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"kba Aa[- haoÆ"
"khaMÆ"
"yahaM."
"ABaI tao Aa[- hMU."
"yahaM¸ maanaI naUrpur maoM."
"Aaja saubah Aa[- qaI.  vamaa- jaI ko ek ima~ ka dohant hao gayaa qaa.  tba hma laaoga ivadoSa gae hue qao.  vamaa- jaI tao ABaI BaI pOirsa maoM hI hOM¸ [sailae Afsaaosa krnao mauJao hI Aanaa qaa."
"tao kla savaoro laaOTnao kI @yaa jaldI hOÆ"
"kla maorI baoTI kI eD\imaSana hO maoiDkla kalaoja maoM."
"[tnaI baD,I hao ga[- hO vahÆ"
"haM¸ idna baItto @yaa dor lagatI hO.  [@kIsavaaM pUra kr ilayaa hO ]sanao [sa Agast maoM."

caaya pIkr maOM ]za AaOr maOMnao drvaajao kI saaMkla caZ,a dI.  ]sanao hOrana naja,raoM ko saaqa mauJao saaMkla caZ,ato doKa laoikna caup rhI.  drvaaja,o sao calakr maOM Dbala baoD pr laoT gayaa.  daonaaoM baahoM fOlaakr maOMnao ]sao pasa Aanao ka inaman~Na idyaa.  ]sanao Apnaa psa- caaya kI maoja, pr rKa AaOr ]zakr maoro krIba Aa baOzI.

maoro saba` ka baaMQa hI TUT gayaa jaOsao.  BaIMcakr Apnao ]pr igara ilayaa maOMnao ]sao AaOr maoro haqa ]sako SarIr pr daOD,nao lagao.  maorI majabaUt pkD, sao svayaM ka Aaja,ad krnao kI kaoiSaSa maoM ]saka caohra jaOsao tmatmaa gayaa.  ivasmaya AaOr GabarahT¸ iksaI AinaYT ka saaxaat\ hao rha Baya AaOr Aksmaat ]sa pr TUT pD,a maOM – – saba kuC Ap`%yaaiSat yaa Saayad ]sako ilae.  Saayad vah [sako ilae tOyaar nahIM qaI.

"gaaopalaÑ PlaIja¸ PlaIja.  maOM bahut Ana–[jaI fIla kr rhI hMU.  ek imanaT ko ilae hTao jara PlaIja."

iSaYTta ko AavarNa kao tar–tar haonao sao bacaanao ko ilae kRtsaMklp¸ maQyamavaga- ka p`itinaiQa maOM¸ ]sakI Aavaaja, maoM inaiht yaacanaa kI Avaholanaa nahIM kr payaa.  ekdma toja, hu[- maorI saaMsa Acaanak saaQaarNa gait pr laaOT Aa[- AaOr maorI baahaoM nao Anaayaasa hI ]sao mau> kr idyaa.  ]zkr BaagaI nahIM vah.  Dbala baoD sao ]zkr kusaI- pr BaI nahIM ga[- vah.  vahIM maoro inakT baOzkr ]sanao Apnao kpD,o du$st ike.  maaqao pr ibaKr Aae baalaaoM kao pICo krko kanaaoM pr TaMka AaOr baaolaI¸
"@yaa vahSaIpna hO yahÆ"
maOM KamaaoSa rha.
"maOM ijatnaI baar BaI naUrpur Aa[- hMU¸ hma laaogaaoM nao hr baar Apnao ilae kuC na kuC samaya caurayaa hO.  [saI trh iksaI ekant maoM [k{o baOzkr caaya pI hO¸ baatoM kI hOM.  yah Aaja @yaa hao gayaa hO tumakaoÆ  eosaa tao tumanao kBaI nahIM ikyaa.  maOMnao kBaI klpnaa BaI nahIM kI ik tuma maoro saaqa balaa%kar BaI kr sakto hao."
"balaa%kar tao ABaI BaI nahIM k$Mgaa AaSaa."
"tao ifr yao tumharI saasaaoM ka ekdma toja haonaa¸ tumharo haqaaoM pr sao tumharo idmaaga ka inayan~Na ]z jaanaa – yah saba @yaa hOÆ"
"batata hMU."
]zkr baOz gayaa maoM BaI.
"AaSaaÑ  yah jaao kuC maOM kr rha qaa yaa krnaa caah rha qaa¸ yah saba hma pccaIsa vaYa- phlao BaI kr sakto qao.  tba Saayad Apnao kao raoknaa kizna qaa¸ yah saba krnaa kizna nahIM qaa tba maOMnao yaa hmanao yah [sailae nahIM ikyaa ik tumhara ivavaaiht jaIvana iksaI igalT ka iSakar na hao.  hmaarI SaadI nahIM hao saktI qaI¸ yah hma daonaaoM nao jaana ilayaa qaa AaOr Alaga–Alaga ijandgaI ibatanao kao inayait maana ilayaa qaa.  SaadI ko baad BaI tumanao daostI kayama rK laI¸ yah tumhara kmaala hO Anyaqaa maOM tao ]saI idna tumasao haqa Qaao baOza qaa¸ ijasa idna tumanao vamaa- ko saaqa BaaMvar laI qaI."

ekTk maorI Aaor doKtI rhI vah.

