sar nao BaI isanha saahba ko saaqa hI iDnar ilayaa. isanha saahba kao 'gauD, naa[T' khkr sar jaba maugalao AajamaI caala maoM calato hue hala maoM Aae tao kOlaaSa isaMh AaOr ]sako AadmaI ]zkr KD,o hao gae.

"Aro¸ tuma ABaI tk yahIM hao."
"Aapkao Gar tk phMucaae ibanaa kOsao calaa jaata¸ sar."

kOlaaSa isaMh kI dao gaaiD,yaaoM ko baIca maoM sar kI gaaD,I qaI. Apnao Aavaasa pr phMucakr sar nao kha¸ "Aba tuma jaava. bahut rat hao ga[-."

dUsaro idna kOlaaSa isaMh nao isanha saahba kao SaahI maohmaana kI trh Gaumaayaa. ivaËmaiSalaa ko AvaSaoYa idKae. kuPpa GaaT lao jaakr vah gaufa idKa[- ijasamaoM sao Baagakr maIr kasaIma maMugaor gayaa qaa AaOr ijasamaoM saaQanaa krko¸ khto hOM¸ mahiYa- maoMhI nao isaiw p`aPt kI qaI. icalD baIyar AaOr Kanao–pInao ka saara saamaana pasa maoM haonao ko karNa yaa~a baD,o majao kI rhI. isanha saahba nao KUba 'enajvaaya' ikyaa.

vao laaoga jaba laaOTkr haoTla maoM Aae tao isanha saahba nao pUCa¸ "AaOr tao yahaM kuC doKnao kI caIja nahIM hO¸ kOlaaSaÆ"
"nahIM¸ AaOr tao eosaa kuC nahIM hO¸ sarÆ"
"saunato hOM¸ yahaM ka isalk baD,a naamaI haota hO. vaa[f baaola rhI qaI ik e@sapaoT- haota hO. @yaa sacamaucaÆ"
"jaI haM sarÑ yahaM ka isalk banaarsaI AaOr saa]qa jaOsaa tao nahIM haota hO¸ magar [sakI ApnaI ek Alaga phcaana bana ga[- hO. Aap kuC doKnaa caahoMgao @yaa¸ sarÆ"
"saaoca rha qaa vaa[f ko ilae ekaQa saaD,I–vaaD,I haota tao lao laota , , ,."
"zIk hO sar. Aap kuC dor Aarama kroM. maOM saat bajao Aa jaa}Mgaa. tba calaoMgao."

kOlaaSa isaMh isanha saahba kao isalk kI sabasao baD,I dUkana maoM lao gayaa. ]sakao doKkr dUkanadar ga_I pr ]zkr KD,a hao gayaa.
"Aa[e¸ Aa[e kOlaaSa baabaUÑ Qanya Baaga hmaaro ik , , ,."
"jara kuC AcCI saaiD,yaaM idKlaa[e tao."

dUkana ka sabasao haoiSayaar saolsamaOna saaiD,yaaM idKanao lagaa. ek–ek saaD,I kao vah Ada ko saaqa daonaaoM haqaaoM sao saamanao  rKta¸ Kaolata AaOr ]saka dama BaI saaqa–saaqa baaolata jaata.
"tuma caIja idKava¸ dama hma doK laoMgao baad maoMÆ" kOlaaSa isaMh nao Taoka.

