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jaaoQapur maoM doKa qaa Gar kI ibalkula AnapZ, gaMvaar dIKtI AaOrtoM¸ laD,ikyaaM drvaaja,o pr jaao poMiTga banaatI AaOr ijasa gait sao banaatI AaScaya-janak lagata pr ]nakI klaa doKto hI banatI. mauJao rajasqaana kI klaa%makta yaad Aa rhI qaI. maja,a yao ik yao laaoga ga`ahk kI nabja, BaI pkD,naa jaanato hOM. itsa pr [naka rMgaao ko talamaola ka &ana BaI kmaala hO. kaOna saI caIja, iksako saaqa iKlaogaI¸ kaOna saa rMga khaM sajaayaa jaae¸ iksa kao kaOna saI caIja, fbaogaI phcaana laoto hOM. [Msaana kI AcCI phcaana qaI [nako pasa. iktnaa hunar ibaK,ra pD,a hO yahaM vahaM cahuM Aaor. p`aya: saaocatI iktnao gauNaI haoto hOM yao laaoga.

maoro mana maoM sada sao yao p`Sna gaUMjata rhta. AaiK,r yao pTrI pr dukanaoM lagaanaovaalao kaOna laaoga hOM AaOr yahaM @yaaoM lagaanao kao ivavaSa hO ApnaI dukanaoM. @yaa [sakI kmaa[- pr [nakI pUrI gaRhsqaI iTkI hO yaa [naka paT- Ta[-ma QaMQaa hO. yao BaI saaocatI ik AaiK,r [nakI kmaa[- BaI iktnaI haotI haogaI. iktnaa tao zullaao kao donaa pD,ta haogaa iktnaa [na dukanadaraoM kao jaao ApnaI jagah [stomaala krnao doto hOM. Aajakla kI duinayaa maoM mauF,t tao kao[- kuC BaI nahIM dota. myaUinaisapailaTI kI gaaD,I BaI Aa hI QamaktI hO kBaI na kBaI. pta nahIM [nakI ibaËI hao BaI patI hO ik [na saba KcaaoM- kao kr sakoM. pr kuC tao bacaato hI haoMgao. maOM saaocatI jaa rhI qaI. ifr yao BaI saaocaa ik ifr yao laaoga kImatoM Sau$ maoM hI duganaa itgaunaa rKto haoMgao. iktnaa maaola Baava ikyaa jaanaa caaihe [nasao.

yahI saaocatI calatI hu[- maOM pTrI pr lagaI rMga ibarMgaI dUr sao hI camaktI caIja,aMo kI Aaor doKtI ]sa dukana pr Ék ga[-. pasa ga[- tao ibaK,ro rMgaao kI caaOMQa nao idla lauBaa idyaa. rajasqaanaI kZ,a[- vaalao AaOr kaMca sao sajao taorNa¸ maojapaoSa dIvaar pr laTkae jaa saknao vaalao caaOkaor tqaa Aayatakar CaoTo baD,o kpD,o ko TukD,aoM pr banao gaNaoSa¸ laxmaI¸ sarsvatI Aaid. mana maaoh ilayaa ]na caIja,aoM naoM. hTanaa BaI caahUM tao inagaah hTa na pa}M. AakYa-k banaavaT lauBaavanao rMga %yaaOhar ko maaOko ko AnaukUla sajaavaT.

