maOMnao sahmait maoM isar ihlaayaa¸ "Aap ibalakula sahI kh rho hOM."
"Apnao sapnao pUro krnao ko ilae Aapkao kma–sao–kma pcaasa hja,ar Épyao mahInaa AamadnaI caaihe AaOr pcaasa hja,ar Épyao ko maunaaÔo ko ilae Aap Agar kao[- ibajanaosa kroMgao tao ]samaoM pccaIsa laaK Épyao kI pUMjaI lagaanaa pD,ogaI zIk hO na² Aba pccaIsa laaK Épyao kI irsk¸ ifr naaOkr–caakr¸ dukana–gaaodama¸ ik<ao saaro JaMJaT hOM² laoikna maOM Aapkao eosaa ibaja,naosa batanao Aayaa hUM¸ jaao Aap ibanaa pUMjaI AaOr ibanaa irsk ko Sau$ kr sakto hOM¸ AaOr ijatnaI maohnat kroMgao¸ ]tnaa j,yaada kmaaeMgao."
"hmaoM baocanaa @yaa hOÆ" mauJao ]laJana hao rhI qaI.
"Aap tao isaÔ- naoTvaik-Mga kroMgao janaaba¸ saIQao kuC nahIM baocaoMgao." manaIrama nao ]saI maustOdI ko saaqa kha¸ "Aba vaao ja,maanaa nahIM rha jaba dukana Kaolako baOznaa pD,ta qaa. Aap ijana laaogaaoM kao iDsT/IbyaUTr banaaeMgao¸ vao jaMbaao kMpnaI ko p`a^D@T baocaoMgao¸ AaOr Gar baOzo maunaaÔa Aapkao imalaogaa."
"laoikna [samaoM maorI @yaa BaUimaka haogaIÆ" SauBaa Aba tk manaIrama ka jaala nahIM samaJa pa rhI qaI.
"AapkI vajah sao hI tao gauPtajaI ko Da]nalaa[nasa- kI foimalaI kao [sa ibaja,naosa AaOr [na p`a^D@Tsa maoM ivaSvaasa haogaa. hmaarI saaosaayaTI maoM yao maanaa jaata hO ik AadmaI tao blaf do sakta hO¸ AaOrt nahIM² saao Aap [sa maanyata kao faosa- ko saaqa Amala maoM laaeMgaI. [saka Aapkao vyai>gat laaBa BaI haogaa¸ @yaaoMik [sa kama ko ilae Aap daonaaoM ko ek saaqa jaanao–Aanao sao ek bahut baD,o sak-la maoM AapkI saaoSala–irlaoSanaiSap banaogaI. jaMbaao kMpnaI kI foimalaI baD,I irca hO [sako ilae }Mcao–}Mcao Aa[ ,e ,esa , AÔsar AaOr baD,o–baD,o ibajainasa maOna tk kama krto hOM. ]na laaogaaoM ko e@sapIiryaMsa¸ ibaja,naosa ko iTPsa¸ AaT-–Aa^f–ilaivaMga AaOr iqaMikga¸ AapkI laa[Ô–sTa[la badla dogaI."

