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]sa va@,t
baaja,ar maoM mauJao yaja,danaI imala gayaa. vah tÔrIh–@laba
sao jaao drAsala prola @laba qaI¸ pMd`h Épe jaItkr Aayaa
qaa. Aaja ]sako caohro pr Agar sauK,I- baSaaSat kI lahroM
idKa[- dotI qaIM tao kuC tajjauba kI baat na qaI. maOM ek
haqa sao ApnaI jaoba kI salavaTaoM kao Cupanao lagaa.
inacalaI baa[-M jaoba pr ek Épe ko barabar kaoT sao
imalato hue rMga ka pobaMd bahut hI naamaaOja,MU idKa[- do
rha qaa , , ,maOM ]sao BaI ek haqa sao Cupata rha. ifr
maOMnao idla maoM kha– @yaa Ajaba¸ yaja,danaI nao maoro
Saanao pr haqa rKnao sao phlao maorI jaoba kI salavaToM
AaOr vah Épe barabar kaoT ko rMga ka pobaMd doK ilayaa
hao , , ,]saka BaI r_o–Amala Sau$ huAa AaOr maOMnao
idlaorI sao kha¸
"mauJao @yaa prvaah hO , , ,yaja,danaI mauJao
kaOna–saI qaOlaI ba#,Sa dogaa , , ,AaOr [samaoM baat hI
@yaa hOÆ yaja,danaI AaOr saMtaisaMh nao baarha mauJasao
kha hO ik vah ]cca ivacaar kI j,yaada prvaa krto hOM AaOr
vasa-ToD kI kma. mauJasao kao[- pUCo. maOM vasa-ToD kI
j,yaada prvaa krta hMU AaOr irÔAto–ja,ohnaI kI kmaÑ'
yaja,danaI
É#,sat huAa AaOr jaba tk vah naja,r sao AaoJala na hao
gayaa¸ maOM ga,aOr sao ]sako kaoT ko naÔIsa vasa-ToD kao
puSt kI jaainaba sao doKta rha.
ifr maOMnao saaocaa ik sabasao phlao mauJao puYpamaiNa ko
gaulaabajaamauna AaOr [marityaaM K,rIdnaI caaihe. khIM
vaapsaI pr sacamauca BaUla hI na jaa}M. Gar phMucakr ]nhoM
Cupanao sao KUba tmaaSaa rhogaa. imaza[- kI dUkana pr
KaOlato tola maoM kcaaOiryaaM K,Uba fUla rhI qaIM. maoro
maMuh maoM panaI Bar Aayaa. [sa trh¸ jaOsao
gaulaabajaamauna ko tK,yyaula sao puYpamaiNa ko maMuh maoM
panaI Bar Aayaa qaa. kbja, AaOr [~Ifla ja,maanaI ko
K,yaala ko baavajaUd maOM saÔod p%qar kI maoja, pr
kaohinayaaM iTkakr bahut Éica sao kcaaOiryaaM Kanao
lagaa.
haqa
Qaaonao ko baad jaba pOsaaoM ko ilae jaoba TTaolaI tao
]samaoM kuC BaI na qaa. dsa ka naaoT khIM igar gayaa qaa.
kaoT kI AMd$naI jaoba maoM ek baD,a saUraK, hao rha qaa.
nak,laI roSama kao iTiD\DyaaM caaT ga[- qaIM. jaoba maoM
haqa Dalanao pr ]sa jagah jahaM maranajaa¸ maranajaa eMD
kMpnaI ka laoibala lagaa huAa qaa¸ maora haqa baahr
inakla Aayaa. naaoT vahIM sao baahr igar gayaa haogaa.
ek lamho
maoM yaaoM idKa[- donao lagaa¸ jaOsao kao[- BaaolaI–saI
BaoD, ApnaI KUbasaUrt¸ maulaayama–saI }na ]tr jaanao pr
idKa[- donao lagatI hO.
hlavaa[- BaaMp gayaa. Kud hI baaolaa¸ "kao[- baat
nahIM baabaU jaI¸ pOsao kla Aa jaaeMgao."
