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 "kOsaa
baoTa hOÆ" ]nakI baoAavaaja, $laa[- pr maOM
baudbaudayaa.
"doKaogao kOsaa baoTa hOÆ" ]nhaoMnao kha AaOr
pIz kI trÔ sao Apnaa kuta- }pr ]za idyaa.
maaMsa
CaoD, caukI pIz kI JaUlaI hu[- Kala pr baksaue ko taja,o
naIlao AaOr laala inaSaana Cpo hue qao ijanhoM doKkr maOM
isahr ]za. vah yah BaI BaUla ga[- ik vah baOMk maoM qaIM
AaOr iksaI Anajaana AadmaI ko saamanao ApnaI pIz ]GaarI
krko KD,I qaIM.
maOMnao ]nako haqa sao kuta- CuD,a kr naIcao KIMcaa AaOr
]nako haqa kao Apnao haqa maoM laokr kuC dor caupcaap KD,a
hao gayaa. ]nhaoMnao naak sauD,kI AaOr haqa CuD,a kr dup+a
AaMKaoM pr rK ilayaa.
"@yaa khMU baihna jaI." maOMnao Apnao Aapkao
Asahaya payaa.
"ja,ra maoro kao pta kr dao ik iktnaa pOsaa hO Kato
maoMÆ" ]nhaoMnao maoro Asahaya haonao kao ek iknaaro
krto hue kha.
"dao laaK Aaz hja,ar Épe hOM." tba tk pasa bauk
tOyaar hao caukI qaI ijasao doKkr maOMnao ]nhoM batayaa.
"BaOyaa¸ Aba jaldI sao maorI caokbauk BaI idlavaa
dao¸ maOM calaMU." ]nhaoMnao baocaOna haokr mauJao
ifr yaad idlaayaa.
"AcCa ja,ra yah tao bata[e¸ caokbauk ka Aap kroMgaI
@yaaÆ" maOMnao ]%saukta ka naaT\ya–saa krto hue
pUCa. Saayad ]naka Qyaana pIz kI caaoTaoM kI trÔ sao
hTanao ko ilae.
"ek ja,maIna imala rhI hO dao laaK maoM ]sao K,rIdnaa
caahtI hMU." ]nhaoMnao batayaa.
"taoÆ" ja,maIna K,rIdnao AaOr caokbauk ka
saMbaMQa na samaJa panao ko karNa maOMnao pUCa.
"tao @yaaÆ" ]nakI saarI caaoToM pTa ga[- qaIM
AaOr vah mauJasao baityaanao lagaI qaIM.
"tao yah ik ja,maIna K,rIdnao sao caokbauk ka @yaa
matlaba hOÆ" maOMnao ]nasao pUCa.
"Aro bauwUrama¸ ja,maIna ko Épe ka Baugatana k$MgaI
tao caok sao hI tao k$MgaI." ]naka [sa trh
baotkllauÔ haonaa bahut AcCa lagaa."
"laoikna Gar maoM tao iksaI kao pta nahIM ik Aapko
pasa [tnaa Épyaa hO¸ ja,maIna K,rIdoMgaI tao pta nahIM
laga jaaegaaÆ" maOMnao ]nasao pUCa.
"nahIM¸ pta nahIM calaogaa." ]nhaoMnao
inaiScaMt Baava sao kha.
"@yaa haogaa ja,maIna K,rId krÆ" maOMnao pUCa.
"maOMnao khIM–khIM sao jaaoD, kr jaao yao rkma [k{a
kI hO tao kao[- Apnao ilae qaaoD,o hI kI hO. Aaja ek baat
tuJao khtI hMU ik ijasa Gar maoM Saraba AaOr jauAa phMuca
jaaeM vahaM iksaI BaI idna eosaI naaObat Aa saktI hO ik
jaana ko laalao pD, jaaeM. maOMnao yao rkma rba na kro¸
iksaI eosao hI manahUsa idna ko ilae jaaoD, kr rKI hO.
saaocatI hMU ik ja,maIna laokr kuC idnaaoM baad ]sao baZ,o
hue damaaoM pr baoca dMUgaI tao Kato maoM j,yaada rkma hao
jaaegaI." maOM Avaak ]nakao sauna rha qaa AaOr caohro
pr Aato–jaato BaavaaoM kao doK rha qaa."
"Aapkao kao[- zga laogaa. Aapko pOsao BaI lao laogaa
AaOr ja,maIna BaI nahIM dogaa. Aapko saaqa tao kao[- hO
BaI nahIM¸ Aap eosao bao[-maana AadmaI ka @yaa
kroMgaIÆ" maOMnao ]nhoM samaJaayaa.
"nahIM¸ maOM caok naMbar naaoT kr laMUgaI."
]nakI AaMKaoM AaOr caohro pr samaJadarI kI camak ]BarI.
"Aap ja,maIna K,rIdnao ko JaMJaT maoM pD,tI hI @yaaoM
hOMÆ dao laaK Épe tIna saala ko ilae if@sa kra dIijae¸
hr mahInao Aapkao naaO saaO pcaannabao Épe byaaja maoM
imalato rhoMgao. vaao Épe BaI Agar Aap nahIM laoMgaI tao
maUlaQana maoM jauD,to jaaeMgao."
"haM saccaI tao vaIrjaI. yao tao Baaot AcCI gala
bata[-." ]nhaoMnao daihnao haqa kI JaurI-dar mau{I
maoM sao tja-naI kao baahr inakala kr Apnao inacalao haoMz
pr rKto hue kha.
"Aap eosaa hI kIijae¸" ]nakI ]sa saMudr maud`a
kao maOM doKta hI rh gayaa.
"AaOr haM¸ fama- maoM yao BaI tao ilaKnaa haogaa na
ik maoro baad yah pOsaa iksakao imalao. tao vaIrjaI¸ maOM
]samaoM Apnao baoTo ka naama Dala dMUgaI." ]nakI
AaMKoM Acaanak maoro Aar–par calaI ga[-.
mauJao lagaa kako isaÔ- pOsaa jaanata hO¸ maaM kao nahIM
jaanata. ]sako marnao ko baad jaba ]sao yah pOsaa
imalaogaa tao Saayad vah jaana sako ik maaM @yaa haotI
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