yaad Aayaa‚ Aro‚ banaanaI sao BaI tao imalanaa hO. mana ekdma raomaaMicat hao Aayaa. saaro rasto tao ]sako #yaalaaoM nao vyast rKa laoikna maora saara raomaaMca xaNa Bar maoM gaayaba hao gayaa. [sa samaya tIna bajao hOM. vaOsao BaI jaba pUra mad`asa baMd hO tao yauinavaisa-TI BaI tao baMd haogaI. ]sako Gar ka pta khaM hO maoro pasa. Da[ro@TrI doKta hUM. yauinavaisa-TI ko naMbaraoM maoM na tao AMga`oja,I ivaBaaga ka Da[ro@T naMbar hO‚ na hI ivaBaaga ko hoD ka naama yaa ]saka roisaDoMiSayala naMbar. banaanaI ko naMbar ka tao savaala hI nahIM ]zta. kaSa² ]sasao Aaja maulaakat hao jaatI tao iktnao AcCo kT jaato yao dao idna.

Aba tao prsaaoM tk [Mtj,aar krnaa pD,ogaa‚ "kOsao tlaaSaa jaae Aapkao [sa mahanagarI maoM imasa banaanaI caËvatI-Æ iksaI kao BaI tao nahIM jaanato hma [sa AjanabaI Sahr maoM maODma. Aapkao Kaoja BaI laoto hma‚ laoikna yah 'baMd'."
yaaoM hI Da[ro@TrI ko pnnao plaTta hUM– 'saI' AaOr 'saI' maoM caËvatI-. Acaanak saUJata hO mauJao – qaaoD,I–saI maohnat kI jaae tao banaanaI kao Aaja AaOr ABaI BaI ZUMZ,a jaa sakta hO. Aaja pta Bar cala jaae tao maulaakat kla BaI kI jaa saktI hO. hO tao baovakUÔI Bara trIka‚ laoikna iksaI kao pta qaaoD,o hI calaogaa‚ [sa trÔ kaOna hO. eosaa hao hI nahIM sakta‚ yahaM ka baMgaalaI samaudaya AaOr ]namaoM sao BaI caËvatI-‚ banaanaI kao na jaanato haoM. AaiKr iktnaI haoMgaI eosaI baMgaalaI laD,ikyaaM mad`asa maoM‚ jaao yauinavaisa-TI maoM AMga`oja,I pZ,atI haoM AaOr baMgalaa maoM ilaKtI haoM. ihsaaba lagaata hUM – pUro mad`asa maoM pccaIsa tIsa hja,ar ko krIba baMgaalaI haoMgao. ]namaoM BaI caËvatI- haoMgao‚ hja,ar sao BaI kma. AaOr TolaIÔaona Da[ro@TrI batatI hO – kula 42 caËvait-yaaoM ko pasa Ôaona hOM. [nhIM sao pUCkr doKa jaae tao. na BaI imalao‚ kuC va@t tao gauja,rogaa. tIsa–caalaIsa Épyao maoM yahIM baOzo–baOzo banaanaI ka pta cala jaae tao ]sasao baZ,kr @yaa hao sakta hO Aaja ko idna. hao sakta hO‚ [nhIM maoM sao iksaI pirvaar maoM hI hao vah. vaOsao Da[ro@TrI maoM kao[- banaanaI caËvatI- nahIM hO. tao yah Sarart BaI krko doK laI jaae.

phlao caËvatI- sao Sau$ ikyaa hO. ek , , ,tIna , , ,pMd`h , , ,sa%ta[sa , , ,pOMtIsa AaOr yao bayaalaIsa. kula pcaasa imanaT lagao AaOr pOMtIsa jagah baat hu[- baakI naMbar dukanaaoM‚ Aa^iÔsaaoM ko hOM yaa laa[na nahIM imalaI. hMsaI Aa rhI hO Kud pr–hr trh kI Aavaajao,M‚ p`itiËyaaeM‚ gaailayaaM‚ hMsaI. Ôaona pTko gae. haolD krayaa gayaa‚ pagala krar idyaa gayaa mauJao. baohd Balao laaoga‚ laoikna natIjaa ja,Irao. "haM‚ naama saunaa tao hO‚ doKa BaI hO‚ pna ikQar rhtI‚ maalaUma nahIM. Aar yaU Ëoja,I‚ [ja [T d vao TU laaokoT e gala-‚ naao , , ,naao , , ,naao , , ,Aa^var banaanaI [ja AaonalaI eT [-yasa- AaolD , , ,yahaM banaanaI hO‚ baT vah hmaara vaa[Ô hO. vah kBaI TIcar nahIM qaI. hU Aar yaU , , ,yaU maOD maOna , , ,ivaca banaanaI caËvatI-Æ yaU maIna dOT gala- , , ,Da^Tr Aa^f p`aotaSa caËvatI-‚ baT SaI [ja TIcar [na p`a[marI skUla , , ,"