mana kI BaTkna kao saba rMgaao ko fOlaava nao Apnao BaItr samaa ilayaa. iktnaa Aasaana haota hO mana kao qaamanaa pr ]tnaa hI Aasaana haota ]saka BaTk jaanaa.
rMgaIna kaMca ko BaItr DubaikyaaM lagaatI rhI jaanao iktnaI dor. dukana kI maalaikna BaI caTk–jaTk rMgaao maoM camak rhI qaI. laala hro naIlao rMgaao maoM sarabaaor. caTk caunarI mao lagao kaMca jala rho gaOsa ko balba maoM Qamak maar rho qao. galao maoM maaoTo–maaoTo laala hro danaaoM kI maalaa qaI jaao raOSanaI maoM camak rhI qaI. kanaaoM maoM BaI baD,I laTkna vaalao Jaumako qao. matlaba K,asaa camak–Qamak ka [Mtja,ama qaa itsa pr %yaaOhar ka maaOka. maaik-T kI BaI saja–Qaja doKnao laayak qaI. dIvaar pr sajao va laTko rMgaao maoM ilapTI maOM vahaM Ék hI ga[- ]nhoM inahartI AaOr sarahtI.
"raoja, [saI Ta[-ma dukana lagaatI haoÆ phlao kBaI doKa nahIM."
"jaI baIbbaI jaI lagaavaoM tao raoja, hOgao pr yao caIja,aM Ajja hI r@KI hOgaI. [ba dIvaalaI dsara hOgaa naa. hma tao ivahaM maoMhdI lagaavao jaI. vaao saamanao ko dr#t kI CaMh mao."
"Aaja na lagaa[- mMaoMhdI."
"lagaa[- qaIgaI jaI. kama tao saara idna naa krOM jaI tao Gar kOsao cala sakO baIbbaI jaI."
qaaoD,a Ék ko ]sanao pUCa¸ "Aap na lagavaaAao jaI kBaI maoMhdI jaI."
"nahIM. mauJao maoMhdI ka SaaOk nahIM hO."
"laao jaI yao kao[- SaaOk kI baat hOgaI. yao tao sagauNa haobaO jaI. [ba sauhaiganao krvaa caaOqa po k[sao naa lagavaavaO. AjaI yao ApsagauNa haovaogaa naa jaI."
maOM mauskra Bar dI. ]sao @yaa AaOr kOsao samaJaatI ik saaro Sagauna AaOr rIit–irvaajaaoM ko ihsaaba sao cala kr saba kuC ibagaD, sakta hO. ijaM,dgaI va> ko haqa maoM hO. hmaaro haqa maoM khaM. pr kha kuC nahIM. caIjao,M doKtI rhI ifr pUCa¸ "maoMhdI sao tao AcCI kmaa[- hao jaatI hO naa. @yaa laotI hao ek haqa ka. Aajakla tao maoMhdI¸ ibaMdI¸ iTkulaI¸ laalaI¸ Aalata¸ caUiD,yaaM saba bahut mahMgaa hao gayaa hO."
"khaM baIbbaI jaI. laaoga khaM Krcao hOgao idla sao. [ba yao nayaI–nayaI ibahata CaoiryaaM tao ifr BaI kuC naa kOvao. baakI baala baccaaM vaalaI tao baD,a maaola Baava krOgaI¸ sauhaga kI caIja,aoM maoM BaI kMjaUsaI."
maOM mausakra pD,I. Aba ]sao @yaa khtI. sauhaga ka matlaba @yaa hO. saaOBaagya iksa ka iksa sao jauD,a hO. tBaI ]sao maora p`Sna yaad Aa gayaa kmaa[- ko baar maoM baaolaI¸ "AaOr kmaa[- ka ko pUcCao baIbbaI jaI. tIna baalak hOMgao. vaao saasa sasaura nanad AaOr hma daonaaoM. @yaa kmaaya laO kO Krca laO. baccaaO ko [sakUla kI fIsa dona maoM jaana kaZ,I jaavaO hOgaI."

maoro saamanao ]sanao saBaI camaktI QamaktI laTknaaoM kuSana kvasa- maoja,paoSa baoDkvar ka Zor Kaola kr rK idyaa qaa pr ]sakI j,yaada idlacaspI Apnao Gar kI baatoM krnao maoM qaI. Kaolato hue baaolatI rhI¸ "ivahaM ibarlaa [sakUla maoM pZ,o hOgaI jaI baalak. pUrI fIsa hOgaI. fIsa maaÔI kI AjaI- do raKI hOgaI pr , , ," ifr QaIro sao baaolaI¸ "vaao batavaO ik kuC do dvaaAao tao hI AjaI- po iQayaana dOvaogao."
"CaoD,ao baIbbaI jaI. Aap baaollaao Aap kO laaogaI."
mauJao kuC laonaa hI khaM qaa. ifr saaocaa calaao kao[- saaO–dao saaO tk ka kuC AcCa–saa vaala hOigaMga imala jaae tao lao laUMgaI.
"yao gaNaoSa jaI iktnao tk ko haoMgao."
"hOgao tao caar saaO ko pr pta naahIM Aap ApnaI saI lagaaO hao Aap tInasaaO pcaasa do dovaao."
[tnaa tao maora bajaT hI na qaa. maaola Baava krnao ka mana na qaa. Asala maoM tao [tnaI jaldI na tao ÔOsalaa krnaa caah rhI na hI ABaI sao kuC K,rIdnaa hI.
Acaanak inagaah saamanao baOzI ]sa laD,kI pr calaI ga[- AaOr ]saI ko caohro pr iTk ga[-. ]sako pasa lakD,I ko maaor¸ haqaI¸ icaiD,yaa¸ taota¸ TaokrI ijasamaoM lakD,I ko bartna Baro qao kuC AaOr caIja,oM lakD,I kI banaI caklaa baolana tao dUr sao dIK rha qaa.
Apnaa BaI AaOr baccaaoM ka bacapna BaI yaad Aa gayaa. tba yahaM nahIM imalatI qaI yao saba caIjaM,o. iktnao Kolao qao baccao ]na sasto sao iKlaaOnao sao. ibannaI nao tao iktnaI baar gauiD,yaa SaadI krnao ko Baaoja maoM mauJasao pUrI hlvaa banavaayaa haogaa. saaocatI rhI AaOr ]sakI Aaor doKtI rhI maOM.

