maOM saaocatI rhtI [na taraoM maoM @yaa idKta hO ]nhoM¸ pr kBaI naa maOMnao pUCa¸ naa hI ]nhaoMnao batayaa.

mauJao Apnaa bacapna yaad Aata. va> AaOr maaOt ko haqaaoM TUT cauko irSto yaad Aato. yaad AatI ]nako baIca basaI saaoMQaI gaMQa jaao GaTnaaAaoM kI Zor–saI prtaoM ko naIcao dbakr QaMuQalaa gayaI haotI  , , , maOM ]na baIto xaNaaoM maoM Gausa pD,tI. ]na gahra[yaaoM maoM baD,a saukUna ibaKra imalata. lagata kuC BaI badlao pr [sa Aasamaana ka na@Saa tao vahI rhogaa na. AmmaaM¸ baabaa¸ BaOyaa¸ BaaBaI¸ dIdI¸ saiKyaaM saba na imala patoM haoM pr hma sabanao rat maoM baOz kr Aasamaana kI jaao satroM bacapna maoM doKI qaIM vao Aaja BaI vahI hOM. vahI Qa`uva tara¸ vahI saPtiYa-¸ vahI punCla tara  , , ,kuC BaI tao nahIM badlaa yah BaI KuSaI qaI. pr yah BaI ik yahaM ka Aasamaana vahaM ko laaoga BaI maoro saaqa saaqa doK rho haoMgao. saba kao[- maoro krIba Aa jaato AaOr mana KuSaI sao labaalaba hao ]zta.

pr ]sa idna SaOlaoSa nao mauJao baulaayaa. baalknaI maoM rKI baOMca kI puranaI rMgat vaalaI ]na kuisa-yaaoM pr baOzo SaOlaoSa BaI iksaI baIto va> sao puranao laga rho qao.

Aaja vao caMd` taraoM Baro Aasamaana kI Aaor na doK kr kmaro ko BaItr JaaMk rho qao.

baalknaI sao Gar ko kmaro ka BaItrI Baaga dIK rha qaa. yahI Gar ka sabasao baD,a kmara qaa AMga`ojaI ko ela Axar kI banaavaT ka.

baalknaI kI trf ela ka ptlaa vaalaa Baaga qaa¸ ijasamaoM SaISama kI lakD,I kI banaI vah Da[inaMga Tobala rKI qaI ijasa ko caaraoM pOraoM pr Zor–saI na@kaSaI qaI. ek–ek payaa haqaI kI saMUD kI BaaMit dumaMuha hao rha qaa. }pr ko pllao kI maaoTa[- BaI C: [Mca kI tao rhI haogaI.

caaraoM Aaor kI maaoilDMga na@kaSaIdar jaalaI sao banaI qaI. maOM jaanatI qaI [sa trh ko fnaI-car kI safa[- ek baohd jaana laovaa kama qaa pr dada ko ja,maanao ka yao fnaI-car hmaaro ilae Saana baGaarnao ka AaOr Aanao jaanao vaalaaoM ko ilae [-Y-yaa ka vaayasa BaI qaa.

]sa idna SaOlaoSa nao maora haqa pkD,kr Apnao pasa ibaza ilayaa. ApnaI ]MgalaI ka saMkot AaOr inagaah kI Daor kmaro ko BaItr kI Aaor lao jaato hue ]nhaoMnao kha¸
"ja,ra kmaro ko BaItr ka dRSya doKao tao." iKD,kI sao idKtI vah Da[inaMga Tobala¸ saamanao rKI maoja, ko kaonao maoM ko }Mcao sTUla pr rKa vah fUladana tqaa ]samaoM sajao kmala ko fUla jaao yaMU tao AQa-maurJaayao qao pr iKD,kI ko SaISaaoM maoM sao idKto baD,o lauBaavanao AaOr AaiT-isTk laga rho qao.

dUr dIKta vah dIvaana , , , dIvaana pr ibaCI maO$na – kosairyaa – pIlao tqaa ËIma klar ko iDjaa[na vaalaI caadr dIvaana ko zIk }pr lagaI lambaI–saI poMiTMga ijasamaoM naIlao panaI kI JaIla ko daonaaoM Aaor hro Baro poD, AaOr pICo dIKta phaD, ijasakI caaoiTyaaM baf- sao ladI qaIM , , , [tnaa kuC hI dIK rha qaa. mauJao yah dRSya idKato hue baaolao –
"doKao¸ iktnao KUbasaUrt poMiTMga saa laga rha hO BaItr ko kmaro ka yao dRSya. yao gamalaa Aagao kI Aaor , , , dUr pr lagaI vah poMiTMga ka dRSya , , , i~AayaamaI qa`I Da[-maonSanala , , , Apnaa hI Gar iksaI tsvaIr saa KUbasaUrt  , , ,saaocaa BaI nahI kBaI."
maOM caupcaap doKtI rhI. SaOlaoSa ifr baaolao¸ "AaOr yao jaao gamalaa dIK rha hO na , , ,[sasao yao poinTMga Kasaa puranao va> kI banaI dIK rhI hO."
Apnaa baOznao ka kaoNa badlato hue vao ifr baaolao¸ "@yaa khaogaI. sa~hvaIM SatI ko iksaI ponTr kI."

