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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 , , ,"
SamaI nao ja,aor sao ek capt ]sako maMuh pr lagaa dIÑ

pRYz  1.2.3

16 idsaMbar 2005