ek idna pUCa qaa ]sasao¸ "@yaaoM faona krtI hao raoja mauJaoÆ"
"zIk hO¸ nahIM kroMgao." vah gaMBaIr hao gayaI.
"Aro nahIM¸ yah gajaba mat krnaa¸ varnaa , , ," maOM iGar gayaa qaa.
"varnaa @yaa , , ," vah vaOsaI hI saIiryasa qaI.
"AiNamaa¸ Saayad maOM kh nahIM pa}Mgaa¸ laoikna ijaMdgaI maoM mauJao [tnaa Apnaapna iksaI nao nahIM idyaa hO." yah maOMnao saaomaond`naaqa ka saca baaolaa.
"tumhara vahma hO¸ Aavaaja ko irSto sao Balaa kOsao Apnaapna do idyaa maOMnao. tuma mauJao jaanato nahIM¸ maOM tumhoM jaanatI nahIM."

maOMnao ]sao baat pUrI nahIM krnao dI¸ turMt kha¸ "AiNamaa¸ mauJao [sasao AiQak kuC nahIM caaihe. ijatnaa do rhI hao¸ vahI dotI rhao basa." maOM haMf gayaa qaa.
"zIk hO¸ saaocaoMgao." Kud pr gaussaa BaI Aayaa¸ @yaaoM banata jaa rha hMU [tnaa kmajaaor maOM. 'iQa@kar hO tuma pr' mana ko iksaI kaonao nao zhaoka maara¸ "ek Aavaaja ko pICo @yaa jaana daogaoÆ"

maOM isar qaama laota hMU.

]sa idna [tvaar qaa. khIM jaanaa qaa mauJao. tOyaar hao rha qaa ik bahut puranao idnaaoM kI baatoM yaad Aanao lagaIM. maata–ipta¸ Baa[-¸ [klaaOtI bahna¸ baD,a hvaolaInaumaa Gar. naaOkr–caakraoM kI faOja¸ maaoTr gaaiD,yaaoM maoM GaUmanaa. laMbao–caaOD,o karaobaar ko baIca ipta sao hmaarI maulaakatoM hao hI nahIM patI qaIM¸ laoikna jaba BaI vao hmaaro ilae va> inakalato¸ hmaaro ilae sabasao KuSaI ka idna haota – ]sa idna pZ,a[- sao Cu+I rhtI.

pZ,a[- sao ]sakI yaad Aa[-. Apnao phlao Pyaar kI. phlaI baar Pyaar maOMnao ApnaI T\yaUTr sao ikyaa qaa¸ Aba saaocakr BaI hMsaI AatI hO. pta nahIM vaao Pyaar qaa BaI yaa nahIM. maOM navaI maoM qaa AaOr vah baI•esa saI• kr rhI qaI. Saayad Civa naama qaa ]saka. bahut AcCI lagatI qaI mauJao. gahra saMvalaayaa rMga. vah pZ,atI rhtI AaOr maOM ekTk ]saka caohra inaharta rhta. ek baar ]sao jabardstI caUma ilayaa qaa maOMnao. ]saka caohra ekdma fk pD, gayaa qaa¸ ibanaa kuC kho tojaI sao calaI gayaI. Agalao tIna–caar idna tk pZ,anao nahIM AayaI. mauJao bahut glaaina hu[- qaI¸ laoikna kh nahIM payaa qaa. vah ifr sao Aanao lagaI qaI. inaScaya hI pOsaaoM kI ja$rt ]sao vaaipsa lao AayaI qaI. maOM ifr SarIf tao hao gayaa qaa¸ laoikna ]sasao AaMKoM imalaakr maafI nahIM maaMga payaa qaa. iksaI trh caup caup pZ, pZ,a kr saoSana pUra ikyaa qaa hmanao. ifr k[- AayaIM ijaMdgaI maoM. kao[- ihsaaba nahIM. kuC AcCI BaI lagaI haoMgaI tba¸ laoikna Aba pcaasa par kr jaanao pr vah saba kuC bacakanaa lagata hO.

