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zfktr kMgfrU kMiZaF qwk Biraf pIqf, swt KfDy jLihrI swp vFg ivws Goldf bws awzy `coN bfhr inkl ky bIar-bfr, ickn-kfrnr ivwc jf viVaf. Ausdf icwq awj aiqaMq AudfsI qy Gor nmosLI ivwc zuwibaf ipaf sI, TIk AuvyN hI ijvyN Aus dy pVHy prcy dy nfiek dI durdsLf hoeI sI ijs nUM Aus ny pUrI qrHF inrvsqr krn dI pUrI vfh lfeI sI. Aus dIaf lgF mfqrF qy hor aMg qroV mroV ky nfl mnPLI joV ky sroiqaF dy sfhmxy pysL kIqy sn. Aus rcnf ivc bhuq ivÈyÈqfeIaF vI sn, nvIaF gwlF sn, nvF ivsLf sI, nvyN gux vI sn, ijvyN horF ny prcy pVHn smyN bVI sMquln ieksfrqf nfl Aujfgr kIqy sn. pr[[[ pr[[[ Auh qF ibMdr dy tyty cVH igaf aKy,
‘iehnUM pUrI qrF zfAUn krnf hY. ieh vI kI bixaf iPrdf hY, afpxy afp nUM khfxIkfrF dI muhrlI kqfr df ilKfrI bxdf nfvlkfr bx igaf.’
sVUM sVUM krdI Aus dI swjI gwl Aus nUM prysLfn kr rhI sI. ickn kfrnr ivcoN AuwTdy KuÈbUdfr msfly dIaF lptF Aus dy Dur aMdr qwk Jrnfht CyV geIaF.
AuwDr ipwCy qF jsLn huMdy hoxgy. boqlF dy zwt KuwlHy hoxgy. gVHkdy kuwkV dI kukVUM GuVUM qF Aus vyly hI sfry hfl ivc sugMDI PYlf rhI sI. KYr kI hoieaf, mYN XfrI inBfeI hY [[[ inBf idwqI hY. ibMdr vI qF XfrF df Xfr hY, AuwcI phuMc vflf hY, vyly kuvyly kMm afeygf. iek vWzy prcy df mflk hY Auh, BfvyN ik prcy vI aWj kWl KuMbF vFgU Auwg rhy ny qy gzoieaF vFg lupq ho rhy ny. myrI BfjI jrUr dUx-svfeI krky moVygf. mF bolI dI bVI BfrI syvf krdf hY. bfhrly dysLF ivwc ivsLv-kfnPrMsF vfsqy bfhr ivdvfn Byjdf hY. rfhdfrI mMgfAux leI isrÌ iek lwK rupY lYNdf hY. eyjMtF dy cfr pMj lWK qoN ikMnf ssqf hY, nfly XkIn vflf. myrI qF rfhdfrI afeI KVI ies sfl. mYQoN ikhVf Auhny iewk lwK mMgxYN. ikMnf vwzf pr-AupkfrI hY. ieh qF suxdy sI ‘jwt ipafeI lwsI qy gl ’c pfeI rwsI’,[[[ pr ieh qF jwt dy nWk ’c nkyl pfeI iKwcI iPrdf hY, afpxy nfl, afpxy ipwCy, jwt nUM PuwlIaF idKf ky bFdr vFg. kihMdf jo guV Kf ky mry AuhnUM jLihr dyx dI kI loV. Auh mn hI mn ivwc KIrF pUVy pkfAuNdf ibMdr dy KMBF qy cVH ky ikMnI dUr ivdyÈF ivwc AuzfrIaF Brdf kfnPRMsF ivwc prcy pVH ky afpxI vfh vfh krfAuNdf irhf.
‘hF jI! dwso! kI ilafvF?’ bhry ny pfxI df iglfs myjL ’qy rwKdy hwQF `coN pfxI dy iqwpky iCVkdy AusdI AuzfrI Zfby ivc Auqfr leI.
‘jrf Tihr![[[ Tihr ky afvIN[[[.’
Auh AuWT ky bfQrUm vwl igaf. sfhmxy sLIsLy awgy Klo ky vfsL-bysn ’coN aWKF nUM iCwty mfry qy sfbx nfl mUMh Doqf.
‘ieh kI?’
