laMca ba`ok ko baad dao sao caar bajao tk laD,kaoM ko gaRhkaya- ka Ta[ma–Tobaula calata hO., laD,ko @laasa maoM baOzkr Apnaa gaRhkaya- krto hOM AaOr TIcasa- sauprvaa[ja, krto hOM. ifr¸ caar sao saaZ,o paMca bajao tk kaoicaMga calatI hO. ]sako baad kapI caok krnao ka kaya-Ëma calata hO. kama samaaPt krto krto saaZ,o saat–Aaz baja jaato hOM., kBaI kBaI Aaz bajao ko baad sTaf maIiTMga hao ga[- tao samaJaao DoZ, GaNTo AaOr gae  , , ,rat ka Kanaa kmaro pr Kud hI banaato hOM  , , ,banaato–Kato rat ko gyaarh baja jaato hOM. ibastr pr phMucato–phMucato qak kr caUr hao jaato hOM. turnt naIMd Aa ga[- tao zIk nahIM tao Agar Gar ko baaro maoM saaocanao lagao tao naIMd BaI hrama hao jaatI hO."
"ABaI kama krnao kI Aadt nahIM hO na  , , ,vahaM tao mastI krto qao. kuC idna kama kraogao tao QaIro–QaIro saba zIk hao jaaegaa  , , ,¸ pOsaaoM kI BaI kuC baat iDsaUja,a sao hu[- hO yaa nahIM  , , , pomaonT iktnaa kroMgaoÆ"
"ABaI kao[- baat nahIM hu[- hO. pr yahIM sao ijana maihlaaAaoM kI inayaui> kI jaatI hO ]nakao sa~h saaO doto hOM  , , ,[tnaa tao doMgao hI  , , ,"
"matlaba sa~h hja,ar BaartIya $pe  , , ,ijasamaoM caar saaO BaI Kca- hue tao  , , ,mahInao maoM torh hjaar kI bacat  , , ,paMca hja,ar [iNDyaa Gar Kca- ko ilae Baoja doM¸ ifr BaI Aaz hjaar mahInao kI bacat hao saktI hO. Aba ibanaa maohnat ko tao kuC nahIM imalata." maOMnao ]sao $pyao ka gaiNat samaJaakr kuC idlaasaa donao kI kaoiSaSa kI. [saI gaiNat maoM hI tao hma saba fMsao hue hOM Anyaqaa AaOr @yaa rKa hO yahaM  , , ,Æ

idnaBar baccaaoM ko saaqa hI AiKlaoSa lagaa rha.

hma saBaI Saama kao Sahr maoM GaUmanao inaklao. yahaM ka baaja,ar doKkr AiKlaoSa kI AaMKoM caaOMiQayaa ga[-. saaonao kI dukanaaoM pr Saao kosa maoM lagao BaarI–Barkma AaBaUYaNaaoM kao doKkr ]sanao pUCa¸ "AsalaI hI hO na  , , ,Æ"
"AaOr nahIM tao @yaa naklaI samaJa rKa hO  , , ,Æ" maOMnao ]sako p`Sna ka ]%tr p`Sna maoM hI doto hue kha.

[lao@T/ainak dukanaaoM maoM BaI AaQauinaktma vastueM doKkr vah maugQa haota rha. baad maoM hma laaogaaoM nao ek haoTla maoM Baaojana ikyaa. haoTla ka ibala pOsaz idrhma ka Aayaa qaa. ibala doKto hI vah baaolaa¸ "saaZ,o C: saaO BaartIya $pe  , , ,Æ" Aba kOsao knvaT- krko hmaoSaa doKaogao tao na tao kuC Ka sakaogao AaOr na hI saao sakaogao  , , ,yahaM idrhma maoM kmaato hao tao ]saI maoM ihsaaba rKao  , , ,[MiDyaa ko iksaI AcCo haoTla maoM paMca laaoga @yaa pOsaz $pe maoM Ka sakto hOM  , , ,Æ [iNDyaa vaalaa gaiNat yahaM mat lagaaAao  , , ,Æ Baaojana ko baad hma laaoga Thlato–Thlato isaTI basa sTOND tk Aa gae. AiKlaoSa kao vaapsa Apnao kmaro pr jaanaa qaa. ]sanao calanao kI [ja,ajat maaMgaI tao p%naI nao yaad idlaayaa¸ "dIvaalaI Agalao vaIkoND pr pD, rhI hO¸ kaoiSaSa krko qaaoD,a jaldI Aa jaanaa  , , ,laxmaI pUjaa saaqa hI kroMgao  , , ,"
"zIk hO tao ifr maOM calata hMU  , , ," ]sakI basa tOyaar qaI vah ]samaoM jaa baOza. qaaoD,I dor baad hma laaoga BaI Apnao Gar Aa gae.