maj,aa Aa rha hO mauJao. kla tk pUro Sahr ko baMga samaaja maoM yah Kbar fOla jaaegaI – kao[- isarifra baMba[- sao Aayaa hO AaOr iksaI banaanaI caËvatI- kao Kaoja rha hO. ek–ek Gar maoM Ôaona krko. Ëoja,I fOlaao. Da[ro@TrI ek iknaaro rK dI hO. tao [na saba caËvait-yaaoM maoM hmaarI vaalaI banaanaI kao kao[- nahIM jaanata. nahIM jaanata ka yah matlaba tao nahIM ik vah hO hI nahIM. hao sakta hO jaao naMbar nahIM imalao‚ vahIM hao. kula imalaakr ek maj,aodar e@sarsaa[ja hao ga[-. na sahI Aaja maulaakat‚ prsaaoM yauinavaisa-TI tao KulaogaI. ]sao bata}Mgaa [sa baaro maoM iktnaa hMsaogaI.
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AjaIba gaaorK QaMQaa hO [sa yauinavaisa-TI ka BaI. dsa jagah Ôaona krko BaI kuC pta nahIM cala payaa hO banaanaI ka , , ,khIM kao[- timala BaaYaI baOza haota hO tao khIM kao[- kuC batae ibanaa hI Ôaona rK dota hO. har kr Apnao sqaanaIya saaqaI sao AnauraoQa krta hUM–AMga`oj,aI ivaBaaga kI banaanaI caËvatI- sao bata kra doM jara. vao BaI k[- jagah Ôaona krto hO. AiQaktr timala maoM hI baat krto hOM. batato hOM – yauinavaisa-TI gaima-yaaoM kI Cui+yaaoM kI vajah sao baMd hO AaOr dUsaro‚ AMga`oja,I ivaBaaga maoM [sa naama kI lao@carr nahIM hO. "Aro‚ tao ifr khaM ga[- banaanaI‚ raGavaoMd` nao tao isaÔ- yahIM ka pta idyaa qaa. Aba vah vahaM hO nahIM. pta nahIM mad`asa maoM BaI hO yaa nahIM. kOsao pta lagaayaa jaae. ]sakI Sa@la‚ saUrt‚ pta–izkanaa‚ Gar–pirvaar kuC BaI tao pta nahIM."

