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daMtaoM sao ibaskuT ktrnao kI Aavaaja, hI kmaro kI KamaaoSaI kao taoD, rhI qaI.
'maOM ija,MdgaI maoM bahut kma laaogaaoM sao p`Baaivat huAa hUM¸ laoikna ijanhaoMnao mauJao p`Baaivat ikyaa hO¸ Aap ]namaoM sao ek hOM. AapkI p`itBaa¸ Aap kI sarlata¸ AapkI Baavaukta ka maOM kayala hao gayaa hUM. Aap mauJao ek KulaI iktaba kI trh lagatI hOM. maOM davao sao kh sakta hUM¸ Aap kI ija,MdgaI KuiSayaaoM sao BarpUr rhogaI , , ,' KamaaoSaI taoD,to hue ]sanao baaolanaa Sau$ ikyaa tao baaolata calaa gayaa.
vah caupcaap saunatI rhI. kao[- p`itiËyaa nahIM jata[-.
'maOM ek ]pnyaasa ilaKnao kI saaoca rha hUM. ]sa ]pnyaasa kI ek pa~ Aap BaI haoMgaI. Saayad ]pnyaasa ka mau#ya pa~. kuC saalaaoM ko baad Saayad Aapkao vah ]pnyaasa pZ,nao kao imalao.' ]sanao baaolanaa jaarI rKa.
]sakI AaMKaoM maoM hOranaI ko Baava ]ga Aae.
'ipClao idnaaoM Aapnao maorI ijasa khanaI kao pZ,a qaa¸ vah khanaI maorI ka^laoja kI ija,MdgaI ko [d-–igad- GaUmatI hO. khanaI maoM ijasa laD,kI saummaI ka ija,Ë Aayaa hO¸ ]saka vaastivak naama saunaIta qaa¸ ]sasao ka^laoja ko idnaaoM maoM kao[- laMbaI gauF,tgaU BaI nahIM hu[-¸ kao[- vaayada BaI nahIM AaOr na hI kao[- p`Naya inavaodna dja,- krayaa gayaa. basa ]sasao jauD,I kuC smaRityaaM qaIM¸ ijanamaoM qaIM baairSa kI irmaiJama BaI , , ,. Saayad Aba jaao ]pnyaasa ilaKUM¸ ]sakI pa~ kao[- BaartI naama kI laD,kI hao.' Aagao kI baat ]sanao AQaUrI CaoD, dI.

]sakI AaMKaoM maoM klpnaaAaoM ka Jarnaa Jarnao lagaa. [sa Jarnao ka saMgaIt ]sanao hvaa maoM BaI bajata mahsaUsa ikyaa.
'Aap baaolatI kuC nahIM hOM. isaÔ- saunatI rhtI hOM. @yaa kao[- savaala nahIM hO Aapko pasaÆ' vah ]sakI AaMKaoM maoM JaaMkto hue baaolaa.
'maOM basa saunanaa hI caahtI hUM. AcCI Eaaota hUM na [sailae.' kh kr hMsa dI.
'ifr BaI kao[- baat tao haonaI caaihe.' ]sanao dlaIla dI.
'Aaja bauQavaar hO na² AaOr bauQavaar maora la@kI idna hO. maoro sasaurala vaalao mauJao doKnao BaI bauQavaar kao Aae qao. maorI sagaa[- BaI bauQavaar kao hI hu[-. [sa baar maora janmaidna BaI bauQavaar kao qaa.' kh kr vah caup hao ga[-.

vah BaI samaJa nahIM payaa ik baataoM ka Ëma kOsao Aagao baZ,ae. GaD,I kI saU[yaaM Saama ko saaZ,o Ch bajaa rhI qaIM . ]sao Aae hue savaa GaMTa baIt cauka qaa. 'Aba calanaa caaihe.' khto hue ]sanao ]sakI trÔ doKa.
'haM² Aba calato hOM.' ]sanao BaI hamaI BarI.
gaoT sao baahr inaklato samaya ]sanao ]sasao mauKaitba haoto hue kha¸ 'Aap maoro saaqa calanaa psaMd kroMgaI yaa Akolao jaanaa caahoMgaIÆ'
'basa AD\Do tk Aapko saaqa calatI hUM. laoikna [sasao phlao rasto maoM Apnao Aa^iÔsa sao Apnaa baOga BaI laonaa hO.' ]sanao sahjata sao kha.

]sakI baat saunakr ]sao AaScaya- imaiEat p`sannata hu[-. ]sao ]mmaId nahIM qaI ik vah ]sakI gaaD,I maoM calanao kI hamaI Bar saktI hO. vah saaoca rha qaa ik Saayad vah ivanama`ta sao yah khogaI ik 'sar¸ Aap cailae. mauJao saaqa hI maako-T maoM kuC K,rIdarI BaI krnaI hO.'
laoikna ]sanao eosaa bahanaa nahIM banaayaa. gaaD,I calaato samaya vah saaocanao lagaa ik @yaa vah mahja, iSaYTacaarvaSa ]sako saaqa calanao kI hamaI Bar baOzI hO yaa ifr saMkaoca sao manaa nahIM kr pa[-. yah BaI hao sakta hO ik vah ]sao saccao Aqaao-M maMo Apnaa daost maanatI hao. laoikna daost kao tao sar nahIM kha jaata. vah Kud sao hI savaala–javaaba krnao lagaa. 'yah BaI tao hao sakta hO ik vah ]sao 'sar' kh kr sammaana dotI hao. AaiK,r ]ma` ka BaI tao fasalaa hO AaOr yah BaI hao sakta hO ik vah ]sao bahut baD,a laoKk maanatI hao.' vah Kud sao savaala–javaaba ka isalaisalaa jaarI rKta hO.

