"homaa kOsaI hOÆ"
"zIk hO¸ maaM kI CaoD,I kaozI maoM AD\D,a jamaae baOzI hO , , ,samaIr nao ]sa pr kaoT- kosa ikyaa hO. maOM BaI tao barabar kI hkdar hUM¸ vah khta hO. homaa yahaM AatI hO – bagaIcaa AaOr yah TUTa–fUTa Gar BaI hiqayaanaa caahtI hO , , ,]sao BaI lagata hO maunnaU jaIÆ saala baIt rhoM hOM naa , , ,"
"cala CaoD," maOM ]sao iD,p`OSana ko ]sa ibandu sao lao Aanaa caahtI qaI. drvaaja,o ko inakT CaoTI sao ]sa bagaIcaI maoM qaaoD,o sao fUla lagao qao¸ Kasa taOr pr jaamaunaI rMga ko, , , ,,maOMnao baat badlanao ko ilae kha–
"Aro baD,o saundr fUla hOM¸ @yaa naama hO [nakaÆ"
"AMgarojaI maoM [nhoM 'Aa[irsa' khto hOM. tuJao pta hO yao fUla kiba`stana maoM kba`aoM ko inakT lagaaeM jaato hOM , , ,"
"tao tUnao @yaaoM lagaayaa [nhoMÆ"
"Aro yao tao hmaoSaa hmaoSaa sao yahaM qao¸ 'saImaoT/I' jyaada dUr nahIM hO naa yahaM sao¸ vah doK JaIla ko ]sa iknaaro pr , , ,AaOr ifr mauJao @yaa fk- pD,ta hO. KOr¸ tU Gabara mat¸ maOMnao [naka naama badla idyaa hO. maak-nDoya puraNa maoM nak- ko kgaar ko fUlaaoM ka vaNa-na Aayaa hO¸ ik vao saBaI fUla jaamaunaI rMga ko haoto hOM AaOr ]naka naama hO 'tPtKumbaa'¸ Akolao inaja-na p`doSa ko fUla yaa Saayad laavaairsa–fUla." Apnao hI maoM Kao[- hu[- gaula kh rhI qaI¸ "ApnaI [sa ija,MdgaI maoM iksaI BaI caIja, sao mauJao lagaava nahIM huAa¸ ivannaI kBaI iksaI caIja, nao mauJao AakiYa-t BaI nahIM ikyaa. maaM ko Gar iktnaa kuC qaa – baoSakImatI saamaana¸ ja,ovar¸ kpD,o¸ fnaI-car , , ,maOMnao kBaI kuC nahIM ]zayaa. kuC nahIM baaMQata mauJao , , ,maOM Saayad iksaI BaI naaOsToiljayaa maoM jaI nahIM saktI."

tBaI iKD,kI maoM TMgaI vah AjaIba lambaao%trI GaMTI hvaa maoM ihlanao lagaI. "hllaao maunnaU jaI" vah mauD,kr baaolaI – "[sao maunnaU jaI nao Baojaa hO. jaapanaI gauDlak ka icanh banaa hO [sa kagaja, pr. ipClao saala ]nhoM ApnaI qaIisasa pr ek laaK Dalar ka purskar imalaa qaa – ]saI KuSaI maoM Baojaa hO. yao GaMiTyaaM jaba BaI bajatI hOM¸ ivannaI mauJao lagata hO maunnaU jaI maoro pasa hOM¸ mauskra rho hOM , , ,vah zIk hOM¸ [tnaa maana sammaana hO ]naka¸ ]nako SarIr maoM maorI ikD,naI zIk sao kama kr rhI hO , , ," AaOr gaula Apnao sapnao maoM hI calatI hu[- BaItr ko kmaro maoM gaayaba hao ga[-. jaba baahr Aa[- tao Saayad maoro karNa hI saaf kpD,o phnakr naha Qaao Aa[- qaI.