saaoca rha hUM – yaUinavaisa-TI CaoD,kr khaM ga[- haogaI. ifr ]saka yah pta BaI tao tIna saala puranaa hO. bata tao rha qaa raGavaoMd`‚ tInaok saala sao saMpk- CUTa huAa hO. hao sakta hO [sa baIca klak%ta laaOT ga[- hao yaa SaadI kr laI hao. kuC tao pta calao. Agar yahIM hO tao imalanao kI kaoiSaSa kI jaae AaOr nahIM hO tao ikssaa hI K,%ma. Apnao saaqaI sao ifr AnauraoQa krta hUM – j,ara ifr Ôaona krko AMga`oj,aI ko hoD ka naama‚ pta AaOr Ôaona naMbar puCvaa doM. vao hI Saayad bata sakoM‚ banaanaI Aba khaM hO. vao ifr dao–caar baar naMbar Gaumaato hOM. AaiKr hoD ka naama‚ pta laaokoT kr hI laoto hOM – Da^º vaaNaI kuMicatpadma. Aba maOM ]nako Gar ka naMbar imalaata hUM. [Mgaoja Aa rha hO lagaatar. AisasToMsa saiva-sa kI madd laota hUM – ifr BaI nahIM imalata. lagata hO Ôaona Kraba hO. saaocata hUM‚ Kud hI ]nako Gar kI trÔ inakla jaa}M. vaOsao BaI yahaM Saama kao kuC krnao–Qarnao kao nahIM hO.
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maj,aodar ikssaa bana gayaa hO banaanaI ka. isaÔ- C: SabdaoM ko tIna saala puranao pto ko saharo ]sakI tlaaSa kr rha hUM [tnao baD,o Sahr maoM. na mauJao jaanatI hO‚ na maOM ]sao jaanata hUM. dao idna phlao tk naama BaI nahIM saunaa qaa ]saka. kBaI raGavaoMd` kao imalaI qaI. Aa^qasa- igalD kI ka^nÍoMsa maoM. tIna–caar saala hue. tBaI daonaaoM ka pircaya huAa qaa. baatoM hu[- qaIM. iktabaaoM ka Aadana–p`dana huAa qaa. paMca–saat p~ BaI Aae–gae‚ ifr naaOkiryaaM badlanao ko ca@kr maoM daonaaoM ka saMpk- lagaBaga CUT gayaa qaa. Aba maorI mad`asa iT/p sao raGavaoMd` kao banaanaI kI yaad taja,a hao Aa[-. calato va@t kha qaa raGavaoMd` nao – tuJasao JaUz nahIM kh rha hUM SaoKr‚ bahut hI ja,hIna AaOr maOcyaaor laD,kI qaI yaar. ba`ona eMD byaUTI ka AdBaut blaOMD. ]sa laD,kI maoM ga,j,aba ka AakYa-Na qaa ik Aap ]sao [gnaaor kr hI na sakoM. Agar tumharI maulaakat hao jaae tao tumharI yaa~a saaqa-k hao jaaegaI.
Aba jaOsao–jaOsao ]sasao maulaakat maoM dor hao rhI hO‚ yaa imalanao kI saMBaavanaa kma hao rhI hO‚ ]sasao imalanao kI lalak ]tnaI hI baZ,nao lagaI hO. kla baaja,ar maoM GaUmato hue‚ iktabaaoM kI dukana maoM va@t gauja,arto hue AaOr Saama kao marInaa baIca pr Akolao Thlato hue ek sauKd–saa #yaala Aata rha. hao sakta hO‚ vah BaI yahIM khIM‚ Aasa–pasa hao. kao[- ]sao ]sako naama sao pukaro AaOr , , ,ifr toja,I sao #yaala JaTk idyaa – maOM BaI iÔlmaI sTa[la maoM saaocanao lagaa hUM. phlao idna tao Ôaona krko ]sao tlaaSanao kI baovakUÔI krta rha AaOr Aba ]sao saD,kaoM‚ caaOrahaoM pr Kaoja rha hUM.
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Da^º vaaNaI kuMicatpadma ka Gar ZUMZ,nao maoM KasaI proSaanaI hu[-. "maODma Gar pr nahIM hOM. AaQao GaMTo maoM Aa jaaeMgaI‚ Aap baOize." ]nako pit batato hOM. maoro pasa [tnaI dUr Aakr [Mtj,aar krnao ko Alaavaa kao[- ]paya nahIM hO. vao dao–caar baar kurodto hOM‚ laoikna maOM Tala jaata hUM‚ maODma sao hI kama hO. vao D/a[Mga$ma maoM mauJao Akolaa CaoD,kr gaayaba hao gae hOM. iTipkla timala saaja–sajjaa‚ tsvaIroM‚ timala pustkoM‚ pi~kaeM‚ lagata hI nahIM‚ [MiglaSa kI hoD ko Gar baOza hUM.
vao Aa[-M. saamaana sao ladI–fMdIM. mauJao doKkr caaOMktI hOM. Aanao ka karNa jaanakr raht kI saaMsa laotI hOM. batata hUM. Ôaona pr hI pUCnaa caahta qaa‚ pr , , ,haM‚ Ôaona k[- idna sao Kraba pD,a hO. ]nhoM ivaSvaasa hI nahIM hao rha‚ ek Anajaana laD,kI ka pta lagaanao ko ilae kao[- [tnaI maohnat kr sakta hO. batatI hOM – Aba vah yauinavaisa-TI maoM nahIM pZ,atI. dao saala sao BaI j,yaada hao gae. yahaM vah laIva irj,ava- qaI. ek AaOr sadmaa maoro ilae. "bata saktI hOM khaM haoMgaI AajaklaÆ" ek AaiKrI kaoiSaSa. "haM‚ haM‚ @yaaoM nahIM." vao batatI hOM‚ banaanaI mad`asa maoM hI hO. saoMT ja,oivayasa- AaT-sa ka^laoja maoM pZ,atI hO. vahaM vah knfma- hao ga[- hO. Aro‚ tao banaanaI ABaI BaI saMBaavanaa hO. maOM hlka–saa KuSa hao gayaa hUM. yahaM Aanaa baokar nahIM gayaa‚ laoikna vao banaanaI ko Gar ka pta nahIM bata patIM. Alaba%ta‚ saoMT jao,ivayasa- ka pta bata dotI hOM. vahaM [ka^naaoima@sa ko hoD hOM imasTr pd\manaaBana‚ ]nasao imalanao kI salaah dotI hOM. vahIM ka^laoja @vaaT-sa- maoM rhto hOM.

]nasao ivada laota hUM. vao ABaI BaI mauJao AivaSvaasa sao doK rhI hOM – ek Apiricat laD,kI ko ilae , , ,[tnaI BaagadaOD, , , ,drvaaja,o pr Aakr haqa jaaoD,kr ivada krtI hO.
haoTla vaapsa Aato–Aato rat hao ga[- hO. tya krta hUM‚ kla iksaI va@t jaa}Mgaa. Aaja saat maoM sao tIna idna baIt cauko hOM.

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