]sakI Aaor doKta pakr hI vah baaolaI qaI¸ "]sakI Aaor @yaa doKao hao baIbbaI jaI. baD,I ApsagaunaI hOgaI. ibayaah ko dao mahInaa maoM hI Ksama nao Ka ga[-. ]Qar baap BaI mar gayaa ifr maaM nao dma taoD, idyaa. [bba CaorI ka naa Ksama naa baap naa maaM kO krOgaI. k[sao rhOvagaI pta naa. saasa sasaura saba prayao haovaO jaI. Kana pIna Krcaa baZ,anao vaalaI tao naaOkranaI BaI naa caaihe iksaI naO."
maOM tao ]sakI Aaor doKtI hI rh ga[-. [tnaa saUKa [tnaa ]dasa [tnaa Akolaa caohra iksaI ka hao sakta hO. [tnaI CaoTI ]ma` AaOr [tnaI Apiricat ]dasaI [tnaa gauma sannaaTa.
"@yaa." maoro mauMh sao inaklaa.
"jaI baIbbaI jaI. [tnaI duiKyaarI [tnaI AkolaI [tnaI sata[- Bagavaana ikssao naa banaavaO. vaIrbaainayaa kI tao Ksama AaOr pUt ibanaa gait naa jaI. Ksama rhyaa kao naa pUt haona ka va> kao naa imalyaa. pD,I rhOvao caaOk mao laavaairsa laasa saI. pD,aOisayaa kI maohrbaanaI sao [haM baOzI hOgaI. pta nahI GaraM phuMcaogaI tao saasa sasaur ko laanat zavaOgao. pr vaao Kudo khaM saaocana jaaogaI hOgaI."
"Gar maoM AaOr kao[- nahIM hO jaao doK lao."
"hO jaI ek dovar hOgaa. vaao qaaoD,a baaOt Aana lagyaa [sako pasa. naama Qar idyaa saba nao ik ]sasao irSta jaaoD,na laaga rI hOgaI. dovar BaI [baI gyaarh saala ka hOgaa jaI."
maOM gaupcaup hao Aa[-.

Apnao hI duK maoM isamaTI Apnao Akolaopna maoM BaTktI saaohma ko Asamaya calao jaanao pr BarI gaRhsqaI AaOr baccaaoM ko baIca BaI baocaara mahsaUsatI ijaM,dgaI sao jaanao iktnao iSakvao palatI rhI qaI.
iktnaa CaoTa hO maora duK. kma sao kma ]tnaa DUba jaanao laayak tao nahIM ijatnaa maOM DUbatI hUM.
lakD,I kI iKlaaOnaanaumaa gaaD,I ijasamaoM rssaI baaMQaao tao Tk–Tk krtI calatI qaI¸ bartnaaoM vaalaI TaokrI baaMsaurI AaOr BaI kuC CuTpuT iKlaaOnao laokr maOM calanao lagaI tao vaao baaolaI¸ "baD,a sabaaba imalaogaa baIbbaI jaI. kuC tao p[sao haqa maoM AavaOgao tao Saayad saasa sasaur kuC doK laOvao [sakI trÔ. hma luagaa[yaaM kI ijanagaI maoM tao ]sa ]pr vaalao nao hI BaTkna ila@KI hOgaI jaI."
khto hue ]sanao dUsarI mauMh krko ApnaI AaMK kI kaor paoMC laI.

pRYz : 1.2.3

1 isatMbar 2006