manaIrama Wara idKae gae sapnao ka jaadU hma laaogaaoM pr Asar krnao lagaa qaa¸ hma daonaaoMM ]sako caohro kao maM~maugQa–sao haokr taknao lagao qao¸ yah AnauBava krko vamaa- BaaBaI Aba manaIrama kI trÔ baD,o gava- sao doKnao lagaI.
hzat SauBaa nao manaIrama sao pUCa¸ "Aapko [na p`a^D@T kI kImat @yaa hOÆ"
"yah Tuqa–posT ek saaO dao Épyao ka hO¸ AaOr yao naa[-TËIma ek saaO baIsa Épyao kI hO."
maOMnao hstxaop ikyaa¸ "baaya d vao¸ Aapkao nahIM lagata yao caIja,oM kuC j,yaada mahMgaI hOMÆ hmaarI saaosaayaTI maoM iktnao laaoga eosao haoMgao¸ jaao yao caIja,oM AfaoD- kr sakoMgao²"
"haM¸ qaaoD,I saI ka^sTlaI² baT e@cauAlaI¸ janarla p`a^D@T kI tulanaa maoM hmaaro p`a^D@T tIna gaunaa j,yaada saovaa doto hOM. ek baar ]pyaaoga krnao pr K,rIdar saMtuYT hao jaata hO. fa^r egjaamapla doKoM¸ Aama TUqaposT kI ek [Mca laMbaI TyaUba ijatnaa kama krtI hO¸ [sa posT ka canao barabar ihssaa hI ]sasao j,yaada kama kr dota hO. matlaba yao ik sahI maayanao maoM yao caIja,oM mahMgaI nahIM hOM."
"Aap kh rho hOM ik Aapka banaayaa huAa canaa barabar posT vaao kama kr jaata hO jaao baaja,ar maoM imalanao vaalao janarla posT ka ek [Mca laMbaa TukD,a kama nahIM kr pata. [saka matlaba yao BaI tao hao sakta hO ik [sa posT maoM j,yaada koimakla imalaa ide jaato haoM¸ jaao SarIr ko ilae nauksaanadayak haoMM." maora mana lagaatar p`Sna pOda kr rha qaa AaOr maorI jaubaana ]nhoM manaIrama kI Aaor imasaa[laaoM kI trh daga rhI qaI.
"gauPta jaI¸ hmaaro yahaM kMjyaUmar Avaoyarnaosa Aba BaI ]tnaI j,yaada nahIM hO¸ ijatnaI Amaoirka yaa dUsaro yaUraopIya doSaaoM maoM hO. yah maala BaI yaUraop maoM banaayaa gayaa hO¸ [sailayao maOM davaa krta hMU ik ]samaoM maanava SarIr ko ilae nauksaana donao vaalaa kao[- rsaayana Saaimala nahIM haota."
"[sakI SauÉAat kOsao krnaa pD,tI hO." mauJao lagaa ik p`SnaaoM ko bajaaya manaIrama ko saamanao saIQaa samap-Na kr idyaa jaae tao Saayad [sa bahsa ka AMt hao jaaegaa.
"hmaara ek ikT caar hjaar C: saaO Épyao ka hO¸ [samaoM hmaara hr p`a^D@T CaoTI maa~a maoM Saaimala hO¸" manaIrama nao gaMBaIrta sao batayaa.
"tao zIk hO¸ Aap ek pOkoT hmaaro yahaM rK jaa[e." SauBaa ibanaa ihcak baaolaI tao maOM caaOMk gayaa. ]saka [tnaI jaldI [sa yaaojanaa sao sahmat haonaa mauJao ivaismat kr rha qaa.
"doiKe¸ phlao maOM Aapkao gaa[D–laa[na samaJaa rha hUM² Aapkao sabasao phlao Gar maMoM baOz kr ek saUcaI banaa laonaa hO¸ ijasamaoM Aap ]na laaogaaoM ko naama ilaKoMgao ijanasao Aapka QaMMQaa hao sakta hO. [sa saUcaI maoM Aap ÍoMD ko naama ilaKoMgao."
"ÍOMD yaaina kI daost laaoga²"
manaIrama mauskrayaa¸ "ÍOMD maayanao daost BaI¸ pr hmaaro [sa ÍOMD maoM AMga`oja,I ko ÍoMD kI ispilaMga ka hr ihjjaa haota hO. ÍoMD ko pUro ihjjao hOM –
'ef' 'Aar' 'Aa[-' '[-' 'ena' 'DI' [sako hr ihjjao sao Aapko [d-–igad- ka hr vaao AadmaI Aa jaata hO¸ jaao iksaI na iksaI karNa sao Aapsao jau,D,a huAa hO. ef maayanao ÍoMD eMD foimalaI –daost AaOr pirvaar ko laaoga. Aar ka Aqa- hO irlaoiTvsa maayanao irStodar. Aaya maayanao [nar prsana¸ Aapko vao piricat jaao Aapko Ait inakT hO. [ maayanao [MplaayaI yaanaI ik dUsaro ivaBaaga ko kma-caarI gaNa. ena maayanao naobar yaanaI Aapko pD,aOsaI¸ AaOr DI yaanao ik Aapko iDpaT-maoMTla kulaIgsa. [sa trh Aap yaid Aapnao Aasapasa ko saba laaogaaoM kI saUcaI banaa laoMgao¸ tao Aapko haqa maoM ]na saMBaaivat laaogaaMo ko naama haoMgao¸ jaao ik Aapko kama maoM maddgaar hao sakto hOM. [samaoM saooM tmaama laaoga eosao haoMgaoo jaao ivatrk bana sakto hOM¸ AaOr tmaama laaoga eosao hao sakto hOM¸ jaao isaÔ- Aapsao saamaana laokr yaUja kroMgao.