isanha saahba ko saamanao saaiD,yaaoM ka [tnaa }Mcaa AMbaar laga gayaa ik vah ]samaoM DUba–sao gae. vah ek–ek saaD,I kao CUkr doKto jaato qao.
"baD,a mauiSkla haota hO 'saolao@T' krnaa. tuma kuC madd krao na." isanha saahba nao kOlaaSa isaMh sao kha.
"doKa jaae na sar. vaOsao maODma ka kMPlao@Sana , , ,
"kMPlao@Sana tao foyar hI hO."
"tba tao yah vaalaI laI jaa saktI hO¸ sar." kOlaaSa isaMh nao ]saI pr ]MgalaI rK dI ijasakao isanha saahba baar–baar ]laT–plaT kr doK rho qao.
"haM¸ yah bahut AcCI caIja hO sarÑ" saolsamaOna tpak sao baaola pD,a¸ "[saka AaMcala BaI bahut saMudr hO." ]sanao AaMcala Kaolakr idKayaa. ifr saaD,I kao Apnao badna pr rKkr idKayaa halaaMik ]saka rMga laala gaaora qaa.
"iktnao kI hO yah saaD,IÆ" isanha saahba nao pUCa.
"kuC nahIM sarÑ maa~ ba%tIsa saaO saaz $pe kI hO."
"yahI lao laI jaae¸ sar. AcCI caIja hO¸" kOlaaSa isaMh nao jaaor idyaa.
"pr ABaI tao maoro pasa ]tnao pOsao nahIM hOM. haoTla maoM hOM."
"Aap pOsao kI icaMta @yaaoM krto hOM¸ sar." kOlaaSa isaMh nao kha.
"[sao ApnaI hI dUkana samaiJae saaba. ifr jaba kOlaaSa baabaU hOM tao , , ,." dUkana–maailak baaolaa.
"vah saaD,I Alaga kr daoÆ" kOlaaSa isaMh nao saolsamaOna sao kha.

ek AadmaI jaldI–jaldI saaiD,yaaoM kao hTanao lagaa. ]namaoM sao ek saaD,I kI }prI prt kao ]MgailayaaoM maoM laoto hue isanha saahba baaolao¸ "saaD,I tao yah BaI AcCI hO¸ @yaaoM kOlaaSaÆ"
"hO hI. [sakao BaI lao hI ilayaa jaae¸ sar. lao hI jaa[egaa tao ek zao @yaa lao jaa[egaa. kma sao kma dao pIsa , , ,."
"nahIM–nahIM¸ maora matlaba qaa ik ]sako badlao [sakao BaI , , ,."
"]sakao tao rhnao hI idyaa jaae¸ sar. eo [sakao BaI Alaga kr daoÆ"
"AaOr @yaa idKayaa jaae¸ sarÆ"
"[saka blaa]ja–pIsa do dao."
"blaa]ja–pIsa tao [samaoM hO hI¸ sar."
"AaOÑ tba tao zIk hI hO. AaOr tao , , ,laD,ikyaaoM ko ilae saUT–vaUT BaI rKto hOM @yaaÆ"
"haM saabaÑ ek saUT inakalaaoÑ" saolsamaOna nao ek tIsaro AadmaI kao saolsamaOnaI tava ko saaqa kha.
"baccaI iktnao saala kI hO sarÆ"
"yahI kao[- baIsa kI haogaI." isanha saahba nao qaaoD,a ATkkr kha.

saUT idKayaa jaanao lagaa. isanha saahba tao ek hI laonaa caahto qao¸ magar yahaM BaI kOlaaSa isaMh nao ijad krko dao CMTvaa ide.
"basa hao gayaa¸ pOk kr dao." isanha saahba baaolao tao lagaa jaOsao ]nako Sabd haMf rho haoM.
"Aap nahIM laoMgao sar Apnao ilae kuC." kOlaaSa isaMh nao kha.
"Aro maorI CaoD,ao." isanha saahba AcCI–AcCI caIjaoM Ka–Kakr Afr gae AadmaI kI trh baaolao.
"nahIM sar. eosaa kOsao hao sakta hO. eo saunaaoÆ" ]sanao saolsamaOna sao kha¸ "ek saaobar klar ka qaana dao."

isanha saahba tao naa–naukr krto hI rho¸ magar kOlaaSa isaMh nao ek qaana BaI pOk krvaa idyaa.
tIna KUbasaUrt paoilaiqana baOgaaoM maoM saaro kpD,o pOk krko saOlsamaOna nao saamanao kr ide.

isanha saahba nao iJaJakto hue Apnao ihp pa^koT sao psa- inakalaa. ]sao Kaolaa.
"yah saba maooro naama pr ilaK laIijaeÆ" kOlaaSa isaMh nao saoz jaI sao kha¸ ifr isanha saahba sao baaolaa¸ "Aap rhnao na dIijae sar."
"zIk hO. iktnaa huAa TaoTla ibalaÆ cailae maOM haoTla pr Aapkao do dMUgaa."

kOlaaSa isaMh kuC baaolaa nahIM. ]sanao pOkoT ]zae AaOr cala idyaa. isanha saahba BaI pICo–pICo calao. saoz jaI tqaa saolsamaOna daonaaoM nao kOlaaSa isaMh kao¸ ifr isanha saahba kao p`Naama ikyaa.