SaOlaoSa sahI qao. k[- karNaaoM sao vah poinTMga hI laga rhI qaI. iKD,kI ko caaraoM Aaor kI caaOKT Íoma bana gayaI qaI. BaItr QaMuQalaI prCa[yaaM banaatI raoSanaI¸ gamalao ka masTD- saa pIlaayaa rMga¸ jaao puranaa pD, maTmaOlaa hao kr ]sao sa~hvaIM SatI ka banaa rha qaa ifr kmala ko fUla jaao Apnaa rMga vaa taja,gaI Kao cauko qao. maoja, pr ima+I ka jaga BaI tao rKa qaa. Ct ko baIcaaoM baIca laTka puranaa dada jaI ko ja,maanao ka JaUmar , , , ApnaI Zor saI kaMca kI JaalaraoM ko saaqa Qamak maar rha qaa. JaUmar dadajaI ko ja,maanao ka qaa¸ ima+I ka jaga ipClaI baar jayapur sao Aayao ima~ nao BaoMT ikyaa qaa ijasa pr maInaakarI kI hu[- qaI. itsa pr vah maTmaOlao pIlao rMga ka gamalaa.

gamalaa doKkr mana maoM ksak ]zI. ]sa gamalao sao Aba kao[- sambanQa bacaa tao nahIM qaa ifr BaI vah khIM na khIM mana maoM itrCa jaa cauBata qaa. yao BaI saca hO ik idnaBar maoM Anaok baar ]sao doKkr kuC nahIM ]gata qaa. ]sa idna jaba SaOlaoSa nao BaItr ko dRSya kI poinTMga banaa kr rK dI tao gamalaa BaI poinTMga bana kr jao,hna maoM ]tr gayaa. gamalao vaalao kI yaad Aanaa tao laaija,maI qaa. saamanao ka dRSya sacamauca lauBaavanaa qaa , , ,[tnaa lauBaavanaa ik lagaa Agar iksaI pi~ka maoM eosaI faoTao doKtI tao sacamauca maoM kaT kr rK laotI¸ ApnaI fa[la maoM yaa Íoma kra kr iksaI kao igaFT krnao ko ilae tOyaar kr laotI. eosaa krnaa maorI Aadt maoM Saumaar qaa. AaOr kuC na haota tao kma sao kma ApnaI maoja, pr ko SaISao ko naIcao tao AvaSya rK laotI. [tnaI KUbasaUrt poinTMga duinayaaM maoM fOlaI KUbasaUrtI ka Ahsaasa idlaatI rhtI. pr ifr yah BaI saaocatI rhtI ik kOsao haoto haoMgao vao Gar ijanamaoM eosaI poinTMgsa haotI haoMgaI. @yaa @yaa haota haogaa ]na laaogaaoM ko Gar maoMÆ ]na saba kI klpnaa krtI jaao jaao caIja,o ]nako Gar maoM haotI haoMgaI. kmala ko fUla ApnaI naala ko Jauknao sao Jauko hue qao. ]nhoM doKkr maorI klpnaa nao pIMgao baZ,a[-. mauJao lagaa maanaaoM naala AaOr fUlaaoM ko baIca haoD, lagaI hao. naala fUla kao naIcao laanaa caahtI¸ fUla }pr jaanao ka [sarar krto tnao KD,o rh rho qao. maOMnao caaha tao Anaok baar ik gamalao maoM naklaI fUla lagaa dMU – hr va> kI iJakiJak K%ma¸ pr kBaI mana maana hI nahIM payaa. hmaoSaa nayao fUla laayao jaato ]namaoM namak taMbao ka isa@ka Dalaa jaata ifr BaI vao caar paMca idna baad badlanao pD,to hI.