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yahaM ihndU %yaaOharaoM pr vah cahla–phla nahIM haotI jaao Apnao doSa maoM haotI hO. ifr BaI Apnao–Apnao GaraoM maoM laaoga Apnao ZMga sao %yaaOhar manaa laoto hOM. hmaaro ivaValaya maoM dIpavalaI ko idna nava vaYa- ko naama pr Cu+I do dI jaatI hO. baccaaoM maoM %yaaOharaoM ko p`it baD,a ]%saah rhta hO. [sa idna vao [iNDyaa bahut imasa krto hOM. vao caahto hOM ik [sa idna Gar maoM kuC hMgaamaa hao. BaID,–BaD,@ka¸ Qamaa–caaOkD,I rho. maOMnao ]sa idna Apnao kuC ima~aoM kao AamaMi~t kr rKa qaa. [saI bahanao kuC gapSap rhtI hO. catuvao-dI BaI ]sa idna AamaMi~t qaa. AiKlaoSa ko baaro maoM ]sao pta calaa tao baaolaa¸ "yaar qaaoD,I jaldbaajaI hao ga[-  , , ,pta nahIM qaa¸ Anyaqaa eosao skUla ko ilae Apnaa AadmaI kBaI BaI irkmaoMD na krto  , , ,"
"hma laaogaaoM nao tao kuC Balaa saaocakr hI kama ikyaa qaa  , , ,Aba ]sako ilae @yaa pCtanaa  , , ,Æ"
"ifr BaI mauJao lagata hO ik khIM na khIM hma ]sakI [sa isqait ko ilae ijammaodar hOM  ,, , ," catuvao-dI baaolaa.
pUjaa ka samaya hao rha qaa AaOr  , , ,AiKlaoSa ka kuC pta na qaa  , , ,maOMnao p%naI sao kha¸ "tuma pUjaa kI tOyaarI Sau$ krao  , , ,pUjaa kr laoto hOM  , , ,,AiKlaoSa Aaegaa tao pUjaa kr laogaa  , , ,"

pUjaa ko ]prant laaogaaoM nao imaza[- Ka[-  , , ,baccaaoM nao iKlaaOnao vaalaI ipsTla sao fayar krko pTaKaoM ka Aanand ]zayaa  , , ,QaIro–QaIro samaya baIt rha qaa  , , ,mauJao baar–baar AiKlaoSa ka #yaala aa rha qaa  , , ,phlaI baar dIvaalaI pr vah Gar–pirvaar sao dUr qaa. catuvao-dI BaI ]%sauk qaa ik kma sao kma AiKlaoSa sao ek maulaakat hI hao jaatI. dor haotI doK ]saka para caZ,ta jaa rha qaa. jaba saba` ka baaMQa Zh gayaa tao vah baaolaa¸ "jaba pta hO ik Aaja %yaaOhar ka idna hO tao qaaoD,a jaldI CaoD, doto  , , ,laaAao iDsaUjaa kao faona krto hOM  , , ,TIcasa- sao kama laonao ka yao kao[- trIka hO @yaa  , , ,Æ saalaa  , , ,baarh–caaOdh GaMTo kama tao maja,dUr BaI nahIM krta  , , ,jaanavar samaJa rKa hO @yaa  , , ,Æ saubah sao rat tk jaaot rKa hO kama maoM  , , ,Aro Baa[-¸ jaIta jaagata [Msaana idyaa hO tao ]sasao [MsaanaaoM kI trh vyavahar krao  , , ,yao BaI kao[- trIka hO ik %yaaOhar ko idna BaI ]sakI eosaI–tOsaI krko rK dao  , , ,¸ABaI [naka %yaaOhar hao tao doKao  , , ,Æ
iDsaUjaa kao faona imalaayaa gayaa  , , ,dor tk GaMTI bajatI rhI  , , ,faona na ]za tao mana–maar kr rh gae  , , ,Kanao ka samaya hao rha qaa At: Tobala pr Kanaa lagaayaa jaanao lagaa  , , ,