maOM kuC na baaolaa , , ,kuC baaola hI na saka.
isaÔ- kRt&ta–&apna ko ilae maOMnao hlavaa[- kI
trÔ doKa. hlavaa[- ko pasa hI gaulaabajaamauna caaSanaI
maoM DUbao pD,o qao. raogana maoM fUlatI hu[- kcaaOiryaaoM
ko QaueM maoM sao AatSaI sauK,- [marityaaM ijagar pr daga,
lagaa rhI qaIM. AaOr jaohna maoM puYpamaiNa kI
QaMuQalaI–saI tsvaIr ifr ga[-.
maOM vahaM
sao baadamaI baaga, kI trÔ cala idyaa AaOr AaQa–paOna
GaMTo ko k,rIba baadamaI baaga, ko rolavao laa[na ko
saaqa–saaqa calata rha. [sa Asao- maoM jaM@Sana kI trÔ
sao ek maalagaaD,I Aa[-. ]sako paMca imanaT baad ek SaMT
krta huAa [Mjana¸ ijasamaoM sao dhkto hue sauK,- kaoyalao
laa[na pr igar rho qao , , ,magar ]sa va@,t k,rIba hI kI
saalT irÔ[narI maoM sao bahut sao maja,dUr Aaovar Ta[ma
lagaakr laaOT rho qao , , ,maOM laa[na ko saaqa–saaqa
diryaa ko pula kI trÔ cala idyaa. caaMdnaI rat maoM sadI-
ko baavajaUd ka^laoja ko caMd manacalao naaOjavaana ikStI
calaa rho qao.
"kudrt
nao AjaIba saja,a dI hO mauJao¸" maOMnao kha¸
"puYpamaiNa ko ilae gaaoTo kI maga,ja,I¸ dusaUtI¸
gaulaabajaamauna AaOr SamaI ko ilae kaÔUrI maInaakar
kaMTo K,rIdnao sao baZ,kr kao[- gaunaah sarja,d hao sakta
hOÆ iksa baorhmaI AaOr baoddI- sao maorI ek hsaIna magar
bahut sastI duinayaa barbaad kr dI ga[- hO. jaI tao caahta
hO ik maOM BaI kudrt ka ek Saahkar taoD,–faoD,kr rK hMU
, , ," magar panaI maoM ikStIraM laD,ka kh rha qaa¸
"[sa maaOsama maoM tao ravaI ka panaI
GauTnao–GauTnao sao j,yaada khIM nahIM haota."
"saara panaI tao }pr sao Apr baarI daoAaba lao laotI
hO. AaOr yaaoM BaI Aajakla phaD,aoM pr baÔ- nahIM
ipGalatI." dUsaro nao kha.
maOM laacaar Gar kI trÔ laaOTa AaOr inahayat baoidlaI sao
ja,MjaIr ihlaa[-.
maorI #,vaaihSa AaOr AMdaja,o ko mautaibak puYpamaiNa AaOr
baccaU nanha bahut dor hu[- dhlaIja, sao ]zkr ibastraoM
maoM jaa saaoe qao. SamaI caUlho ko pasa SahtUt ko
naIma–jaana kaoyalaaoM kao taptI hu[- k[- mat-baa }MGaI
AaOr k[- mat-baa caaOMkI qaI. vah mauJao K,alaI haqa doKkr
izzk ga[-. ]sako saamanao maOMnao caaor jaoba ko AMdr haqa
Dalaa AaOr laoibala ko naIcao sao inakala ilayaa. SamaI
sabakuC samaJa ga[-. vah kuC na baaolaI , , ,kuC baaola hI
na sakI.
maOMnao
kaoT KMUTI pr laTka idyaa. maoro pasa hI dIvaar ka sahara
laokr SamaI baOz ga[- AaOr hma daonaaoM saaoe hue baccaaoM
AaOr KMUTI pr laTko hue ga,ma- kaoT kao doKnao lagao.