saaolah tarIK kao gyaarh bajao sao maaOiKkI qaI. sar AaOr isanha saahba saaqa–saaqa Aae laoikna Alaga–Alaga gaaD,I maoM. kOlaaSa isaMh kI ek gaaD,I hmaoSaa isanha saahba kI saovaa maoM haoTla rajahMsa ko saamanao pak- rhtI qaI. vah ]saI sao saubah sar ko yahaM caaya pInao gae qao.

kOlaaSa isaMh nao kula saicava sao imalakr isanha saahba TI•e• Aaid ko nakd Baugatana ka p`baMQa kr ilayaa qaa. vaI•Aa[-•pI• kosaoja maoM eosaa haota hO. saaqa hI p`it kulapit sao AadoSa laokr e•saI• ka TI•e•BaI pasa kra ilayaa qaa. vaOsao ivaSvaivaValaya ka pirinayama hO ik p`qama EaoNaI ka TI•e• hI sabakao doya haogaa. magar isanha saahba jaOsao AMtra-YT/Iya #yaait ko ivaWana kI Kaitr¸ jaao jyaadatr tao Plaona sao hI yaa~a krto hOM¸ kBaI–kBaI To/na sao krnaI pD,tI hO tao e•saI• maoM calato hOM¸ pirinayama maoM Z,Ila do donaa kao[- AsaMgat baat nahIM qaI.

AaiKrkar maaOiKkI ko ilae AQyaxa Aqaa-t sar ko kxa maoM kuisa-yaaoM kI dao gaaolaakar ktaraoM maoM ivaBaaga tqaa sqaanaIya ka^laoja ko iSaxak¸ pD,aosaI ivaBaagaaoM ko AQyaxa Aaid ]pisqat hue. sabako baozto hI KUba kImatI maIza–namakIna ibaskuTaoM ko saaqa ka^fI sava- hu[-. laaoga ibaskuT TMUgato tqaa ka^fI isap krto hue doSa–duinayaa kI icaMta lagao. kuC Ajaak–majaak BaI calaa. zhako lagao. maaOiKkI ka idna sauK ka idna haota hO – saBaI jaanato hOM. vah BaI kOlaaSa isaMh jaOsaI hstI kI. saBaI sauKI qao. BaItr–baahr daonaaoM sao.

kOMiDDoT kao baulaayaa gayaa. kOlaaSa isaMh Aakr ekmaa~ KalaI kusaI- pr baOza. saBaI gaMBaIr hao gae.
"kuC pUiCe." sar nao isanha saahba sao kha.
"mauJao tao jaao pUCnaa qaa¸ pUC cauka hMU. dao idna sao yao maoro saaqa hOM. lagaatar baatoM haotI rhI hOM.
"ifr BaI kuC."
"AcCa tao ima•kOlaaSa. Aapkao [sa ivaYaya pr kama krnao kI p`orNaa kOsao imalaIÆ"
"sar sao." kOlaaSa nao saMixaPt ]%tr idyaa¸ "sar ko hI AaSaIvaa-d sao maOM yah kama kr saka hMU¸ varnaa maorI @yaa AaOkat hO¸ sar."
"laoikna kama tao Aapka bahut AcCa hO."
"saba sar kI kRpa hO¸ sarÑ"
"maOM Aapkao [tnao AcCo kama ko ilae baQaa[- dota hMU." isanha saahba nao kOlaaSa isaMh kI pIz pr haqa rKto hue kha¸ "Aap [sa qaIisasa kao piblaSa ja$r kra[e. vaOsao maOM T/aya k$Mgaa ik Aa^la [MiDyaa ihsT/I saaosaayaTI Agar [sao piblaSa kro tao saao maca saao gauD. Aba Aap laaogaaoM kao kuC pUCnaa hao tao pUiCe."

javaaba maoM ek saaqa k[- 'baQaa[-'. tqaa 'kaMga`oT\sa' ko svar gaMUja ]zo.
zIk ]saI samaya naaSto kI iDSa ³qaala kha jaae tao sahI haogaa´ Aa ga[-. AadSa- ka SaahI TaosT AaOr rsamalaa[-¸ AanaMd ka AanaMd baD,a¸ kanapur vaalao kI kajaU–barfI¸ namakIna kajaU tqaa dalamaaoz¸ AMgaUr¸ saova¸ kolaa Aaid.