"cala Kanaa rostraM maoM calakr Kato hOM ivannaI maoro pasa kuC Kasa nahIM hO tuJao iKlaanao laayak , , ,"
"zIk hO" maOM ]z KD,I hu[-. maOM BaI baahr jaanaa caahtI qaI¸ kla sao kuC Kayaa nahIM qaa – naa ]sanao naa maOMnao , , ,
"kla rat tU , , ,AcCa jaanao do¸ yao bata ik tU @yaa KatI hO , , ,badbaU maartI Aaovar frmaoMToD baIAr yaa Gar kI banaI baosvaad ba`oDÆ mauJao tao lagata hO tU Kanaa kBaI banaatI hI nahIM – AaOr samaIr , , ,vah @yaaoM nahIM doKta torI ja,$rtoM , , ,"
"tU hI tao hO ivannaI¸ jaao zIk sao jaanatI hO , , ,maorI ja,$rtoM @yaa hOMÆ AaOr ifr samaIr , , ,vah tao maoro saaqa kBaI BaI nahIM qaa , , ,maoro ilae p`oma ka rasta kaMTaoM AaOr ]laJanaaoM ka qaa basa , , ,AaOr SaadI ka GaaoYaNaa–p~¸ kOsaI AjaIba sa%yata kaÆ" phlaI baar kha qaa gaula nao vah¸ jaao maOM jaanatI qaI.

hmaara rostraM Aa gayaa qaa¸ baIto hue vaYa- gavaah qao ik iksaI BaI rostraM maoM baOzkr hmanao iktnaa kuC ijayaa qaa saaqa–saaqa¸ baoihsaaba baatoM kI qaIM. hmaaro caupcaap baOzo plaaoM ka BaI lambaa [ithasa qao yao rostraM. vahaM kI popr naOpiknaaoM pr r@KI hu[- hmaarI rcanaaAaoM kI naIMva¸ khainayaaoM–]pnyaasaaoM ko Alaavaa ]nakI ica~ p`dSa-inayaaoM ko qaIma¸ maoro SaaoQa kaya- ka kama¸ saBaI kuC jaIvaMt hao ]za qaa. mauJao yaad hO eosao hI ek baar hma rostraM maoM kafI pI rho qao , , ,samaIr AaMQaI tUfana saa Aayaa AaOr gaula kao GasaITta huAa lao gayaa. ]sao Sak qaa ik gaula Apnao gau$ samaana [ndr sao p`oma krnao laga ga[-. ]sa idna phlaI baar mauJa pr samaIr ko vyavahar ka raja, Kulaa qaa. maunnaU jaI ko faona krnao pr jaba gaula kao doKnao ga[- qaI tao samaIr kI maar pIT¸ maunnaU kI baImaarI¸ Gar kI halat saBaI kuC , , ,tba sao jaOsao gaula maoro ija,mmao Aa ga[- qaI , , ,Da^@Tr¸ dvaa[yaaM¸ ]nako ibala , , ,.

tba gaula nao [tnaa Bar kha qaa¸ "galat pOr rK donao sao saBaI kuC galat hao jaata hO naa¸ baccao hao jaato hOM¸ Aap iksaI kI imailkyat hao jaato hao , , ,ijasaka vajaUd baOD$ma ko DbalabaoD sao jyaada kuC nahIM haota , , ,[ndr sao p`oma , , ,vah hMsaI qaIM¸ SarIr @yaa ifr SarIr haota hOÆ ivannaI tuJao pta hO kBaI kBaI maaOt BaI Apnao pICo maRt laaSa nahIM CaoD, jaatI , , ,."

CaoTo sao ]sa rostraM ko kaonao maoM ek igalahrI mara huAa itlaca+a Ka rhI qaI. maOMnao bahut idna baad igalahrI doKI qaI , , , "Aaoh , , ,igalahrI , , ,kOsao maja,o sao Ka rhI hO Apnao kmaja,aor iSakar kao."
"sarvaa[vala Aa^f d ifTosT , , ," gaula nao kha. ]sakI pIlaI AaMKaoM maoM AjaIba saI iplaa[- tOr Aa[- qaI , , ,maOM saaoca rhI qaI ik ]sakI yao iplaa[- hmaoSaa kI trh iksaI raOSanaI kI ikrNa sao @yaaoM nahIM imalatI , , ,[tnaI bauJatI hu[- @yaaoM hOÆ