tOyaar haokr inaklanao hI vaalaa qaa ik faona kI GaMTI bajaI. kaoyala kUkI. maOM baityaanao baOz gayaa. batanao lagaI – ratBar saao nahIM payaI hO. karNa batayaa¸ "rat svadoSa dIpk ka ]pnyaasa maayaapaot Sau$ ikyaa. phlao tao ]sa ]pnyaasa kao baIca maoM AQaUra CaoD, nahIM payaI¸ AaOr jaba pUra kr ilayaa tao ratBar kI naIMd gayaI. ek tao ]sako saBaI pa~ [tnao ]da%t hO ik sahja hI svaIkaya- nahIM haoto¸ dUsaro ]samaoM saMbaMQaaoM¸ maR%yau AaOr GaTnaaAaoM Aaid ko saaqa kuC eosao p`yaaoga ike gae hOM ik galao maoM faMsa saI ATktI mahsaUsa haotI hO."

]pnyaasa doKa hO maOMnao BaI¸ laoikna pZ,nao ka va> nahIM inakala saka qaa. baatoM GaUmato–GaUmato saaih%ya pr Aa gayaIM. T/Ok badlato rho¸ laoikna baataoM ka Anavart isalaisalaa jaarI rha. maOMnao baahr jaanaa sqaigat kr idyaa AaOr kpD,o badla Dalao. SaT-\sa AaOr TISaT- phna ilae kaD-laOsa haqa maoM ilae–ilae maOM ikcana maoM Aayaa. Kud ko ilae ka^fI banaanao lagaa. Saayad baIsa–baa[-sa barsa baad Apnao ilae ka^fI banaa rha qaa. KTpT saunakr baaolaI¸ "@yaa kr rho haoÆ" jaba batayaa ik ka^fI banaa rha hMU tao GauD,k idyaa¸ "tuma Akolao @yaaoM pIAao ka^fIÆ tuma tba tk pMiDt BaImasaona jaaoSaI ka nayaa elapI saunaao¸ maOM BaI Kud ko ilae ka^fI banaatI hMU." AaOr ]sanao Apnaa caaogaa irkaD- Plaoyar calaakr ]sa pr rK idyaa. ]sa idna maOMnao saaro naaOkraoM kao BaarI [naama dokr Saama tk kI Cu+I do dI AaOr pUrI fusa-t sao faona pr baat krnao maoM jauT gayaa. hmanao Saama ko saat bajao tk yaanaI lagaatar dsa GaMTo tk baatoM kI. ApnaI¸ ]sakI¸ duinayaa jahana kI. [sa daOrana ]sanao mauJao disayaaoM KUbasaUrt najmaoM saunaayaIM. Aayana rOD nao ApnaI iktaba eTlasa Sa`gD maoM 'manaI' kI pirBaaYaa kOsao kI hO¸ vao pUro caaObaIsa pRYz pZ,kr saunaae. disayaaoM kp ka^fI pIto hue¸ saOMDivaca kutrto hue¸ baIyar ko laMbao GaMUT Barto hue¸ ApnaI–ApnaI ijaMdgaI ko BaUlao–ibasaro pnnao plaTto hue¸ DayairyaaoM maoM barsaaoM phlao ilaKI gayaI baatoM saunato saunaato ]na dsa GaMTaoM maoM maOMnao¸ hmanao ek pUra yauga jaI ilayaa. maOMnao Kud kI ijaMdgaI kI iktaba saolsa [MjaIinayar saaoma kI ijaMdgaI kI iktaba banaakr faona pr Kaola dI. maOM ek saca kao JaUz AaOr dUsaro JaUz kao saca banaakr ek–ek pla BarpUr jaIvana jaIta rha ]sa daOrana. haqa maoM ka^D-laOsa ilae pUro baMgalao maoM GaUmata rha. baMgalao kI ek–ek caIja kao¸ jaao maorI tao qaI¸ laoikna ijasao maOM phcaanata nahIM qaa¸ CU–CUkr ]sasao Apnaa irSta kayama krta rha. Alaga–Alaga va> pr¸ duinayaa Bar ko SahraoM sao KrIdI ApnaI caIjaaoM¸ iktabaaoM kao sahlaakr¸ JaaD,–paoMCkr ifr sao sajaata rha. faona krto–krto maOMnao baaiqaMga Tba maoM Alaf naMgao haokr kafI va> gaujaara. Arsao baad Kud kao doKa.