Kanaa Sau$ haonao sao pUva- hI AiKlaoSa Apnao saaqaI pI•TI•Aa[-• Aanandna ko saaqa Aa gayaa. Aanandna ka hma sabasao pircaya kranao ko baad AiKlaoSa pUjaa krnao calaa gayaa. Aanandna nao batayaa hma laaoga skUla sao inaklanao hI vaalao qao ik hoDimasT/osa Aa ga[-¸ ifr lagaBaga dao GaMTo tk sTaf maIiTMga calaI. maIiTMga ko baad hI hma inakla pae [saIilae qaaoD,I dor hao ga[-. pUjaa samaaiPt ko baad Aanandna AaOr AiKlaoSa nao phlao dIvaalaI kI imaza[- Ka[- ifr sabanao saaqa hI Baaojana ikyaa. AiKlaoSa pr catuvao-dI kao baD,I dyaa Aa rhI qaI¸ baaolaa¸ "Aap saaf–saaf bata[e  , , ,Agar mana na laga rha hao  , , ,yaa ifr kao[- proSaanaI laga rhI hao¸ tao kla hI baat krta hMU iDsaUjaa sao  , , ,Apnaa pasapaoT- laIijae AaOr vaapsa hao laIijae¸ iksaI ka kjaa- nahIM lao rKa hO  , , ,samaJa laIijaegaa [tnao idna ivadoSa Ba`maNa ikyaa. AapkI vahaM kI naaOkrI tao hO na¸ ifr kaho kI icanta  , , ,Æ"
"Aba [tnaI dUr Aae hOM tao kuC idna doK laoto hOM  , , ,baad maoM Agar nahIM sapra tao doKa jaaegaa  ,, , ," AiKlaoSa nao javaaba idyaa. maOM samaJa rha qaa pOsaaoM ka gaiNat kama kr rha qaa  , , ,saala Bar BaI Agar kama kr ilayaa tao AssaI nabbao hja,ar jaaoD, sakogaa  , , ,ijasamaoM bahut saaro kama inabaTae jaa sakto hOM. bahna kI SaadI maoM rohna rKo Kot CuD,ae jaa sakto hOM  , , ,¸ gaaMva ka makana zIk krayaa jaa sakta hO  , , ,¸ baUZ,o baap ka Aa^proSana hao sakta hO  , , ,¸ BatIjao ko naaOkrI kI vyavasqaa hao saktI hO  , , ,¸ laD,ko kao AcCI iSaxaa  , , ,¸ baoiTyaaoM kI SaadI  , , ,Aaid na jaanao iktnao hI kama ]sao yaad Aae haoMgao jaao pOsaaoM ko ABaava maoM $ko pD,o hOM.

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AiKlaoSa vaIkoND maoM Aa nahIM pata qaa. A@sar vah idna Bar kmaro kI safa[-¸ kpD,o Qaaonao Aaid ko kama maoM hI inakla jaata. ]saI idna vah maTna banaakr ÍIjar maoM rK laota tao dao–tIna idna Kanao kI vyavasqaa hao jaatI qaI. yahaM tao laaoga mahInao Bar ka Baaojana banaakr rK laoto hOM. baad maoM AavaSyaktanausaar qaaoD,a–qaaoD,a inakalakr maa[Ëaovaova maoM gama- krko Kato hOM. laoikna hma laaogaaoM kao ]sakI Aadt nahIM hOM. tIna idna baasaI Baaojana ka naama saunakr hI ]baka[- Aanao lagatI hO. At: AiKlaoSa kBaI tIna idna sao AiQak ka Baaojana na rK pata¸ vaOsao saaqa ko TIcasa- pUro saPtah ka kama calaa laoto qao. kpD,o vaaiSaMga maSaIna maoM hI Qaulato qao pr p`osa kranao ko ilae vah ]nhoM safIk Baa[- kI laanD/I pr lao jaata. laanD/I pasa hI qaI. safIk Baa[- AajamagaZ, ko rhnao vaalao qao At: ]sakI Saama AcCI baIt jaatI qaI.

ijasa idna phlaI tna#vaah imalaI¸ AiKlaoSa rat ko naaO bajao ko lagaBaga Gar Aayaa. baccaaoM ko ilae caa^klaoT ka iDbbaa ilae jaba vah Aayaa tao baD,a KuSa idK rha qaa. maOMnao Anaumaana lagaa ilayaa ik tna#vaah imalaI haogaI.