Agar SamaI nao maora [Mtja,ar ike bagaOr vah kaÔUrI saUT
badla idyaa haota tao Saayad maorI halat [tnaI badlaI hu[-
na haotI.
yaja,danaI
AaOr saMtaisaMh tÔrIh–@laba maoM prola Kola rho qao.
]nhaoMnao dao–dao GaMUT pI BaI rKI qaI. mauJasao BaI
pInao ko ilae [sarar krnao lagao. magar maOMnao [nakar kr
idyaa. [sailae ik maorI jaoba maoM dama na qao. saMtaisaMh
nao ApnaI trÔ sao ek–AaQa GaMUT ja,bad-stI mauJao BaI
iplaa idyaa. Saayad [sailae ik vah jaana gae qao ik [sako
pasa pOsao nahIM hOM. yaa Saayad [sailae ik vah
]ccaivacaar kI vasa-ToD sao j,yaada prvaa krto qao.
Agar maOM
Gar maoM ]sa idna SamaI kao vahI kaÔUrI saÔod saUT phnao
hue doKkr na Aata tao Saayad prola maoM ik,smat Aaja,maa[-
krnao kao maora jaI BaI na caahta. maOMnao saaocaa¸ kaSaÑ
maorI jaoba maoM BaI ek–dao Épe haoto , , ,@yaa Ajaba
qaa ik maOM bahut–sao Épe banaa laota , , ,magar maorI
jaoba maoM tao kula paOnao caar Aanao qao.
yaja,danaI
AaOr saMtaisaMh inahayat ]mda vasa-ToD ko saUT phnao @laba
ko saoËoTrI sao JagaD, rho qao. naok Aalama kh rha qaa ik
vah tÔrIh–@laba kao prola @laba AaOr 'baar' banato hue
kBaI nahIM doK sakta. ]sa va@,t maOMnao ek maayaUsa AadmaI
ko maK,saUsa AMdaja, maoM jaoba maoM haqa Dalaa AaOr kha¸
"baIvaI–baccaaoM ko ilae kuC K,rIdnaa kudrt ko
naja,dIk gaunaah hO. [sa ihsaaba sao prola Kolanao ko ilae
tao ]sao ApnaI igarh sao dama donao caaiheÑ hI hI , ,
,gaI , , ,gaI , , ,"
AMd$naI KIsaa
, , ,baa[-M inacalaI jaoba , , ,kaoT maoM puSt kI trÔ
mauJao kaga,ja, sarkta huAa maalaUma huAa. ]sao sarkato
hue maOMnao da[-M jaoba ko saUraK, ko naja,dIk jaa
inaklaa.
, , ,vah dsa Épe ka naaoT qaa jaao ]sa idna AMd$naI
jaoba kI th ko saUraK, maoM sao gauja,rkr kaoT ko
AMdr–hI–AMdr gauma hao gayaa qaa.
]sa idna maOMnao kudrt sao [Mtkama ilayaa. maOM [sakI
#,vaaihSa ko mautaibak prola–varola na Kolaa. naaoT kao
mau{I maoM dbaae Gar kI trÔ Baagaa. Agar ]sa idna maora
[Mtja,ar ike baga,Or SamaI nao vah kaÔUrI saUT badla
idyaa haota tao maOM KuSaI sao yaaoM dIvaanaa kBaI na
haota.
haM¸ ifr
calanao lagaa vahI tK,yyaula ka daOr. gaaoyaa ek hsaIna
sao hsaIna duinayaa kI tK,laIk maoM dsa Épe sao }pr ek
dmaD,I BaI Kca- nahIM AatI. jaba maOM bahut–saI
caIja,aoM kI Ôohirst banaa rha qaa¸ SamaI nao maoro haqa
sao kaga,ja, CInakr puja,o-–puja,-o kr idyaa AaOr
baaolaI¸ "[tnao iklao mat banaa[e , , ,ifr naaoT kao
naja,r laga jaaegaI."