rostraM ka Caokra dao PlaoTaoM maoM Kanaa rK gayaa qaa AaOr ]sa idna ka AKbaar BaI , , ," jaba BaI baahrI duinayaa kI yaad AatI hO ivannaI¸ maOM yahaM Aa jaatI hMU. yahaM 'i~vaoNaI' jaOsao praMzoM imalato hOM. basa Kanao ko saaqa AKbaar BaI pZ, laotI hMU , , , calaao doKoM [sa baar kaOna saa imasaa[la CUTa¸ iksanao CU ilayaa caaMd kaoÆ" ]sanao AKbaar kao maoja, pr fOlaa ilayaa – ek pRYz pr BauvanaoSavar ko inava-s~ saaQaU ka ica~ Cpa qaa jaao 'ivaSauBa–saMËaMit' ko Avasar pr naMgao pOraoM jalato hue AMgaaraoM pr cala rha qaa prMtu pOr nahIM jalao qao ]sako.

"AjaIba hO na yah hzyaaogaI. Aaga BaI AjaIba hO. ]sanao Apnaa Qama- nahIM inaBaayaa. kOsao KD,a hO , , ,inaiva-kar , , ," maOMnao kha.
"GaD,I dao GaD,I Aaga pr calata hO tao tmaaSaa haota hO. kuC laaoga tao ]ma` Bar Aaga pr calato hOM , , ,AaOr cacaa- nahIM haotI , , ," vah toja, jalatI hu[- kafI ka kp ]zakr gaTagaT pI ga[- , , ,ek hI GaMUT maoM¸ ek hI saaMsa maoM.

Gar phMucao tao kmaro maoM kusaI- pr ek baD,I sajaI–QajaI maihlaa baOzI qaI – ek zMDI saI 'hOllaao' khkr gaula BaItr calaI ga[-. maOM vahIM baOz ga[-¸ vah gaula sao kuC baD,I saI laga rhI qaI – KUbasaUrt saaD,I¸ kTo hue baala¸ gahra maokp¸ baD,a saa psa- ijasako saaqa hI maoja, pr ]sakI laa[- ek pi~ka pD,I qaI 'd TU maD-r sTaorIja,' ijasakI kalaI pRYzBaUima pr kuC cahoro banao qao AaOr AQanaMgaI ivadoiSana ko ijasma sao igarta KUna. dd- ka caohra¸ yaa ifr baD,I p`BaavaSaalaI AaMKaoM AaOr lambao safod GauMGaralao baalaaoM vaalao nyaayaaQaISa ka caohra¸ kanaUna ka caohra¸ AatMk ka caohra. ekaek hvaa ko JaaoMko sao maunnaU jaI kI BaojaI ptlaI nanhIM saI GaMiTyaaM TunaTunaanao lagaIM , , ,
"yao kba KrIda tUnao , , ,KrIda yaa caaoorI ikyaaÆ"
"iC:¸ homaa , , ,yao tao maunnaU jaI nao Baojaa hO jaapana sao¸ ]nakao AvaaD- imalaa hO na¸ ]saI KuSaI maoM , , ,"
"kmaa} baoTo kuC Baojato hOM tuJaoÆ pOsaa QaolaaÆ yaa basa GaMiTyaaM hI bajaato hOM , , ,iktnaa pOsaa bahayaa ]sako [laaja pr kuC tao laaOTata , , ,"
"homaa , , ,pOsaa hI toro ilae saba kuC hO , , ,tU [tnaa saba tao lao caukI mauJasao , , ,AaOr ifr tuJao pta hI hO , , ,iktnaa pOsaa ivannaI nao idyaa Asptala maoM¸ imalaI naa ivannaI sao , , ," ifr maorI trf doKkr baaolaI , , ,"ivannaI yao hO maorI bahna homaa ,, , ,"
"Aaoh" vah ]z KD,I hu[- , , ,JaTpT gaula kI poinTMgsa AKbaar ko kagaja,aoM maoM lapoTnao laga ga[-.
"basa caar mahInao maoM [tnaa hI banaayaa¸ yaa yao torI ivannaI lao jaatI hO torI tsvaIroM , , ,yao kba sao Aanao lagaI hO yahaMÆ"