"jaaAao SauBaa¸ caaya lao AaAao¸ Aagao kI cacaa- hma caaya ko baad kroMgao. manaIrama jaI nao hmakao maM~ pZ, kr maaoiht saa kr idyaa hO¸ Saayad caaya ]sa jaadU kao taoD,ogaI." maMOnao SauBaa sao icaraOrI kI¸ tao vah p`sanna manasao ]zI AaOr BaItr calaI ga[-. AnnapUNaa- BaaBaI BaI JaT sao ]zIM AaOr vao BaI ]sako pICo–pICo BaItr jaa phuMcaI.
manaIrama nao baOga maoM sao inakala kr ek kOsaoT inakalaI AaOr kha¸ "[sao saunakr Aapkao ga`ahk kI DIla krnao kI Tokinak hI nahIM¸ [sa trh ka kama krnaovaalao ]na tmaama laaogaaoM ko ivacaar saunanao kao imalaoMgao¸ phlao ijanamaoM sao hr kao[- yaa tao CaoTa–maaoTa dukanadar qaa¸ yaa ifr CaoTI–maaoTI naaOkrI krko Apnaa gauja,ara ikyaa krta qaa¸ AaOr vao saba [sa kMpnaI kao jvaa[na krnao ko baad Aaja hr mahInao laaKaoM maoM Kola rho hOM."

ifr ]sanao vah isasTma samaJaayaa ijasao Apnaa ko hma BaI laaKaoM maoM Kola sakto qao. ]sanao batayaa ik hmakao phlao eosao Aaz laaogaaoM kao TargaoT banaa ko kama Sau$ krnaa hO¸ jaao ei@Tva haoM AaOr ]namaoM sao hrok Aaz–Aaz ivatrk banaa sakoM.
manaIrama kI baatoM baD,I AakYa-k qaIM¸ ]namaoM maaohk tqya qao¸ AaOr p`amaaiNak AaMkD,o BaI¸ pr vah eosaa Plaana qaa ijasao hjaaraoM–laaKaoM maoM Saayad kao[- ek cala pata haogaa.
]sa idna hma laaogaaoM nao ivacaar krnao ka samaya maaMgaa AaOr iksaI trh ]na daonaaoM sao maui> pa[-.
Aaz idna baat vamaa- BaaBaI ekaek maoro Aa^iÔsa maoM Aa QamakI. maOM ]sa idna Apnao DovalapmaoMT Aa^iÔsar ko pasa baOza qaa.
]nhoM baOza kr maOMnao mauskrato hue ]nasao pUCa¸ "kihe BaaBaI jaI¸ @yaa hukuma hOÆ"
"Apna laaoga baahr cala kr caaya ipyaoM tao kOsaa rho²"

maOM tpak sao tOyaar hao gayaa. gaaD,I sTaT- hu[- tao AnnapUNaa- BaaBaI futI- sao lapkIM AaOr ek AByast kI trh [%maInaana sao maoro pICo baOz ga[-. Aba ]naka caohra maoro kana ko pasa qaa¸ [tnao pasa ik mauJao ]nako baalaao maoM lagao saugaMiQat tola AaOr caohro pr lagaa[- ga[- ËIma kI KuSabaU maoro naasaa puTaoM maoM p`vaoSa kr rhI qaI. ]nako dayaoM haqa nao maorI kmar ko igad- Gaora ksaa tao mauJao lagaa ik maorIo baa[k ja,maIna pr nahIM cala rhI¸ Aaihsta sao ja,maIna sao }pr ]zI hO AaOr hma Aasamaana maoM kulaaMcao Barnao lagao hOM.
hba-la caaya pIto hue BaaBaI nao batayaa ik idllaI maoM jaMbaao kMpnaI kI ek idvasaIya saoimanaar hO¸ [samaoM ijasa ivatrk kao jaanaa hao vaao saaolah saaO Épyao ka iTkT laokr Saaimala hao sakta hO. pta lagaa ik vao Kud ko saaqa maora BaI iTkT lao Aa[- hO. maOM naa–naukr krnao vaalaa qaa ik vao baaolaIM¸ "drAsala manaIrama jaI ko Gar maoM ga,maI hao ga[- hO¸ saao vao nahIM jaa pa rhoo¸ [sa karNa Aap sao [sarar krnao Aa[- hUM ik Aap maoro saaqa calaoM."
Aba Balaa maOM manaa BaI kOsao kr sakta qaa²