"Aaja tna#vaah imalaI hO @yaa  , , ,Æ" maOMnao ]sasao pUCa.
"haM Aaja hI dI hO  , , ,"
"iktnaa idyaa  , , ,Æ"
"pOsaa tao AcCa idyaa hO  , , ,sa~h saaO tna#vaah AaOr paMca saaO [-naama  , , ,tna#vaah tao sabakao ek–saI doto hOM  , , ,pr [-naama vaalaI rkma Alaga–Alaga AaOr AitgaaopnaIya haotI hO  , , ,i,ksaI kao pta nahIM haota ik dUsaro kao iktnaa idyaa gayaa hO."
Apnao Kca- ko ilae tIna saaO inakalakr baakI pOsao ]sanao maoro haqa pr rK ide.
"Aro Baa[-¸ mauJao @yaaoM do rho hao  , , ,Æ Apnao pasa hI rKao  , , ,"
"naahIM¸ Aapko pasa jyaada saurixat rhoMgao  , , ,maoro kmaro maoM tao na jaanao kaOna–kaOna Aata jaata rhta hO. vahaM rKnaa zIk nahIM rhogaa  , , ,Aap [samaoM sao paMca hjaar ka D/aFT banavaakr Gar Baojavaa doM AaOr baakI Apnao pasa hI rK laoM  , , ,"
"Aba tao kama maoM mana laga gayaa hO na  , , ,Æ"

sakara%mak ]%tr pa mauJao qaaoD,I saMtuiYT hu[-. ]sa rat vah hmaaro yahaM hI $k gayaa qaa. saubah ]sako skUla kI basa baccaaoM kao laonao ko ilae AatI qaI¸ vah ]saI sao vaapsa Apnao ivaValaya calaa gayaa. samaya ApnaI gait sao calata rha. AiKlaoSa ko p~ maoro hI pto pr Aato qao. jaba BaI ]sako p~ Aato¸ maOM faona Wara ]sao saUcanaa do dota tao vah maoro skUla Aakr Apnao p~ lao jaata qaa.

ivanTr bao`k huAa tao AiKlaoSa tIna–caar idna hma laaogaaoM ko saaqa rha. ]na idnaaoM maoM BaI ]sao skUla lagaBaga raoja hI jaanaa pD,ta qaa. [nhIM Cui+yaaoM maoM ]saka saara sTaf ek idna ipkinak pr fnaisaTI gayaa. rasto Bar gaIt¸ gaja,la AaOr cauTkulaaoM ka daOr calaa. AiKlaoSa kao [na sabaka baD,a SaaOk qaa. At: ]sanao [na sabamaoM baZ,–caZ,kr Baaga ilayaa. AntaxarI kI Sau$Aat maoM daonaaoM hI TImaoM ]sao Apnao pxa maoM rKnaa caahtI qaI. baad maoM¸ Ta^sa krko [saka inaNa-ya ikyaa gayaa ik AiKlaoSa iksa TIma maoM rhogaa. ]sa idna ko baad sao vah sabaka hIrao bana gayaa. jaba BaI kao[- Avasar Aata ]sako gaja,la kI frmaa[Sa hao jaatI  , , ,Aba ]sao Apnao kama maoM maja,a Aanao lagaa qaa. pr baIca–baIca maoM kBaI–kBaI Gar sao Aae p~ ]sao qaaoD,I dor ivacailat krto rhto qao.

AiKlaoSa Apnao Gar maoM sabasao CaoTa qaa. Baaga–daOD, kI saarI ijammaodarI caaho–Anacaaho ]sako hI kMQaaoM pr AatI qaI. laoikna jabasao vah yahaM Aa gayaa qaa Aba laaogaaoM kao ]saka ABaava Klata qaa. BatIjaI kI SaadI tya haonao pr Baa[- nao kuC Aaiqa-k sahyaaoga kI kamanaa kI qaI ijasao ]sanao sahYa- Apnaa kt-vya samaJakr pUra ikyaa  , , ,SaadI vaalao idna vah hr pla Gar vaalaaoM kao yaad krta rha. Gar kI yah phlaI SaadI qaI ijasamaoM vah Saaimala na qaa. ]saka baD,a mana krta ik ]D,kr sabako pasa phMuca jaae¸ pr maja,baUrI jaao na krae. baD,a mana maarkr ]sanao Apnao Aapkao raoka.