]sa daOrana maOMnao ek pUrI ijaMdgaI ka Ahsaasa payaa. ]sakI Aavaaja maoro ilae isaf- Aavaaja nahIM qaI¸ ek jaIvana maM~ kI trh kanaaoM maoM ]tr rhI qaI. maOMnao ]sako jaire Kud kao phcaanaa – ]sa idna ek dUsaro ko bahut saaro saca jaanao hmanao. JaUz pkD,o. baovakUifyaaM baaMTI AaOr ja#ma sahlaae. hmanao ek–dUsaro ko jaIvana kI bahut–saI K+I maIzI baatoM¸ yaadoM¸ AnauBava¸ ek dUsaro kI DayairyaaoM maoM dja- kIM tba. laoikna ifr BaI ]sanao ApnaI phcaana nahIM batayaI qaI¸ mauJao BaI kao[- ]%saukta nahIM qaI¸ laoikna ]sakI baataoM ko jaire¸ Aavaaja ko pula ko jaire maOM Apnao sao Alaga¸ Apiricat iksaI Apnao ko jaIvana maoM ]tr gayaa qaa. vah maoro jaIvana maoM barsaaoM sao psaro Akolaopna kao bauhar gayaI qaI. nayao isaro sao jaIvana jaInao ko ilae maora Gar–baar ApnaI AaBaa sao Aalaaoikt kr gayaI qaI. ibanaa maoro saamanao Aae¸ maoro paor–paor maoM ApnaI maaOjaUdgaI ka Ahsaasa CaoD,to hue. ]saI idna mauJao pta calaa qaa ik ipClao k[- vaYa- maOMnao Kud ko ilae nahIM jaIyao qao¸ ek vyavasaayaI nao dUsaraoM ko ilae jaIyao qao.

Aba vah maora¸ saaoma ka saara SaoD\yaUla jaanatI hO. @yaa Kata¸ phnata hMU¸ sao laokr @yaa pZ,a sao iktnaa bacaayaa tk. Gar pOsao Baojao yaa nahIM AaOr pOsao phMucanao kI Kbar AayaI yaa nahIM tk kI DayarI ]sako pasa hO Aajakla. maOMnao Aba tk ]sa pr Apnaa raja jaaihr nahIM ikyaa hO. ek nanhaM saa JaUz fOlato–fOlato Aba [tnaa ivaraT hao gayaa hO ik maora vajaUd iksaI BaI va> ]sako naIcao kucalaa jaa sakta hO. Dr lagata hO ]sa Bayaavah isqait kI klpnaa kro. saba kuC ]sao bata kr ]sao Kaonaa nahIM caahta. vah jaao BaI hao¸ ijasa BaI ]ma` kI hao¸ ]sanao kma–sao–kma maorI trh JaUz tao nahIM baaolao hOM. isaf- maaOna hI tao rhI hO Apnao baaro maoM. Aba maoro ilae inahayat ja$rI hao gayaa hO ik [sa isalaisalao kao jaarI rKMU. mauJao ABaI ]saka faona nambar nahIM pta¸ halaaMik jaananaa caahta BaI nahIM¸ laoikna yah isalaisalaa Agar ]saI nao band kr idyaa taoÑ hr saubah maorI iKD,kI ko baahr iKlanaovaalaa gaulaaba iksaI idna nahIM iKlaa tao vah jaao manaBaavana badlaI jaao raoja maoro Gar–AaMgana maoM barsakr maora jaIvana saIMca jaatI hO¸ Agar kBaI na gaujarI taoÑ yao saaro savaala mauJao Aba proSaana krnao lagao hOM¸ laoikna ]sakI inarntrta AaOr maustOdI ifr mauJao inaiScaMt kr doto hOM.

Agar maOM faona nahIM ]zata tao baat nahIM krtI. kuC pUCtI BaI nahIM. rK dotI hO. caaho baIisayaaoM baar faona krnaa pD,o. bahut Gauma@kD, hO¸ khIM BaI GaUmanao inakla jaatI hO. ijasa BaI Sahr maoM hao¸ faona ja$r krtI hO. hr baar yahI khtI hO – iktnaI dor sao tumhara naMbar Dayala kr rhI qaI¸ Aba yaad Aayaa¸ yah naMbar [sa Sahr ka nahIM AaOr Sahr tumhara nahIM. maOM hr baar phlao sao jyaada KuSanasaIba AadmaI bana jaata hMU.