]sao basa sTOMD ko pasa D/a^p krnao ko baad vah gaaD,I D/a[va krto samaya ifr sao p`SnaaoM ko BaMvar maoM ]laJa jaata hO. 'vah dF,tr maoM ]sako Aanao kI baat saunakr @yaaoM iKla ]za qaaÆ ]sako Aanao maoM ivalaMba haonao pr vah @yaaoM inaraSa hao gayaa AaOr @yaaoM vah inaraSaa gaussao maoM tbadIla haonao lagaI qaIÆ vah @yaaoM ]sa pr ]pnyaasa ilaKnaa caahta hOÆ Agar ilaKnaa hI caahta hO tao ]sao phlao sao @yaaoM bata idyaaÆ vah ]sa pr AaiK,r @yaa ja,aihr krnaa caahta hOÆ'

p`SnaaoM ko [saI BaMvar maoM cakriGannaI kI trh GaUmato hue vah kba Gar phuMca jaata hO¸ ]sao pta nahIM calata. p`SnaaoM kI KUUMTI pr hI Apnao kpD,o TaMgata hO AaOr ibastr pr laoT jaata hO. dIvaar ko hr kaonao pr ]sao p`Sna TMgao idKto hOM. '@yaa ]sanao sacamauca [sa ija,MdgaI maoM ek eosaa saccaa daost pa ilayaa hO¸ ijasakI ]sao mau_t sao tlaaSa qaIÆ khIM vah iksaI baahrI AakYa-Na ko sammaaohna maoM tao nahIM baMQa gayaaÆ khIM ]sakI ija,MdgaI ka kao[- KalaI kaonaa tao ]sao klpnaaAaoM ko [sa jaMgala maoM nahIM lao jaa rhaÆ khIM vah Apnao–Aap sao saaxaa%kar tao nahIM kr rhaÆ' dIvaar pr hr savaala ]sao camakta idKa[- dota hO. ]sako BaItr QauMAa–saa ]znao lagata hO. vah krvaT badla kr isarhanaa Apnao saInao ko naIcao rK laota hO. ]sao lagata hO ik ]sakI saaMsaoM QaaOMknaI kI trh cala rhI hOM. psaInao kI baUMdo ]sao maaqao pr Clak AatI hOM.

tBaI Ôaona GanaGanaata hO. vah lapk kr irsaIvar ]za laota hO.
'sar¸ maOM irtu baaola rhI hUM. maoro ilae bauQavaar ka idna ek AaOr KuSaI kI saaOga,at laokr Aayaa hO. ipClao idnaaoM maOMnao ek khanaI ilaKI qaI¸ vah laaOTI nahIM bailk ]sakI svaIÌit kI ica{I iBajavaa[- hO saMpadk nao. maOMnao vah khanaI Aapkao dao karNaaoM sao nahIM pZ,a[- qaI. [sa khanaI ko Cpnao kI saUrt maoM maOM Aapkao sarp`a[ja, donaa caahtI qaI AaOr vaapsa laaOT Aanao kI saUrt maoM vah khanaI Aapkao maaqaapccaI krnao ko ilae saaOMpnaa caahtI qaI. sar¸ maOM Aba ek ]pnyaasa BaI ilaKUMgaI¸ ijasaka mau#ya pa~ ek eosaa laoKk haogaa¸ jaao ek paizka ko BaItr laoKkIya }jaa- Bar kr ]sao laoKkaoM kI ktar maoM KD,a kr dota hO.' Baavaaitrok maoM vah baaolatI calaI ga[-.
'AaOr jaao khanaI svaIÌt hu[- hO¸ ]sakI ivaYaya vastu @yaa hOÆ' vah ]%saukta sao pUCta hO.
'kuC nahIM sar. basa khanaI yaaoM hI Aagao baZ,tI jaatI hO.'
'khanaI ka AMt @yaa hOÆ' ]sao AQaIr haoto hue pUCa.
'sar¸ Aap hOrana hao jaaeMgao. khanaI ka AMt eosaa hO jaOsao khanaI ABaI Sau$ hu[- hao.' khkr vah iKlaiKlaanao lagatI hO.

Ôaona pr iktnaI hI dor ]sakI hMsaI gaUMjatI rhtI hO. hMsaI kI vah Knak ifr ]sako kmaro maoM BaI fOla jaatI hO. dIvaaraoM pr ]gao p`Snaicanh yaaoM gaayaba hao jaato hOM¸ jaOsao vao kBaI ]gao hI na haoM.

pRYz : 1.2.3

9 ma[- 2006