hma sabako ilae yahaM sao svadoSa–yaa~a Aaiqa-k dRiYT sao kafI mahMgaI pD,tI hO At: yaid Aakismak isqaityaaoM kao CaoD, doM tao hma laaogaaoM ka Baart–Ba`maNa ka kaya-Ëma p`%yaok dUsaro vaYa- hI bana pata hO. ipClaI baar hma laaoga Baart gae qao¸ At: [sa baar Cui+yaaM yahIM ibatanao ka
kaya-Ëma qaa. AiKlaoSa BaI yahIM qaa. [iNDyaa jaanao ka matlaba vaYa-Bar kI bacat sao haqa Qaaonaa hI haota.

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AiKlaoSa sao bamba[- maoM ijana kagaja,at pr hstaxar krae gae qao ]nako baaro maoM Sau$ maoM ]sanao imasTr iDsaUja,a sao pUCtaC kI pr vao Tala maTaola krto rho  , , ,baar–baar ek hI baat kao yaad idlaanaa ]sao kuC AcCa na lagata qaa  , , ,At: kuC idna baad ]sanao pUCnaa CaoD, idyaa.

Cui+yaaM haonao pr hI ]sao pta calaa ik Baart jaanao sao pUva- tIna maah ka vaotna jamaa krnao pr hI AQyaapkaoM kao ]naka pasapaoT- imala pata hO. Cui+yaaoM ka vaotna BaI vaapsa Aanao pr hI idyaa jaata hO. yah saba skUla ka AilaiKt inayama qaa jaao Saayad bamba[- maoM hstaxar krae gae AnaubanQa ka ek ihssaa qaa. vaOsao Baart maoM ike gae iksaI AnaubanQa ka mah%va yahaM Eama maM~alaya kI dRiYT maoM kuC BaI nahIM haota. iksaI ivavaad kI isqait maoM maM~alaya Apnao inayamaanausaar hI kaya-vaahI krtI hO. vaOsao eosaI isqait kma hI AatI hO jaba ik kao[- AQyaapk Apnaa ivavaad imainasT/I tk lao jaae @yaaoMik ]sa isqait maoM ivavaad hla haonao ko baad inayamat: vah AQyaapk ]sa jagah kama nahIM kr sakta. At: jaba tk panaI naak ko }pr na Aa jaae maM~alaya tk jaanao ka irsk kao[- ]zanao kao tOyaar nahIM haota.

gamaI- kI Cui+yaaM bahut sao laaoga yahaM hI ibatato hOM. Gar pr baccao }Qama na kroM [sailae vao ]nhoM iksaI na iksaI kama maoM vyast rKnaa caahto hOM. [sa isqait kao ma_onaja,r rKto hue AiKlaoSa ka skUla ga`IYmaavakaSa maoM BaI calata rhta hO. AiQaktr AQyaapk dUsaro yaa tIsaro vaYa- hI Apnao Gar jaato hOM., At: Cui+yaaoM maoM vao skUla maoM dao–caar GaNTo kama kr laoto hOM., [sa p`kar ]nhoM AaOr skUla daonaaoM kao kuC Aaiqa-k laaBa hao jaata hO. AiKlaoSa nao BaI kama ikyaa. dao–ek TyaUSanaoM BaI ]sao imala ga[- qaIM. [sa trh Cui+yaaM Aarama sao kuC Aitir> laaBa ko saaqa hI gauja,rI. vaOsao Agar pirvaar yahaM na hao tao samaya kaTnaa sabasao baD,I samasyaa haotI hO. jaIvana maoM AadmaI Akolaopna sao hI sabasao jyaada GabaD,ata hO.

nayaa sa~ Sau$ hao gayaa. saba kuC AnaukUla cala rha qaa. Gar sao BaI p~ barabar Aato rhto qao. pr [sa baIca iksaI nao AiKlaoSa ko iva$w ]sako Apnao ivaValaya maoM Baart maoM iSakayat kr dI ik AiKlaoSa ivadoSa maoM kama kr rha hO AaOr ]sakI Cu+I galat ZMga sao svaIkRt kI ga[- hO. iSaxaa ivaBaaga sao BaI AiKlaoSa ko ivaYaya maoM jaaMca ko AadoSa ide gae hOM. yah saUcanaa AiKlaoSa kao ApnaI p%naI ko p~ sao imalaI. ]sako skUla ko kuC AQyaapk ]sako Gar pta krnao ko ilae gae qao. Saayad baccaaoM sao kuC Banak imala ga[- haogaI yaa ifr jaao BaI rha hao¸ iflahala p%naI nao ilaKa qaa ik yahaM kI naaOkrI tao ga[- hI samaiJae. vahaM kI naaOkrI saMBaalakr rKoM.