maOMnao BaI Apnao daOro kma kr idyao hOM. khIM jaata hMU tao ]sao phlao sao bata dota hMU¸ laoikna dUsaro SahraoM ko naMbar nahIM dota. ]sako faona ko ibanaa gaujarnao vaalao idna vaak[- bahut lambao AaOr ]baa} haoto hOM. tu\rnt laaOT pD,ta hMU.

janma idna qaa kla ]saka. mauJao phlao sao pta nahIM qaa. pta haota BaI tao ]sa tk ApnaI SauBa–kamanaaeM phMucaanao ka kao[- jairyaa nahIM hO maoro pasa. kuC eosaa saMyaaoga rha ik na Gar pr imalaa maOM¸ na Aa^ifsa maoM. rat Aaz bajao hI baat hao payaI. Kud hI batayaa¸ "Aaja maora janmaidna hO" mauJao bahut gaussaa Aayaa¸ phlao nahIM bata saktI qaI. ]saI nao tba batayaa¸ "Aapko ivaSa ko [Mtjaar maoM kba sao kuC nahIM Kayaa hO." isar pITnao ka mana huAa. ]sao ivaSa ikyaa. kuC Ka laonao ko ilae kha. maOMnao bahut kaoiSaSa kI¸ mauJao ek maaOka tao do dao kuC donao ka. nahIM imalanaa caahtI na imalao¸ iksaI baD,o sTaor maoM maOM ]sako ilae igaFT pOk krvaakr rK dota hMU¸ iksaI kao Baojakr maMgavaa lao¸ laoikna ija_I¸ ibalkula nahIM maanaI. rat dor tk ]sako #yaala proSaana krto rho. Kud ko ilae BaI AcCa lagaa¸ kao[- tao hO jaao [tnaa maana dota hO. ]sa Sa#sa ko ilae BaI rSk huAa ijasao ]saka BarpUr Pyaar imalata haogaa yaa imalaogaa. duinayaa ka sabasao KuSaiksmat AadmaI.

ipClao caar idna sao ]saka faona nahIM Aayaa hO. kafI proSaana hMU. Kud pr gaussaa BaI Aa rha hO¸ bahut Apnaa samaJata hMU ]sao¸ ]saka faona naMbar tk tao lao nahIM payaa Aba tk ik sauK duK maoM saMpk- kr sakMU. Aba baOzo rhao kuZ,to hue ]saka faona Aanao tk. hr va> idmaaga pr CayaI rhtI hO. hr va> faona ko Aasa–pasa maMDrata rhta hMU¸ Gar yaa Aa^ifsa maoM. kla baajaar maoM pOdla calato k[- baar Baana huAa¸ ]saI kI Aavaaja saunaayaI dI hao jaOsao¸ dao ek–baar tao pICo mauD,kr doK BaI ilayaa¸ laoikna ]sa Aavaaja kI saI Sai#sayat vaalaa caohra nahIM idKa.

paMcavao idna saubah faona ikyaa ]sanao. qakI hu[- AavaajaÑ
"khaM sao baaola rhI hao¸ tuma zIk tao hao¸ [tnao idna , , ,."
]sanao baat pUrI nahIM krnao dI.
"mauJao kuC nahIM huAa hO¸ Acaanak gaaMva calaI gayaI qaI Apnao. vahaM faona tao @yaa ibajalaI tk nahIM hO. tuma saunaaAao , , ,"

@yaa saunaata maOM. caup hI rh gayaa.

]sa idna hmanao SabdaoM ko jaire kma AaOr SabdaoM ko baIca ko maaOna ko maaQyama sao jyaada baatoM kI. ek–dUsaro kao pUrI iSa_t ko saaqa mahsaUsa ikyaa¸ jaOsao hma Aamanao–saamanao baOzo haoM. AMQaoro maoM ek–dUsaro kI saaMsaaoM kI garmaI kao mahsaUsa krto hue. faona krnao ka isalaisalaa ifr cala pD,a hO.