"vamaa- ka @yaa AiQakar qaa tuma prÆ  isaf- [tnaa hI naa ik vah tumharo iptajaI kI tlaaSa qaa basa yahI naaÆ  ]sanao tumhoM maorI trh TUTkr caaha vahIM qaa¸ maorI trh dIvaanaavaar mauhbbat nahIM kI qaI¸ maorI trh tumharo du:K maoM¸ sauK maoM SarIk nahIM rha qaa vah.  ifr BaI vah tumhoM mauJasao CInakr lao gayaa.  maOMnao tumharo [sa SarIr kao¸ jaao ]na idnaaoM javaanaI ko vaoga sao pirpUNa- qaa¸ ]sako ilae AnaCuAa nahIM CaoD,a qaa¸ isaf- [sailae jaUza nahIM ikyaa qaa ik piva~ta ka jaao saMskar tumharo KUna maoM Gaulaaimalaa qaa¸ vah Aaht na hao AaOr tumhara ivavaaiht jaIvana iksaI glaaina kI Aaga maoM Jaulasakr na rh jaae."
"maOM jaanatI hMU gaaopala.  [sakI kd` BaI krtI hMU.  yahI karNa hO ik SaadI ko baad BaI maOM tumasao imalanao kao baocaOna rhI hMU.  SaadI ko baad tumanao mauJao jahaM khIM BaI baulaayaa h¸O maOM inassaMkaoca calaI Aa[- hMU.  mauJao tumasao kBaI Ktra nahIM qaa.  Aaja BaI nahIM hO.  laoikna Aaja jaao kamaukta tumharo caohro pr ]Bar Aa[- hO¸ ]sasao BaI [tnaI AatMikt nahIM hMU¸ ijatnaI ivaismat hMU."
"kamaukta baD,a GaiTyaa Sabd hO AaSaa.  laoikna Saayad [saka dUsara pyaa-ya BaI nahIM hO.  maOM kBaI BaI sao@sa–sTava-D nahIM qaa.  dao javaana baccaaoM ka ipta¸ ApnaI p%naI sao pUNa-tyaa saMtuYT kao[- BaI vyai> sao@sa–sTava-D nahIM haota.  maOM BaI nahIM hMU.  laoikna hmaoM Apnao sambaMQaaoM maoM khIM na khIM kao[- roKa tao KIMcanaI haogaI.  vamaa- kao maOMnao pccaIsa vaYa- tumharo SarIr ka Baaoga krnao idyaa hO.  tuma ]sao ijatnaa sauK do saktI qaIM¸ do caukIM.  ]sao santana do caukI hao¸ ]sakI Gar–gaRhsqaI saMBaala caukI hao.  maOMnao pccaIsa vaYa- pUva- ApnaI ijasa caaht kao barbasa dbaa Dalaa qaa¸ pccaIsa vaYa- BaI ]sao maar Dalanao maoM Asamaqa- rho hOM.  [tnaI lambaI kalaavaiQa BaI ]saka galaa nahIM GaaoMT pa[- hO.  tuma jaba–jaba maoro pasa hu[- hao¸ mauJao ApnaI prajaya ka Ahsaasa kcaaoTkr rK gayaa hO.  [sailae hr baar tumharo SarIr kao CUkr mahsaUsa krnao kI kaoiSaSa maoM maOM tumharo ilae ekant ZMUZ,ta rha hMU¸ maOnaoja krta rha hMU."
"magar yah glaaina tao Aba Saayad AaOr AiQak Asa( haogaI."
"iksa baat kI glaainaÆ pit vamaa- kao pccaIsa vaYa- tk Apnaa saba kuC do caukI hao.  ima~ gaaopala kao ]sako AiQakar sao vaMicat rhnao kI saja,a pccaIsa vaYa- imalatI rhI hO.  khIM tao Ant haonaa caaihe [sa saja,a ka."
"nahIM gaaopala¸ nahIM.  tumharo ijasa $p kI maOM klpnaa BaI nahIM kr saktI¸ ]sa $p kao doKkr maOM iktnaI TUT jaa}MgaI¸ iktnaI ibaKr jaa}MgaI¸ [saka Anaumaana tao krao."

ifr sao ]cakkr dbaaoca ilayaa maOMnao AaSaa kao.  maorI saaMsaaoM kI gamaI- toja,I sao laaOTnao lagaI.  maoro haqa ifr ]saI p`kar Akulaa ]zo.  laoikna tBaI ]sanao p`aqa-naa–saI krto hue kha¸
"ek imanaT PlaIja,¸ basa ek imanaT¸ maOM baaqa$ma hao Aa}M."

]sanao ]zkr drvaaja,a Kaolaa AaOr baahr inakla ga[-.  SarIr maoM baZ,o hue Aavaoga ko baavajaUd maora maistYk dIvaanagaI kI hdoM nahIM CU payaa.  t%kala ]sako pICo na daoD,nao ka inaNa-ya na ilayaa maOMnao AaOr ]zkr [sa kusaI- pr Aa igara.

baahr sao ]sako TO@saI kao baulaanao kI¸ TO@saI ko Aanao kI¸ jaanao kI Aavaaja,oM saunata rha AaOr Aba pta nahIM iksa Aavaaja, kI p`tIxaa maoM ABaI tk yahIM baOza huAa hMU.  

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