Apmaana sao jalatI maOM doKtI rhI. gaula baIAr ka jaga lao Aa[- qaI AaOr caaya kI kotlaI ko saaqa homaa ko ilae saOnDivaca BaI. vah haMftI hu[- baaolaI , , ,"homaa ivannaI yahaM phlaI baar Aa[- hO , , ,]sao @yaa laonaa donaa hO , , ,maorI poinTMgsa sao" vah ja,aor–ja,aor sao saaMsa lao rhI qaI AaOr ekaek ]sakI AaMKaoM maoM pIlaa rMga hldI saa haonao lagaa. maOMnao hI kha , , ,"homaa jaI AcCa huAa Aap Aa ga[-¸ [sakao [laaja kI ja$rt hO – doK rhI hOM kOsaI hao ga[- hO , , ,Aap [sao Sahr lao jaaeM , , ,[sao naSao kI AMQaorI Ka[yaaoM sao bacaa laIijae¸ iktnaI baIAr pInao lagaI hO yao , , ,Æ"

"phlao yao bataAao tumhara @yaa [MTrosT hO yahaM¸ @yaaoM Aa[- hao – iksailae Kcaa- krtI hao gaula pr¸ @yaaoM [tnao $pe bahae [sako AaOr maunnaU jaI ko Aa^proSana prÆ @yaaoMÆ" maOM stbQa ]sakao¸ gaula kI ekmaa~ bahna kao¸ fTI–fTI AaMKaoM sao doKtI rhI. maoro pasa javaaba BaI @yaa qaaÆ vahI ËUrta sao baD,baD,ae jaa rhI qaI¸ "tBaI maOM saaocatI qaI [sakI poinTMgsa jaatI khaM hOÆ kImat baZ, ga[- hO naa [sakI. samaIr ka Saao$ma [saI kI badaOlat cala rha hO. laaoga tBaI tao pta pUCto hOM [saka."

gaula baIAr ko igalaasaaoM maoM DUbatI jaa rhI qaI. phlaI Saama jaOsaI tnd`a TUTo hue baadla kI trh ]sa pr ifr maMDranao lagaI qaI. maOM ]z KD,I hu[-. psa- maoM TTaola kr doKa. vaapsaI ka iTkT qaa¸ prntu $pe–pOsao nadard qao¸ ekmaa~ mauD,a–tuD,a saaO ka naaoT¸ kaonao maoM fMsaa rh gayaa qaa. kafI qaa safr ko ilae¸ saaoca kr cala pD,I. TunaTunaatI GaMTI ka DUbata svar AaOr maask lagaa vah drvaajaa maorI pIz pICo baMd hao gayaa qaa.

Aba tk basa iksaI kccao rasto pr ]tr Aa[- qaI. ka[- lagaI JaIla iptlaa[- AaMKaoM sao AaoJala hao caukI qaI. ekaek phaD,I Saama AaOr gahro Zlaana sao naIcao jaatI basa , , ,idla jaOsao baOza jaa rha qaa. maOMnao Aasapasa doKa¸ saBaI dhSat maoM qao. ek trf jaanalaovaa Ka[- tao dUsarI trf yah gahrI Zlaana , , ,maOMnao iDp`OSana maoM DUbato Apnao idla sao savaala ikyaa¸ yaa Saayad bahut phlao ko puranao savaala ka javaaba maaMgaa¸ "gaulaÆ maora @yaa [MTrosT hO ]samaoMÆ @yaaÆ" prntu kuC Aa%maaeM javaaba nahIM dotIM¸ yaa kuC ]%tr Apnao Aap maoM samaaivaYT haoto hOM¸ ]nhoM maanaa jaata hO , , ,kha nahIM jaata , , ,.

tBaI ek lambaI saI $laa[- caIK maoM badlatI hu[- , , ,basa kI CuTpuT Aavaaja,aoM maoM KT\ kI Aavaaja, sao iksaI caIja, ka igarnaa¸ caIK maoM saimmailat haotI kuC AaOr caIKoM , , ,bahut sao svar¸ icallaahToM , ,, ,"zhrao" "$kao" jaOsaI dhSat QaMuQa ko saaqa iKD,ikyaaoM maoM AMQaoro saI Barnao lagaI.

