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qaaoD,I dor maoM haoTla rajahMsa maoM ]plabQa
sabasao AcCI ivhskI kI baaotla¸ dao glaasa¸ saaoD,a baf- AaOr klaojaI¸
SaahI kbaaba¸ namakIna kajaU kI PlaoToM ek baD,I T/o pr ilae hue ek vaoTr
Aa gayaa. saara saamaana ek KUbasaUrt TI–Tobaula pr sajaakr ]sanao phlaa
pOga banaayaa. tba tk dUsara vaoTr Dnaihla ka pOkoT¸ maaicasa AaOr 'BaUKa
ba`*macaarI' ka pana laokr haijar huAa.
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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