SaIlaa KTak sao hĐsa ]zI qaIM. jaOsao iksaI nao tIna fvvaaro CaoD, idyao haoM. ranaI phlao ek xaNa ko ilae BaaOMcakI saI rh ga[-¸ ifr jaba baat samaJa maoM AayaI tao [tnaI hĐsaI ik KD,I na rh sakI AaOr vahIM baOz kr '][-' ¸'][' ¸ krnao lagaI. taĐgaovaalao nao Apnao Aap sao kha¸ 'pagala haoMgaI' AaOr kdma–kdma GaaoD,o kao calaanao lagaa.

jaba jara dma maoM dma Aayaa tao ApnaI AaĐKaoM kao paoMCto hue ranaI nao kha¸ "maue kao maora naama kOsao pta cala gayaaĆ" vantI nao javaaba idyaa¸ "Baa[- tumhoM kaOna nahIM jaanataĆ" AaOr [sa pr hĐsaI ka dUsara daOr Sau$ haonao vaalaa hI qaa ik ]saI taĐgaovaalao kI Aavaaja ifr Aa[- "@yaaoM jaI kutuba kI saOr krvaa laa}Đ."

taĐgaovaalaa kuC dUr jaakr ifr mauD, Aayaa qaa.
"kutuba kI saOr krvaa ApnaI maaĐ kao¸ ApnaI bahna kao." ranaI nao ivaSaoYa GarolaU AaOrt ko svar maoM kha AaOr ApnaI sahoilayaaoM sao baaolaI¸ "calaao rI yah mauAa tao ku%to kI trh pICo hI pD, gayaa hO. AaOr vah AaoiDyana isanaomaa kI Aaor cala pD,IM.
ranaI baaolaI¸ "yah hO knaaD PlaoT\sa."
vaIraM baaolaI¸ "knaaD PlaoT\sa nahIM¸ krnaaT plaosa."
vantI nao kha¸ "@yaa baktI hao¸ naama hO , , , , knaasa PlaoT."
SaIlaa nao kha¸ "naama kuC BaI hao sqaana tao yahI hO na."
ranaI baaolaI¸ "pUC @yaaoM nahIM laotI iksaI saoĆ"
"jaaAao na Apnao ]sa taĐgaovaalao sao , , , , ."
taĐgaovaalao ka naama saunato hI ranaI ek mauskana kao dbaato hue baaolaI¸ "mauAa naama tk jaana gayaa."

vah AaoiDyana ko saamanao $k kr dUr sao tsvaIroM doKtI rhIM AaOr ifr iJaJakto–iJaJakto najadIk AayaIM AaOr ifr QaIro sao isanaomaa ko paoca- maoM daiKla hao gayaIM. ifrtI–ifratI pu$YaaoM ko poSaabaGar pr jaa $kIM. kuC xaNa saaocatI rhIM ik Andr @yaa haogaa AaOr ifr ranaI nao drvaajaa Andr kI Aaor Qakolaa AaOr '][ maaĐ' kh kr baahr kI Aaor Baaganao lagaI. sabakI saba BaagatI–ifsalatI baahr Aa gayaIM AaOr ranaI sao pUCnao lagaI ik¸ "huAa @yaa." pr ranaI hĐsatI ga[-¸ hĐsatI ga[-
AaOr jaba ]nhaoMnao bahut tMga ikyaa tao baaolaI "ek AadmaI , , , , " AaOr ifr hĐsanao lagaI. "taĐgaovaalaa yaad Aa rha hO" vaIraM AaOr vantI nao kha. SaIlaa nao baat badlanao ko ilae kha¸ "yahIM khIM hnaumaanajaI ka maindr hO khao tao , , , ."
"raK Dalaao hnaumaanajaI ko maindr pr. saOr pr inaklaI hao ik pUjaa kaoĆ vahaĐ BaI kao[- maaoTa–tajaa pujaarI baOza GaUr rha haogaa."
"Aap baItI saunaa rhI hao" SaIlaa nao kha AaOr vah ifr hĐsanao lagaI.

AaOr [saI trh hĐsato–hĐsaato¸ ifrto–ifrato ]nhaoMnao Saama kr dI. hĐsato–hĐsato ]nako galao baOz gayao qao AaOr vaOsao BaI ]nhaoMnao bahut kuC Alama–galama Ka ilayaa qaa , , ,, , gaaolagaPpo¸ AalaU kI iTikyaa¸ caaT ko p%to¸ canaajaaor gama- yaanao knaaT Plaosa ko baD,o haoTlaaoM kao CaoD, kr baahr jaao caIjaoM imalatI qaIM¸ vao saba ]nhaoMnao qaaoD,I–qaaoD,I caK laI qaIM. knaaT Plaosa ko baramadaoM maoM iktnao hI ca@kr lagaayao qao¸ iktnaI hI dukanaaoM ko saamanao h@kI–ba@kI haokr KD,I hu[- qaIM. iktnao hI laaogaaoM kao ApnaI hĐsaI ko karNa Ba`ma maoM Dala caukI qaIM AaOr Aba ]nakI TaĐgaaoM maoM hlka–hlka dd- haonao lagaa qaa tqaa ]nako idmaagaaoM kao kao[- jaMjaIr Gar kI Aaor KIMcanao lagaI qaI.
"calaao na vahaĐ @yaa hrI–hrI Gaasa hO qaaoD,I dor baOz kr Aarama kr laoM."
pr [sako javaaba maoM 'haĐ' yaa 'naa' kI bajaaya jaba vaIraM nao QaImao svar maoM kha¸ "Gar nahIM calaaogaIĆ" tao Gar ka naama jaOsao GaD,o pr raoD,o ko samaana lagaa.caaraoM ko caohro ekdma ]tr gayao.

"Gar jaakr @yaa kraogaIĆ" ranaI nao ihmmat sao kama laoto hue kha. laoikna ]sako [sa inaba-la sao p`itvaad ka yaqaaqa- ko kDuvao baadlaaoM pr kao[- p`Baava na pD,a¸ jaao Saayad Aasamaana sao CT kr Aba ]nako idmaagaaoM pr Ca rho qao.
"Gar maoM hO @yaaĆ" ranaI nao ifr kha jaOsao Apnao Aapkao samaJaa rhI hao.
"hO Kak." SaIla nao javaaba idyaa jaOsao kh rhI hao jaanato–baUJato hue pUCtI hao.
AaOr vao caaraoM sahoilayaaĐ hrI–hrI Gaasa pr baOznao kI bajaae Gar kI Aaor laaOT pD,IM.
"taĐgaa kr laao¸ ranaI nao kha pr iksaI kao hĐsaI na AayaI."
"vantI AaOr vaIraM kao maanaao saaĐp saĐUGa gayaa hO." SaIlaa nao kha.
"saaoca rhI hĐU rat kao sabjaI @yaa pka}ĐgaIĆ" vantI nao javaaba idyaa.
[saka majaak ]D,anao kI bajaae ranaI baaolaI¸ maoro sao saubah kI dala lao laonaa."
AaOr vao rasta pUCtI–paCtI Gar kI CaoTI–CaoTI ]laJanaaoM kao saulaJaatI¸ GarolaU samasyaaAaoM pr bahsa krtI¸ pD,aoisanaaoM kI inaMda krtI¸ ek–dUsaro sao [-Yyaa- krtIM¸ pa[yaaoM–AanaaoM ka ihsaaba krtI toja–toja Gar kI Aaor calanao lagaIM. jaba vao galaI ko pasa phĐucaIM tao AĐQaora kafI gahra hao cauka qaa.
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