irFlao@sa eo@Sana¸ saBaI nao mauD,kr doKa¸ ek baUZ,I AaOrt ja,aor ja,aor sao dhaD,oM maar kr rao rhI qaI¸ htp`Ba saI ek javaana laD,kI baohaoSaI jaOsaI isqait maoM ]sako saaqa baOzI qaI. baUZ,I AaOrt ka jaao svar samaJa Aayaa qaa¸ "haya maora baoTa , , ,haya maora laala , , ,[laaja tao haonao dota¸ tU tao phlao hI cala basaa , , ,."
basa JaTko sao $k ga[- qaI. laaoga Apnao–Apnao maSavaro do rho qao , , ,"]tarao [sao"¸ idla ka marIja, qaa¸ bauiZ,yaa [laaja ko ilae Sahr jaa rhI qaI¸ rasto maoM hI dma inakla gayaa baocaaro ka"
"CaoTI saI navabyaahta bahU , , ," basa D/a[var AaOr kMD@Tr yaai~yaaoM sao pUCtaC krnao lagao , , ,baUZ,I maaM ka safod baalaaoM sao iGara kmaja,aor caohra jaanao @yaa–@yaa kh rha qaa , , ,haqa jaaoD, rha qaa¸ pOr CU rha qaa¸ pr kanaUnaÆ dd- sao baD,a hO kanaUna , , ,Æ
"maa[- hma @yaa kroMÆ kanaUna hO – laaSa basa maoM nahIM lao jaa[- jaatI , , ,tuJao ]trnaa pD,ogaa maa[-¸ yahIM [saI va@t , , ,"
saBaI sahyaa~I haM maoM haM imalaa rho qao¸ "]tarao , , ,]tarao , , ,"
"maOM khaM jaa}MgaI , , ,yahaM jaMgala hO , , ,maora baoTa , , ,maoro baccao ko saaqa yao salaUk hao rha hO , , ,maoro pasa pOsao tk nahIM hO , , ,Baa[- ko Aasaro Sahr jaa rhI qaI¸ [laaja krvaanaa qaa , , ,"

dyaavaana yaai~yaaoM nao canda [k{a ikyaa – maora ekmaa~ mauD,a tuD,a naaoT¸ pOsao pasa na haonao ka Afsaaosa gama , , ,maaOna kao samaJaa na panao kI ApnaI duba-lata¸ @yaa kr sakta qaa kao[-Æ javaaba ifr jahaM KamaaoSa hao jaato hOM vahIM SabdaoM kI dlaalaI maoM Gaulaa BaID, ka ivaklp ]sa inajaI-va SarIr kao ja,maIna pr ]tar rha qaa. ek baUZ,I¸ ek javaana AaOr , , ,Aasapasa bastI ka kao[- naamaaoinaSaana nahIM. yaa~I ija_I AaMKaoM sao pta nahIM @yaa doK rho qao. basa cala pD,I qaI¸ prntu maOM ]sa gait maoM Saaimala nahIM qaI. ek mauda- hue [ithasa maoM kuC Kaojanaa caah rhI qaI. kanaUna ka )dyahIna caohra¸ caah rhI qaI kanaUna ko sTola¸ puranao dikyaanaUsaI caohro pr sao safod baalaaoM ka JaUza¸ naklaI ivaga ]tar kr foMk dMU. kuC tao doKo kanaUna¸ kuC taoÆ maOM @yaaoM [tnaI ja,aor sao icallaakr raonao laga ga[- qaI¸ pta nahIM. laaoga mauJao Gaor rho qao –
"AapkI irStodarI qaI @yaaÆ"
"[tnaI fkIr saI¸ [sa maomasaahba kI irStodarI kOsao hao saktI hO , , ,"
"bata[e tao @yaa sambanQa hO Aapka ]saka , , ,Æ"

saara saMsaar isaf- irSto tlaaSanao maoM lagaa hO. svaaqa- sao baD,I kao[- dUsarI Baavanaa nahIM hOM @yaaÆ lagaa maoro BaItr kuC TUT kr bah gayaa qaa. kuC , , ,ijasao maOM bahut saahsa ko Aba tk raoko hue qaI – $ka huAa baaMQa p`pat hao gayaa qaa. AaMsaU ka panaI iksaI BaI AaMK sao baho¸ tao kovala panaI haota hOÆ AaMsaU nahIMÆ panaI ka rMga [tnaa Ahma haota hO @yaaÆ

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