[sa p~ nao AiKlaoSa ko saaro manasaUbaaoM pr panaI for idyaa. Apnao saaro sapnao ]sao icandI–icandI hao hvaa maoM ibaKrto idKae ide. yahaM sa~ lagaBaga pUra hao gayaa qaa. laoikna naaOkrI CaoD,kr jaanao kI isqait maoM ]sao ek vaYa- ka vaotna vaapsa krnaa haota. ibanaa naaOkrI CaoD,o jaanao kI isqait maoM BaI ]sao tIna gaah ka vaotna jamaa krnaa pD,ta AaOr Cui+yaaoM ka vaotna BaI skUla ko pasa rhta jaao vaapsa Aanao pr hI imalata.

AiKlaoSa baD,I duivaQaa maoM qaa¸ @yaa kro  , , ,Æ yahaM naaOkrI CaoD,kr jaanao pr kafI Aaiqa-k nauksaana qaa. AaOr Agar khIM vahaM kI naaOkrI BaI calaI ga[- tao  , , ,vahaM jaakr BaI @yaa krogaa  , , ,Æ yahaM kma sao kma ek vaYa- AaOr kama krko vah Aaiqa-k $p sao ApnaI isqait kao kuC majabaUt kr sakta qaa. ]sako baad BaI Agar vah caahogaa tao yahaM vah Apnaa kanT/o@T baZ,vaa sakta qaa. laoikna pirvaar AaOr baccao¸ vah BaI laD,ikyaaM  , , ,kba tk iksaI AaOr ko saharo CaoD, sakogaa  , , ,Æ ]na laaogaaoM kao yahaM laanao kI BaI kao[- isqait nahIM banatI qaI. baD,o saaoca–ivacaar ko baad inaNa-ya ilayaa ik Cui+yaaoM maoM vah [iNDyaa jaaegaa AaOr vahaM kI isqait doKkr Aagao kI rNanaIit tOyaar kI jaaegaI. Agar ihsaaba–iktaba saoT hao jaata hO tao dao–ek maah ko ilae vaapsa Aa jaaegaa ifr yahaM %yaaga–p~ dokr imainasT/I ko Wara Apnao kosa ka inabaTara krvaa laogaa. ]sa isqait maoM¸ Saayad vaYa- Bar ka vaotna jamaa na krnaa pD,o. [sa trh vahaM kI naaOkrI bacaI rhogaI AaOr yahaM sao BaI inabaTara ibanaa iksaI ivaSaoYa Aaiqa-k nauksaana ko hao jaaegaa. skUla maoM ]sanao p`caairt ikyaa ik [sa vaYa- Cui+yaaoM maoM ]sakI BatIjaI kI SaadI hO At: ]sao [iNDyaa jaanaa haogaa. Apnaa pasapaoT- ]sao irTna- iTkT idKanao AaOr tIna maah ka vaotna jamaa krnao pr hI imalaa.

Baart phMucato hI ]sanao Apnao ivaValaya maoM jvaa[na kr ilayaa. phlao laaogaaoM nao qaaoD,I AD,cana Dalanao kI kaoiSaSa kI laoikna @yaaoMik ]sakI Cu+I svaIkRt qaI At: ivaSaoYa $kavaT pOda na hu[-. baad maoM pta calaa ik AiKlaoSa ko sqaana pr ijasa vyai> kI tdqa- inayaui> hu[- qaI vah iSaxaa ivaBaaga ko iksaI kma-caarI ka AadmaI qaa. saara Kola ]saI ka rcaayaa huAa qaa. ]sanao ApnaI naaOkrI p@kI krvaanao ko [rado sao hI iSakayat kI qaI. laoikna Aba ]sao ApnaI naaOkrI sao BaI haqa Qaaonaa pD,a qaa.