]sa tsvaIrnaumaa kmaro maoM JaaMktI maorI inagaah gamalao pr iTkI rhI qaI. paqa- yaad Aayao. gamalaa AaOr paqa- imala kr ek hao gayao. paqa- kpUr , , ,"yao naama SarIr va mana ko BaItr khIM QaMsaa pD,a qaa , , , gahro caIrta huAa. , , , "@yaa k$M ]saka" maOM saaocatI rhtI . ijanakao hma Baulaanao kI kaoiSaSa hmaoSaa krto hOM ]nhoM hI tao nahIM Baulaa pato.
"paqa- Aaja tao maorI ija,ndgaI maoM nahIM hOM ifr maOM @yaaoM ]nasao jauD,I hMU. pr @yaa sacamauca nahIM jauD,oÆ ifr @yaaoM yao gamalaa tanyaa kao nahIM do patI. tanyaa SaOlaoSa kI pu~I hO , , , @yaa [sailaeÆ @yaaoM maOM caahtI hMU ik yao gamalaa paqa- ko pu~ sausaIma ko hI pasa jaayao."

iksaI baat ka kao[- javaaba nahIM qaa. haota BaI @yaa. javaaba vah caahtI BaI khaM qaI.

jahaM yao saca hO ik saba baataoM ko ]%tr hao nahIM sakto vahaM yao BaI saca hO ik hmaoM maalaUma haoto hOM , , ,mana maoM iCpo vao javaaba jaao ]sa isqait maoM inaiScat qao. , , ,pr ifr @yaa saba kuC jaana laonaa [Msaana ko basa maoM haota hO.

Toilafaona kI Aavaaja, qaI. maOM tsvaIr sao baahr inakla Aa[-. GaMTI ja,aor ja,aor sao baja rhI qaI. ABaI tk tsvaIr maoM Toilafaona ka caaoMgaa nahIM idKa qaa. eosaa lagaa jaOsao vah ja,aor ja,aor sao baja kr Apnao haonao ka Ahsaasa idlaa rha qaa.
"pr maOM , , ,maoro haonao ka Ahsaasa , , ,maOM @yaaoM nahIM idlaa patI Apnao haonao ka Ahsaasa. saBaI mauJao 'Tokna fa^r ga`anToD' laoto hOM. AaOr maOM , , ,]nakI maaMga pr sahI ]trnao kI kaoiSaSa maoM Kud kao Íoma maoM lagaI tsvaIr banaatI jaa rhI hMU. , , ,Apnao ilae Apnao trIko sao kuC BaI saaocanao kI maumaainayat BarI dIvaar Apnao caaraoM Aaor banaatI , , ,Apnao AhsaasaaoM sao bahut dUr , , ,AvaaMCaAaoM ko baIca."

maOM ]z tao gayaI qaI. Toilafaona kI trf cala BaI dI qaI pr mana ko BaItr jaao kuC cala rha qaa ]sasao kOsao baca patI.
"hmaoSaa mana BarI gagarI saa Bara rhta hO¸ Clak pD,nao kao tOyaar , , ,jaba baaolanao ka maaOka imalata toja,I sao GaUmatI gagarI kI BaaMit ek baMUd BaI na ClaktI."

eosaa @yaaoM hOM ik samast vaO&ainak inayama tk ijandgaI pr sahI ]trto hOM. laaK caahtI ik mana kI gaagar qaaoD,I KalaI kr dMU Saayad tba BaavaaoM kao Claknao maoM AasaanaI haogaI. pr jaao caahtI vah , , ,kBaI na kh patI. AaOr jaao kh patI vah saamanao baOzo [nsaana sao [tnaa p`Baaivat haota ik ]saI ko AnaukUla idmaaga saaocanao lagata , , ,na caahto hue BaI.

faona SaOlaoSa kI pu~I tanyaa ka qaa. paqa- sao Alagaava ko pScaat\ sausaIma kao saMBaalatI jaba maOM AkolaI [sa saMsaar saagar maoM tUfanaI lahraoM sao jaUJa rhI qaI tBaI maora saamanaa SaOlaoSa sao hao gayaa qaa jaao ApnaI p%naI ko maR%yau ko pScaat\ Apnao daonaaoM baccaaoM kao saMBaalanao ka kizna kaya- kr rha qaa bailk jaUJa rha qaa khnaa AiQak sahI haogaa.

Apnao Apnao gamaaoM AaOr tklaIfaoM tqaa Apnao baccaaoM sao imalanao vaalao Zor sao duKaoM AaOr KuiSayaaoM maoM DUbato ]trato hma baccaaoM ko kOmp maoM Tkra gayao. yaMU BaI kha jaa sakta hO ik inayait nao imalaa idyaa.

Aba tao [sa baat kao caaObaIsa saala hao gayao hOM. safr ko saba duKd pla BaUla gayao hOM. haM¸ kuC kuC yaad hO , , ,namakIna caTpTo lamhoM. maora AaOr SaOlaoSa ka baoTa SauBaISa AaOr baoTI SauBaaSaa baD,o haokr yaUinavaisa-TI calao gayao hOM. hma irTayar hao gayao hOM tqaa Apnao gaaMva ko baD,o sao Gar maoM Apnaa CaoTa saa baccaaoM ivahIna vajaUd samaoT rho hOM.

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