Aaja maora janmaidna hO. savaora ]saI ko saMdoSa sao huAa hO. TolaIfaona e@sacaoMja ko jaire janmaidna kI SauBakamanaa. hOrana huAa¸ Kud @yaaoM nahIM faona kr ilayaa ]sanao. qaaoD,I hI dor baad drvaajao pr taja haoTla sao ek KUbasaUrt bauko phMucaa ]sakI trf sao. dorI ko ilae ek xamaayaacanaa ko saaqa ik kla Aa^D-r doto samaya maODma nao KalaI naama AaOr faona naMbar batayaa qaa¸ naMbar TolaIfaona Dayaro@TrI maoM na haonao ko karNa e@sacaoMja kI sT/IT saiva-sa sao KasaI id@kt ko baad pta imala payaa. Aa^ifsa phMucaa tao vahaM BaI pICa nahIM CaoD,a maODma nao. bamba[- kI sabasao baD,I fOSana Saa^p "Akbar AlaIja" sao faona Aayaa ik Aapko ilae ek igaFT hO. iksaI kao Baojakr maMgavaa laMU yaa Apnaa pta do dMU. vao iBajavaanao kI vyavasqaa kr doMgao. AjaIba KbtI hO maODmaÑ Apnaa janmaidna batanao kI ja$rt nahIM samaJaI AaOr yahaM pUro Sahr kao Saaimala kr rhIM hO maoro janmaidna maoM. Aanao dao faona ]sakaÑ

mana maar kr Akbar AlaIja sao pOkoT maMgavaayaa. ek KUbasaUrt ba`Ifkosa¸ ]samaoM maoro manapsand rMga ka roDImaoD saUT¸ SaT-¸ Ta[-¸ $maala¸ psa-¸ DayarI saba kuC hO. ivasfairt AaMKaoM sao maOM maoja pr fOlaa saara saamaana doK rha hMU. samaJa nahIM pa rha hMU¸ @yaa pholaI hO. @yaa k$M [sa sabakaÆ khaM hO vah diryaaidla kmba#tÑ Aanao dao ]saka faonaÑ @yaa samaJatI hO Kud kaoÑ doKMU maOM BaIÑ

idna Bar ]saka faona nahIM Aayaa. Amaoirka AaOr AasT/oilayaa sao baoTaoM ko faona Aae. duinayaa Bar maoM fOlao irStodaraoM¸ daostaoM¸ ibaijanaosa paiT-yaaoM ko faona¸ kaD-¸ igaFT Aae. pUro Aa^ifsa nao ivaSa ikyaa¸ igaFT ide. pr vahÑ saara idna ZMga sao kuC Kayaa na gayaa. gaussaa haonao ko baavajaUd ]sako faona ka [Mtjaar krta rha. nahIM Aayaa. k[- inaman~Na qao¸ laMca ko¸ iDnar ko¸ khIM nahIM gayaa. saIQao Gar Aakr baoD$ma maoM laoT gayaa. tikyao maoM isar ide krvaToM badlata rha. kaOna–saa badlaa lao rhI hO mauJasaoÑ @yaaoM nahIM faona krtI yaa saamanao AatIÑ

tIsa–pOMtIsa saalaaoM ko baad Acaanak maorI $laa[- fUT pD,I. CI: ek Aavaaja sao [tnaa maaohÑ maOMnao Kud kao samaJaanaa caaha¸ @yaaoM banaa huAa hMU kzputlaI ]sa Aavaaja kaÆ @yaaoM nahIM ]za dota prda Apnao JaUz pr sao AaOr mau> hao jaataÑ ]sa pr BaI gaussaa Aata rha. AaiKr caahtI @yaa hO mauJasaoÑ @yaa maOM CaoTa baccaa hMU¸ jaao hr baar maOM hI manaayaa jaa}MÑ

saaoca–saaoca kr isar fTa jaa rha hO. kBaI vah maoro jaIvana kao ifr sao jaIvaMtta sao sarabaaor kr donao vaalaI caaMdnaI lagatI hO tao kBaI ek Claavaa AaOr maayaavaI laganao lagatI hO. hr pla Cla rhI hO jaao mauJao.