]nhoM ivada kr maOM kayaa-laya maoM laaOTa¸ tao maoro maistYk maoM puranaa mauhavara gaUMja rha qaa – AMQao ko haqa baTor.
maOMnao ApnaI ijaM,dgaI maoM Aba tk baTor nahIM doKI qaI¸ AaMK maUMd ko maOM baTor kI klpnaa krnao lagaa. jaba BaI maOM Apnao smaRit–flak pr baTor kI Ciba saRijat krnao kI kaoiSaSa krta¸ mauJao hr baar vamaa- BaaBaI kI saUrt yaad AatI tao maOM Anaama AaOr maIzI–saI AnauBaUityaaoM sao Bar ]zta.
Gar phuMcaa¸ tao SauBaa caaya pkD,ato hue baD,o p`sanna mana sao saunaa rhI qaI¸ "pta hO¸ Aaja ApnaI icaMkI kI TIcar kulakNaI- maODma Aa[- qaIM. pOroMT–TIcar maIiTMga maoM tao vao p`aya: imalatI rhtI hOMÆ pr [sa baar ]nako Aanao kI vajah vahIM jaMbaao kMpnaI qaI."
"jaMbaao kMpnaIÆ" Aba caaOMknao kI baarI maorI qaI.
"haM²" maMd–maMd mauskatI SauBaa rhsya Kaolanao ko AMdaja maoM baaolaI¸ "Aajakla vao BaI jaMbaao kMpnaI ka kama kr rhI hOM. baaola rhIM qaIM ik [sa kama sao ]nhoM hr mahInao paMca hja,ar sao j,yaada Aina-Mga hao jaatI hO."
"hUM²²" ek gaMBaIr huMkara CaoD, kr maOMnao ]sao p`ao%saaiht ikyaa.
"saunaao²² Apna laaoga [sa kama kao kaho kao laTka rho hOMÆ calaao Apna BaI yao kama Sau$ kr doMM." ]sako svar maoM baD,a Aa%maIya Aaga`h JaaMk rha qaa.

maOMnao jaMbaao kMpnaI ko kama sao hI vamaa- BaaBaI ko saaqa idllaI jaanao kI saUcanaa dI tao yakayak SauBaa ija,d krnao lagaI¸ ik vah BaI idllaI jaanaa caahtI hO. maorI saarI ]maMga samaaPt hao ga[-. laoikna idllaI tao jaanaa hI pD,a. Alaba<aa¸ idllaI yaa~a maoM mauJao vaao AanaMd nahIM Aayaa¸ jaOsaI ik maOM klpnaa kr rha qaa. haM¸ ga`ahk kao DIla krnao kI klaa¸ nayao p`a^D@Tsa ka pircaya AaOr nayaI skImaaoM ko baaro maoM bahut kuC saIKnao kao imalaa. kuC baatoM tao eosaI BaI saIKnao kaoo imalaI jaao baImaa ejaoMT haonao ko naato maoro jaa^ba ko ilae laaBadayak hao saktI qaI.
ek idna rat Aaz bajao maOM Apnao ek pa^ilasaI haolDr sao p`Iimayama laonao vamaa- jaI ko maaohllao kI trÔ jaa inaklaa qaa¸ AaOr vahaMM sao laaOT hI rha qaa ik AnnapUNaa- BaaBaI sao imalanao ka mana hao Aayaa. vamaa- jaI drvaaja,o Kaola kr baOzo qao AaOr maorI gaaD,I kao ]nhaoMnao manaIrama kI gaaD,I samaJaa.