Auh zr igaf, Aus dI KwbI gwlH vI zbl rotI vFg kuJ kuJ AuwBrvIN ijhI lwg rhI sI. poly poly hwQF nfl Aus ny syk dyx dI koiÈÈ kIqI qy vfps tybl qy af ky zt igaf.
alocnf df kI hY! ieh qF Aus dy hwzF ivc imlI hoeI hY. Aus dy lhU ivc rcI hoeI hY. KfndfnI vYdF vFg ieh ipqf purKI guVHqI Aus nUM ivrsy ivc imlI sI, afpxy ipqf sRI koloN, jo kihMdf huMdf sI,
‘alocnf vfsqy iksy iqafrI dI loV nhIN, bws pYNdI swty lyKk bfry, do cfr sLbd Aus dI ÈKsIaq bfry, kuJ smfj bfry, gLrmf grm ÉbrF bfry, kuJ sfihq sBfvF bfry, purfxy Kfs krky aSgRyjLI jF AurdU dy kuJ lyKkF dIaF tUkF aqy iPr pRDfngI mMc qy bYTy Bwdr-pursLF bfry sLlfGf Bry iviKafn kr idAu. bws Pyr kI! sroqy quhfzI ivdvqf qoN pRBfivq ho jfxgy qy quhfzI bwly bwly! Pyr jo mrËI kihMdy rho qy ies qrHF qusIN mihPl ivwc Cf jfEgy.’
iehI gur-isWiKaf Aus ny pwly bMnH leI sI. nfly Aus kol qF pI aYwc zI dI izgrI sI. kI hoieaf jy Aus ny iliKaf ilKfieaf, bixaf bxfieaf QIiss ÉrIidaf vI nhIN, sgoN Aus nUM muPLq iml igaf sI, Aus dy ipqf dy iksy cyly qoN. iesy qrHF hI iksy hor Ausqfd nUM gfeIz Dfr ky Aus ny afpxy bfp dy kIqy hoey prAupkfr df muafvËf lY ilaf sI, qy ieh sI, Auh izgrI zfktrI dI. ijs ipWCy lok dr-dr Btkdy iPrdy ny qy QF QF Koj krdy dUr nyVy dI Kfk Cfxdy ny, Aus nUM Gry bYTy sB kuJ iml igaf sI. awj qF Auh zfktr hY, pI[ aYNc[ zI[ swcIN mucI df zfktr. kflj dy Aus dy kulIg Aus dI ies AuplbDI qoN bhuq jly sn. keIaF ny qF ieh vI ikhf sI peI pMjfbI dI izgrI koeI vwzI AupfDI nhIN, BfvyN ieh AuplbDI Aus kflj dy iksy hor pRfiDafpk kol hY nhIN sI qy ieh kflj ivc plyTI hI sI. Auh aMdrKfqy ipRMsIpl dI kursI qy vI awK rwKx lwg ipaf sI. afpxy bfp dy asr rsUKL qy isPfirsL dIaF ivsfKIaF dy shfry Aus ny do sfl df afpxf prK-smf vI pUrf kr ilaf. hux Auh hor cOVI CfqI krky mOrF AuproN QuwkF suwtx lwgf sI qy afpxy afp nUM koeI AuwprlI sLYa hI smJdf sI.
ibMdr df ikhf, dwisaf smJfieaf nukqf vI qF Aus dy kMm af igaf sI.
‘nfvl ivc ierfk df ijkr hY, jd ik ies nfvl dy pfqr ierfk XuwD qoN pihlF dy dwsy jFdy hn.’
Aus dI ies Koj ny sroiqaF nUM ckfcOND kr idwqf qy keIaF ny qF qfVIaF vI lgfeIaF sn. aigafn sfihb aflock dI alocnf sux sux ky pfxI pfxI ho rhy sn. qolI rfm ny qF kMgfrU nUM vDfeI idwqI sI ik Aus ny aijhI alocnf krn leI nfvl cMgI qrHF piVHaF hY, GoK kIqI hY qy ies qrF Aus dy dwsy ÌfrmUly ny cMgf rMg bMinHaf sI. pRDfngI mMc qy bYTy ivdvfn vI suMn ijhy huMdy jfpy sn qy ies iqwkVI nUM koeI vI JuTlfAux dI ihMmq nhIN sI kr sikaf. nf hI iksy ny aijhy ivvfd-gRsq muwdy ivwc afpxy afp nUM sLfiml krn dI juraq kIqI sI.
mMc qy pey momYNto Aus ny igxy. ieh cfr hI sn[[[ isrPL cfr. ieh cfr qF mSc qy ssLoiBq pRDfngI mSzl dy hI sn qy Auh? Auh afp Gr kI iljfeygf? afpxy ipqf nUM, bwicaF nUM, pqnI nUM kI ivKfeygf? ipqf ny qF pONcVy cuwk ky pY jfxf.