ABaI AaMK lagaI hI qaI ik faona bajaa. va> doKa¸ rat ko dao bajao hOM. [sa va> kaOna hao sakta hO. faona ]zayaa. [Qar sao kao[- Aavaaja nahIM. kafI dor tk hOlaao¸ hOlaao khnao ko baad BaI Aavaaja nahIM¸ na hI faona iDsaknao@T ikyaa gayaa. faona rKnao hI vaalaa qaa ik vah baaolaI¸ "naisa-Mga haoma sao baaola rhI hMU. kla rat kar e@saIDoMT hao gayaa qaa."
"AaohÑ" [sasao Aagao maOM kuC kh pata¸ phlao vahI baaolaI¸ "nahIM¸ Gabaranao kI kao[- baat nahIM. ABaI ma$MgaI nahIM. ABaI qaaoD,I dor phlao hI haoSa Aayaa hO." maOM khaM¸ kOsao¸ kba¸ jaOsao baIisayaaoM savaala ek saaqa pUCnaa caahta hMU¸ laoikna Sabd nahIM saUJa rho hOM. haqa kaMp rho hOM. "baaya d vao¸ hOpI baqa- Do." vah Saayad dd- sao CTpTa rhI hO. BaIMcao haozaoM kI Aavaaja, pkD, pa rha hMU maOM. @yaa khMU ]sao¸ maaOt sao jaUJa rhI haogaI¸ ifr BaI pUC rhI hO¸ "baqa-–Do kok maoM maora ihssaa rKa hO naÑ" pUCnaa caahta hMU BaI bahut kuC¸ prntu maaOka nahIM hO. turnt ]sao ApnaI ksama dota hMU. naisa-Mga haoma ka pta donao ko ilae. ]sanao ibanaa iksaI hIla–hujjat ko pta bata idyaa hO. haOlao sao¸ 'gauD naa[T' kh kr rK idyaa hO faona ]sanao.

rat Bar saao nahIM payaa. k[- baar lagaa¸ saubah hao ga[- hO. ]sao naisa-Mga haoma doKnao jaanaa hO. ]sasao imalanao ka Kyaala Aato hI maorI QaD,kna toja hao jaatI hO. imala BaI rho hOM tao iksa halat maoM. kOsao imalaMUgaa¸ @yaa khkr Apnaa AsalaI pircaya dMUgaa. jaanata BaI tao nahIM¸ vah kaOna hO. duGa-Tnaa iktnaI gamBaIr qaI¸ khIM jyaada caaoToM na lagaI haoM. saarI rat jaagao–AQa jaagao maoM baItI.

saubah–saubah hI naisa-Mga haoma ko ilae inaklata hMU. ek trf ]sakI kuSalata kI icanta hO AaOr dUsarI trf Apnaa JaUz pkDo jaanao kI QaukQaukI. mana psaaopoSa maoM hO. naisa-Mga haoma ko gaoT pr gaaD,I raokkr Kud sao pUCta hMU – tao [sa maulaakat ko baadÆ iksaka maaohBaMga phlao haogaaÆ ]saka¸ jaao mauJao nahIM saaoma kao jaanatI hO¸ maora gaZ,a huAa ek kalpinak cair~¸ jaao maOM nahIM hMU. yaa maora jaao KalaI ]saka naama jaanata hO¸ AaOr kuC nahIM. 'nahIM'¸ mauJao¸ ]sao [sa halat maoM tao ja$r hI imalanaa caaihe. gaaD,I pak- krko irsaoPSana tk Aata hMU. ifr saaocata hMU. ']sakI Aavaaja ko ibanaa nahIM rh sakta.' laaOTnao lagata hMU. mana ka kao[- kaonaa tanaa maarta hO¸ 'Drpaok¸ Apnao svaaqa- ko ilae ]sao doKnao tk nahIM jaaAagaoÆ @yaa [sailae naisa-Mga haoma ka pta maaMgaa qaaÆ' ifr laaOT pD,ta hMU. saIiZ,yaaM caZ,naa Sau$ krta hMU. 'doK laao¸ Agar saba kuC yahIM K%ma hao gayaa taoÆ' ]sasao Aagao nahIM saaoca pata kuC BaI. na hI¸ ]sakI Aavaaja ko ibanaa nahIM rh sakta maOM. vah kao[- BaI hao¸ maoro ilae inahayat ja$rI hO. ]sao yao ja#ma tao Bar jaaeMgao¸ laoikna maulaakat ko baad ko daonaaoM ko ja#maÑ

nahIM¸ yah jaadU nahIM TUTnaa caaihe.

maOM saIiZ,yaaM ]tr kr gaaD,I kI trf baZ, jaata hMU ifr $kta hMU AaOr saamanao FlaaoirsT kI dukana maoM calaa jaata hMU.

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