"SamaI zIk khtI hO." maOMnao saaocato hue kha¸
"na tK,yyaula [tnaa rMgaIna hao AaOr na mah$maI sao
[tnaa duK phMucao."
ifr maOMnao kha¸ "ek baat hO SamaIÑ mauJao Dr hO ik
naaoT ifr khIM mauJasao gauma na hao jaae , , ,tumharI
Komaao pD,aosana baaja,ar jaa rhI hO¸ ]sako saaqa jaakr
tuma yah saba caIja,oM Kud hI K,rId laaAao , , ,kaÔUrI
maInaakarI kaMTo , , ,DI ,ema ,saI ,ko gaaolao¸ maga,ja,I
, , ,AaOr doKao¸ paopI–maunnaa ko ilae gaulaabajaamauna
ja,$r laanaa , , ,ja,$r , , ,"
SamaI nao
KomaaoM ko saaqa jaanaa maMjaUr kr ilayaa AaOr ]sa Saama
SamaI nao kSmaIro ka ek vah saUT phnaa jaao ]sao dhoja,
maoM maaM–baap nao idyaa qaa.
baccaaoM ko Saaor–gaula sao maorI tbaIyat bahut GabaratI
hO¸ magar ]sa idna maOM dor tk baccaU nanhoM kao ]sakI
maaM kI ga,Orhaija,rI maoM bahlaata rha. rsaao[- maoM
[MQana kI kaolakI¸ gausalaK,anao¸ naIma Ct pr , , ,saba
jagah ]sao ZMUZ,ta ifra. maOMnao ]sao pucakarto hue kha¸
"T/a[isakla laonao ga[- hO , , ,nahIM jaanao dao¸
T/a[isakla gaMdI caIja, haotI hO¸ AaK,qaU , , ,gaubbaara
laaegaI baIbaI tumharo ilae¸ bahut KUbasaUrt ga,ubbaara ,
, ,"
baccaU baoTI nao maoro saamanao qaUk idyaa. baaolaIM¸
"eo , , ,[- , , ,gaMDI , , ,"
maOMnao kha¸ "kao[- doKo tao , , ,kOsaa
baoiTyaaoM–jaOsaa baoTa hO."
puYpamaiNa kao BaI maOMnao gaaod maoM lao ilayaa AaOr kha¸
"paopI maunnaa¸ Aaja gaulaabajaamauna jaI Barkr
Kaegaa naaÑ"
]sako
maMuh maoM panaI Bar Aayaa. vah gaaodI sao ]tr pD,I AaOr
baaolaI¸ "eosaa maalaUma haota hO jaOsao ek
baD,a–saa gaulaabajaamauna Ka rhI hMU."
baccaU raota rha. puYpamaiNa kqaklaI maud`a sao j,yaada
hsaIna naaca baramado maoM naacatI rhI.
mauJao maoro tK,yyaula kI prvaaja, sao kaOna raok sakta
qaa. khIM maoro tK,yyaula ko iklao ja,maIna pr na Aa rhoM¸
[saI Dr sao tao maOMnao SamaI kao baaja,ar Baojaa qaa.
maOM saaoca rha qaa¸ SamaI Aba GaaoD,o Asptala ko krIba
phMuca caukI haogaI , , ,Aba ka^laoja raoD, kI nau@kD, pr
haogaI , , ,Aba gaMdo [Mjana ko pasa , , ,
AaOr ek
inahayat QaImaI Aavaaja, sao ja,MjaIr ihlaI.
SamaI sacamauca Aa ga[- qaI¸ drvaaja,o pr.
SamaI AMdr Aato hue baaolaI¸ "maOMnao dao Épe
KomaaoM sao ]Qaar laokr BaI K,ca- kr Dalao qao."
"kao[- baat nahIM¸" maOMnao kha.
ifr baccaU¸ paopI maunnaa AaOr maOM tInaaoM SamaI ko
Aagao–pICo GaUmanao lagao.
magar SamaI ko haqa maoM ek baMDla ko isavaa kuC na qaa.
]sanao maoja, pr baMDla Kaolaa – vah maoro kaoT ko ilae
bahut naÔIsa vasa-ToD qaa.
puYpamaiNa nao kha¸ "baIbaI¸ maoro gaulaabajaamauna
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