‘kMjr idaf puwqf[[[ mYN ijwQy vI igaf[[[ ieh snmfn-icMnH myry awgy ipWCy iPrdy sn. vyK ieh almfrI, Kuwzy, pVCwqIaF, vfDry sB BrIaF peIaF ny, qy qUM do sflF ivc ajy do hI ilafieaF! Auh vI kflj vfilaF ny myry ilhfË krky qYnUM dy ky invfijaf.’ Aus df isr Pwtx lwgf.
bihrf Aus dy sfhmxy KVHf sI.
‘sr! afrzr dy idAu, iPr kuJ tfeIm lwgygf.’
Auh aiVaf KVHf sI, ijvyN kfAUNtr vfly mYnyjr ny bhry nUM jor dy ky Byijaf hovy peI Aus nUM kho jldI afrzr dyvy qy sIt ivhlI kry. Aus dy gvFZI myË qoN qF Aus dy ipwCoN afey do hor ipafkl boql cfVH ky murgy dIaF sMKIaF cUMz ky ibWl Auqfr ky afpxy rsqy pY gey sn.
‘hF[[[ ilaf peI[[[.’ Auh ijvyN supny ’coN AuiTaf hovy.
‘kI sr?’ bhry ny not-buk ’qy pYwnisl DrI.
‘iek plyt[[[ msrF dI dfl[[[.’
‘sr! iewQy msrF dI dfl nhIN bxdI!’ bihrf KuwcF ivc hwisaf, ijvyN kih irhf hovy, ‘afh mUMh qy msrF dI dfl!’
‘cl murgy dI dfl[[[ hF! Kuwzy vfly murgy dI plyt ilafeIN[[[ afly vfly kuwkV dI nhIN[[[.’ Auh afpxy afp ivc hwisaf, ikAuNik Aus dy ieqrfË ik lyKk nUM Kuwzy vfly murgy dI QF afÜy vflf kuwkV ilKxf cfhIdf sI, dI KUb qfeId hoeI sI.
ies sMDrb ivwc lyKk ny mflvy mfJy duafby dI bolI, Aup-BfÈf df Prk, aflock dI buwDI ivwc ies df aBfv grdfn ky Aus dI iek Pfl iZwlI kr idwqI sI. Aus ny aflock dy ies ZMg qrIky qy vrqI geI jMglI BfsLf nfl vI ikMqU pSRqU kIqf. hor nukiqaF df vI bVy TrMHmy nfl inptfrf kIqf.
‘mYN jo iliKaf hY pfTkF leI iliKaf hY, sfihq leI iliKaf hY, afpxy qrIky nfl iliKaf hY, mYN jo dyiKaf Auh iliKaf, mYN ies aflock leI nhIN iliKaf.’
kMgfrU dy prcy qoN bfad hfl ivc axcfhy bwdl vFg byikrkI byrsI ijhI pYdf ho geI.
ipwCy kuJ ihwl juwl ijhI dyK ky skWqr ny pRoPYsr iBMdr nUM dfavq idwqI.
do GSty dy BuwKx Bfxy bYTy sroqy suwkI ruWKI alocnf sux sux ky awk gey sn. cfh nfsLqy dI qlb hr iek nUM byhfl kr rhI sI. irwJdy murgy dI sugMD sBnF dy pyt dI awg hor Auqyijq kr rhI sI.