phlao tao maayaUsa hue ifr mauJao doK kr vao mauskrae. maMOnao BaaBaI ko baaro maoM pUCa tao ]nhaoMnao batayaa ik vao saubah sao hI manaIrama ko saaqa ga[- hO¸ AaOr Aba tk laaOTI nahIM hO.
maMOnao duKI sao svar maoM ]nasao kha¸ "[sa trh ibaja,naosa ko ilae BaaBaI ko p`aya: Gar sao baahr rhnao pr Aapkao id@kt tao haotI haogaI."
"Aba Ba[- tr@kI krnaa hO¸ tao hmakao kuC na kuC tao %yaaga krnaa hI pDogaa na²"
"ifr BaI Gar ko kamaÆ"
"Gar ko kama tao kOsao hI hao jaato hOM Amar BaOyaa² [<aI saI baat ko ilae ]nhoM Gar maoM baMd rKnaa ]icat nahIM. maOM baoisaklaI maihlaaAaoM kI svatM~ta ka samaqa-k hUM. maoro matanausaar AaOrtaoM kao rsaaoo[-Gar sao baahr inakla kr kama–Qaama saIKnaa caaihe. [sasao ]naka [MDIivajauAla DovalapmaOMT haota hO¸ AiBavyai> ka maaOka imalata hO¸ AaOr Gar ko saaqa–saaqa svayaM vao Aaiqa-k $p sao svatM~ hao jaatI hOM."
mana hI mana maOMnao kha¸ "ipClao saala¸ jaba BaaBaI kao baImaa–ejaoMT banaanao ka p`stava rKa qaa tao Aap khto qao ik AaOrtaoM kI sahI jagah Gar maoM hO¸ ]nhoM Gar maoM hI rhnaa caaihe² AaOr Agar jaa^ba BaI krnaa hO tao iksaI ka^nvaoMT maoM TIcariSap vagaOrh imala jaae tao vah kr laonaa zIk rhta hO."
pr p`%yaxat: maOM yahI baaolaa¸ "haM¸ AiBavyai> ka maaOka AaOr Aaiqa-k svatM~ta tao imalatI hO²"
"kihe Aap kOsao pQaaro²" vamaa- jaI nao sahsaa mauJao sakto kI isqait maoM Dala idyaa qaa.
"maOM drAsala¸" khto hue kuC ATknao lagaa tao yakayak yaad Aayaa AaOr maOMnaoo baoQaD,k ]nasao kh Dalaa¸ "]sa idna BaaBaI nao kha qaa ik jaMbaao kMpnaI ka rIjanala–sTaor Aapko Gar maoM hOM¸ saao maOM Tuqa–posT AaOr naa[-TËIma laonao Aayaa qaa²"

maora [tnaa khnaa qaa ik Aba tk ]dasa AaOr Alasaayao sao baOzo vamaa- jaI maoM yakayak futI- Aa ga[-¸ vao ]zo AaOr baOzk maoM Ast–vyast rKo kaTU-naaoM maoM maorI maaMMgaI ga[- caIja,oM tlaaSa krnao lagao.
maOMnao ]D,tI naja,r sao doKa ik vamaa- jaI ko Gar maoM baOzk hI nahIM¸ sTaor¸ ikcaona AaOr yahaM tk ik baoD$ma maoM BaI yaanaI ik hr jagah¸ AnnapUNaa- BaaBaI kI kMpnaI kI caIja,oMo ibaKrI pD,I qaIM. laga rha qaa ik [sa nayaI tr@kI yaanaI BaUmaMDlaIkrNa ko [sa nayao daOr maoM bahut kuC badlaa hO. ijasa caIja, ko ilae jaao jagah inaiScat kI ga[- hO¸ Aba vaao kovala vahIM nahIM imalatI¸ saba jagah imala jaatI hO² caIja,oM tojaI sao ApnaI jagah badla rhI hOM² baaja,ar kovala baaja,ar tk saIimat nahIM rh gayaa² Aba vamaa- jaI jaOsao k[- GaraoM maoM baaja,ar svayaM Gausa Aayaa hO– Apnao pUro saMskar¸ AacarNa¸ AadtaoM AaOr baura[yaaoMoM ko saaqa²
Gar laaOTto va> maOM mana hI mana tr@kI ko laaBa–haina ka bahI Kata tOyaar kr rha qaa¸ ijasamaMo maMO AaOr maorI p%naI SauBaa BaI Saayad ApnaI p`ivaiYT kranao kao Aatur qao.

pRYz : 1.2. 3

9 janavarI 2006