"yah naaSta hO ik Baaojana¸ kOlaaSa jaIÑ" ek laaokla kalaoja ko TIcar nao qaala doKkr maska maara.
"Baaojana kI vyavasqaa rajahMsa maoM hO¸ sar. Aap saBaI laaoga saadr AamaMi~t hOM." kOlaaSa isaMh nao haqa jaaoD,kr A%yaMt ivanaIt Baava sao kha.

naaSto ko baad laIf kI caaya Aa[-. pana–isagaroT¸ saaOMf–laaOMga–[laayacaI kI PlaoT Aa[-.
]sa idna haoTla rajahMsa ko saBaI Tobaula kOlaaSa isaMh ko naama sao bauk qao.

k[- gaaiD,yaaoM maoM Barkr ivaSvaivaValaya ko AiQakarI¸ ivaBaagaaoM ko AQyaxa tqaa Anaok iSaxak¸ SaaoQa–SaaKa ko saBaI kma-caarI¸ k[- esa•[- tqaa ei@ja@yaUiTva [MjaIinayar¸ zokodar Aaid Aae. baabaU bamaSaMkr isaMh BaI Apnao saMgaI–saaiqayaaoM ko saaqa ]pisqat qao. bailk¸ baabaU bamaSaMkr isaMh kI KuSaI ka hI [jahar qaI vah ivaSaala paTI-.

sabanao KUba Ckkr ipyaa¸ Kayaa AaOr gaaiD,yaaoM maoM ladkr ivada hue.
isanha saahba kao 'saI Aaf' krnao ko ilae kOlaaSa isaMh Apnao AadimayaaoM ko saaqa haoTla rajahMsa phMucaa. sar sao vah ivada lao cauko qao.

]sanao ek KUbasaUrt eyar baOga isanha saahba ko saamanao rKa tao ekaek vao caaOMk sao gae.
"[samaoM @yaa hO Ba[-Æ"
"kuC nahIM sar. [samaoM rasto ko ilae qaaoD,a–saa naaSto ka saamaana AaOr rat ka Kanaa hO."

isanha saahba nao qaOlao kI caona KaolaI. AMdr k[- paoilaiqana baOga Baro pD,o qao. dao–dao iklaao kajaU¸ iksaimasa¸ AKraoT AaOr AMgaUr qao. ek maoM AadSa- kI imaza[yaaoM ka baD,a saa iDbbaa qaa. kuC AcCo ibaskuT qao. sTIla ko ek baD,o iTifna maoM rat ka Kanaa qaa. ek paoilaiqana maoM pana qaa. paMca saaO naMbar baabaa ka ek iDbbaa AaOr dao pOkoT caaMsalar.
"Aro¸ [tnaa @yaa haogaa¸ yaar."
"rasto maoM ja,$rt pD,ogaI¸ sar. gaaD,I maoM tao kuC imalata nahIM hO. AaOr jaao bacaogaa¸ Gar maoM baccao laaoga KaeMgao¸ sar." kOlaaSa isaMh nao ivanaIt Baava sao kha.
"AcCa¸ Aapko pOsao iktnao hueÆ irjavao-Sana BaI Aap hI nao krayaa hO." isanha saahba nao ihp pa^koT pr dayaaM haqa rKkr pUCa.

kOlaaSa isaMh nao daonaaoM haqaaoM sao isanha saahba ko pOr pkD, ilae AaOr ]nako saamanao Apnaa sar krto hue baaolaa¸ "Aap caaho ijatnaa jaUta maar laIijae¸ sarÑ hmaara sar haijar hO. magar [sa trh baogaanaaoM jaOsaI baat baaolakr idla mat taoiD,e¸ sar. Aapkao maOM sar sao jara BaI kma nahIM maanata hMU¸ sarÑ AaOr AapkI saovaa krnaa Apnaa AiQakar samaJata hMU. hmaara yah AiQakar nahIM CIinae¸ sar."

isanha saahba gad\gad qao. ]naka )dya hI nahIM galaa BaI Bar Aayaa qaa. ]nhaoMnao kOlaaSa isaMh ko maaqao pr snaoh sao haqa fora. kuC baaolao nahIM. baaola hI nahIM pae , , ,

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