‘ipafry ivdvfn dosqo! mYN vI ieh nfvl piVHaf hY cMgI qrF, pr myrI dlIl zfktr kMgfrU dy iblkul ivprIq hY. qusIN sfry bYTy mSUh ivc GMuÕxIaF pfeI ies nUM sux ky DMn-DMn kr rhy ho. mYN dfhvy nfl kihMdf hF ik ies ny ieh ikqfb sfrI nhIN pVHI qy ikqfb bfry suxI suxfeI khfxI qy afDfirq alocnf kIqI hY, isrÌ alocnf vfsqy. ieh AusfrU jF sucfrU alocnf nhIN, ieh ZfhU qy mfrU alocnf hY. mYN ieh vI pUry idRVH insLcy nfl kihMdf hF ik qusIN vI (mSc vwl hwQ krky) ieh nfvl pVHn dI Kycl nhIN kIqI qy aWKF mIt ky Aus dI hF ivc hF imÜfAuNdy rhy ho. Aus ny rfq ikhf, qusF swq krky mMinaF, Auhny idn ikhf, qusF hF ivwc isr invfieaf. Aus ny ies ivc ierfk dy XuwD df ijkr hox df dfhvf kIqf, mYnUM ieh sLbd ikqy nhIN lwBf! jy qusIN vI Auh sPLf pMnf piVHaf hY qF mYnUM idKfAu. aijhI hY nhIN! pr jy hovy vI qF ieh koeI AUxqfeI jF acMBy vflI gwl nhIN ikAuNik ieh ieiqhfsk nfvl nhIN. zfktr aigafn jo prcf sux ky pfxI ho rhy sn ,ijvyN AuhnF huxy Prmfieaf hY, nUM cfhIdf hY ik Auh cwpxI ’c pfxI pf ky nwk zobx, ikAuNik jy AuhnF ikqfb pVHI huMdI qF AuhnF df PrjL bxdf sI, aflock nUM vMgfr idMdy pr AuhnF afpxf PrjL ivsfr idwqf hY[[[ horF dI hoV ipwCy.’
pRDfngI mSzl ivc bYTy pqvMiqaF dIaF aYnkF iZlk ky QWly plm geIaF. sfry cuwp-cF vrq geI. aflock dI qfeId bwly-bwly krn vfilaF dI jLbfn bMd ho geI. qolI rfm nUM qrylIaF afAux lwgIaF. ibMdr ny pfxI df iglfs mUMh nUM lf ilaf.
‘ikDr jf irhf pSjfbI sfihq! ijQy hr cIjL muwl ivkdI hY, muwl ivkdy ÉrIdy aflock lyKxI dI kImq pfAuNdy hn. ivdyÈI bfhrly lyKk, kvI, khfxIkfr, glpkfr nUM aijhy aflock rfqoN rfq afDuink smyN dy hfxI bxf idMdy hn qy XUnIvristIaF slybsF vfsqy isPfirsLF krdy hn. ievjL ivwc AuhnF nUM itktF afAuNdIaF hn bfhroN ivsLv-kfnPrMsF vfsqy, Auh aSqr-rfsLtrI aflock bx jFdf hY.’
‘sLym[[[ sLym[[[.’
hfl ivcoN afvfËF afAuNdIaF hn.
awj Auh pIvI irhf sI. idn dy sfry Gtnf-cwkr dI iPrkI Aus dy srUr dy rsqy ivc rukfvt bxdI rhI. pAUaf[[[ awDf[[[ Pyr pAUaf[[[ hor qy hor[[[ afpxy idmfg ’coN Auh Gtnf kWZx leI, BulfAux leI[[[pr ieh bfr-bfr Aus dy mn aSdr hor qyË-qrfr qy pRcMz ho ky Aus dI aMqr-afqmf dy kuMzy KVkfAuNdI rhI.
‘ibMdr ny Psf ky myrI vfq vI nhIN puwCI. mYnUM iksy ny CuzfAux dI koisLsL nhIN kIqI. nf hI iksy ny mYnUM ies durGtnf bfry aPsos Ëfihr kIqf, nf hI mYnUM iksy ny vfps bulfieaf, sB afpo DfpI pY geI.’
Aus ny iglfs hlUixaf[[[ brPL Kur ky ieWk Guwt rih geI sI[[[ ivc do mwKIaF, ipafr dy ailMgn ivWc msq izWg ky sLrfbI hoeIaF qVPx lwgIaF! Auh mUMh nUM lgfAux lwgf.
‘awKIN vyK ky mwKI ingÜ nhIN huMdI, pr awj qF ieh afpxIaF hI hn.’ Aus ny AuNgl nfl mwKIaF bfhr kwZ ky suwt idwqIaF qy Guwt Br ilaf. Aus ny pAUey vfsqy bhry nUM hor afrzr dy idwqf. bhry ny sMjIvnI boql ’coN pAUaf Br ky Aus aWgy ilaf rwiKaf.