ga`IYmaavakaSa samaaPt haonao kao qaa. AiKlaoSa kao yahaM vaapsa Aanao ko ilae puna: Cui+yaaM laonaI qaI. ip`Misapla sao ]sakI AcCI pTtI qaI. At: ]sanao saarI baatoM ]nhoM spYT bata dI. yah BaI batayaa ik vaapsa na jaanao kI isqait maoM ]sao lagaBaga sa%tr–pcah%tr hja,ar BaartIya $pyaaoM sao haqa Qaaonaa pD,ogaa¸ jaao ]sako gaaZ,o pirEama kI kmaa[- hOM. pr ip`Misapla nao iksaI trh BaI Cu+I donao sao manaa kr idyaa. saaqa hI samaJaayaa ik doKao¸ tumhara kosa ABaI band nahIM huAa hO¸ jaaMca–pD,tala hao rhI hO¸ eosao maoM tuma Agar yahaM nahIM rhaogao tao tumharo ivaraoiQayaaoM kao AaOr BaI maaOka imala jaaegaa. ]sa isqait maoM tumharI yahaM kI naaOkrI baca nahIM sakogaI.

AiKlaoSa maoro pasa pramaSa- ko ilae Aayaa. maorI samaJa maoM BaI kuC na Aa rha qaa ik eosaI isqait maoM @yaa ikyaa jaae. iflahala yahaM kI naaOkrI ka irsk laokr jaanaa mauJao ]icat nahIM laga rha qaa [saIilae maOMnao yahI samaJaayaa ik ]icat karNa banaato hue ek maah ko AvakaSa ko ilae p`aqa-naa–p~ AbaUQaabaI Baoja dao Aaor imasTr iDsaUjaa sao faona pr baat BaI kr laao. maorI baat ]sao jaMca ga[-. baaolaa yahI zIk rhogaa.

maoro yahaM vaapsa Aanao pr ek idna imasTr iDsaUjaa ka faona Aayaa. vao AiKlaoSa ko ivaYaya maoM kuC pUCtaC kr rho qao. mauJao AiKlaoSa ko ivaYaya maoM pUrI saUcanaa na qaI¸ At: maOMnao AspYT–saa ]%tr doto hue ]nasao kha ik vaapsa Aato samaya AiKlaoSa sao maorI maulaakat nahIM hao pa[- At: maOM kuC BaI inaiScat bata panao maoM Asamaqa- hMU.

]saI idna maOMnao AiKlaoSa sao baat kI tao pta calaa ik ]sako CaoTo Baa[- ka caunaava iksaI baOMk kI naaOkrI ko ilae hao gayaa hO AaOr vah [laahabaad sao laKna} calaa gayaa hO. Aba AiKlaoSa ka pirvaar ekdma Akolaa pD, gayaa hO¸ eosaI halaat maoM ]saka Aanaa AsaMBava hI hao gayaa hO. ApnaI isqait spYT krto hue ]sanao imasTr iDsaUja,a ko pasa Apnaa %yaaga–p~ Baoja idyaa hO. saaqa hI p`aqa-naa kI hO ik maanavaIya dRiYTkaoNa Apnaato hue ]sako pOsao Baoja ide jaaeM.

"tuma faona pr hI baat @yaaoM nahIM kr laoto." maoro pUCnao pr ]sanao kha¸ "saca khMU tao iDsaUjaa saahba sao faona pr baat krnao kI maorI ihmmat hI nahIM hao rhI hO. Aba saba kuC }pr vaalao ko saharo CaoD, idyaa hO  , , ,vah jaao caahogaa vahI haogaa. Aapsao kBaI maulaakat hao tao qaaoD,I maorI isafairSa kr dIijaegaa  , , ,kma sao kma jaao pOsaa mauJasao jamaa krvaayaa hO vah tao Baoja hI doM."
"calaao zIk hO doKao vao laaoga @yaa inaNa-ya laoto hOM."

]sa idna ko baad sao maOM p`tIxaa hI krta rha ik @yaa pta iDsaUjaa ka kao[- foana Aae  , , ,pr samaya baItta rha AaOr baItta rha  , , ,basa.

Aaja AiKlaoSa ka p~ maoro pasa Aayaa hO. pUCa hO @yaa vahaM fMsao maoro pOsaaoM ko vaapsa imalanao kI kao[- gaMujaa[Sa nahIM hOM  , , ,Æ maorI samaJa maoM kuC BaI nahIM Aa rha hO ik maOM ]sao @yaa javaaba dMU  , , ,AaOr iDsaUjaa sao @yaa baat k$M  , , ,Æ

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