‘lAU bfbU jI! ieh sMjIvnI dfrU hY [[[ quhfzy sfry gLm ksLt dUr Bjf dyvygI, iewk dm nivrq kr dy gI.’
‘ary voh kYsy BfeI [[[?’
‘jnfb eyk-eyk bUMd sy qlfb Br jfqf hY , sfq KUhoN kf pfxI keI ibmfrIaF htf idMdf hY, swq ijnsF imlf ky sqnfjf keI mrËF df ielfj hY qy hr boql, awDy, pAUey ivcoN qubkf-qubkf iekwTf kr ky sLfm qwk boql, do jF keI vyrF sLrfbIaF dy jUTy iglfsF ’c peI bcI vwK vwK qoV dI sLrfb imlf ky keI boqlF bx jFdIaF ny vwK vwK qoV dIaF. iBMn iBMn rMgF qy awzo-awzry svfd dIaF imlfeIaF ieh bUMdF bVI suMdr sLfndfr blYNzz kfktyl dfrU bxf idMdIaF hn.’ bihrf Aus df pRqIkrm jfnxf cfhuMdf sI.
‘afhf. bVI mËydfr hY ieh BfeI! pihlF ieh ikAuN nhIN idwqI?’ Auh swc-muwc hI ies dy Auwqm imafr qoN kfiel ho igaf.
zfktr iBMdr dy ibwlI gl twlI bMnHx qoN bfad mMc qoN zfktr inwgr nUM afvfjL peI, Auh hwQ dy ky afpy hI KVHf ho igaf sI. qfey dI DI cwlI mYN ikAuN rhF kwlI.
‘jy rwb ny quhfnUM kuJ buwDI idwqI hY, akl idwqI hY [[[ ies nUM AusfrI leI vrqoN[[[ lokF nUM gfÜF kWZx leI nhIN. jy rwb ny quhfnUM klm idwqI hY, mnuwKqf dI BlfeI leI vrqoN, qbfhI leI nhIN.’
inwgr sfihb ny nvIN inwgr qy inwzr gwl krky vihx df muhfx moV idwqf.
‘iek cMgf lyKk glq QF qy Ps igaf. iek sfihq sBf ijhVI keI gosLtIaF krfAuNdI hY, vwzy-vwzy khfxIkfr, nfvlkfr bulfAuNdI hY, AuhnF nUM snmfinq krdI hY, AuhnF dy pRDfn jF skwqr koeI vI dsvIN qoN AuWpr nf piVHaf hovy qy iksy ny koeI ikqfb nfvl khfxI qF kI, iek pMgqI vI sfihq dy lyKy nf pfeI hovy. ieh vI sfihq ivigafnIaF dy ivcfr gocrf bVf gMBIr mslf hY.
aijhI sMsQf ijs nUM qusIN sfihq-sBf df nfm idMdy ho, ies df nfm bdl idAu, cMgf rhygf[[[ bVf ZukvF nfm[[[[ anpVH sfihq sBf.
muafPL krnF! myrf mqlb qusIN smJ hI gey hovogy. jy ieQy vI qusIN BfeI-BqIjf vfd dI isafsq hI bwly-bwly jF Qwly-Qwly krnI hY qF [[[ ies qoN cMgf nfm hor kI ho skdf hY.
nfvl ivc lyKk ny AulIky hn amIrF vËIrF qy kurwpt aiDkfrIaF dy ikRsLmy, srkfrI msLInrI dIaF iZWlIaF qVfvF qy aiDkfrF df durAupXog. kMm-cor pRoPYsrF bfry qy smfj dIaF hor iBRÈt kurIqIaF aqy sMskfrF bfry sLosLx qwq. ieh quhfzy hlk ivc nhIN lihxy. prcy ivwc aflock ny iehnF ivisLaF nUM axgOly krky afpxy prcy nfl ivÈvfsGfq kIqf hY. aijhy ZfhU aflockF df mYN cfhFgf, bfeIkft kIqf jfey qy blYkilst kIqf jfey qF jo koeI vI sfihq sBf sMsQf aijhy nkfrmk soc vfly nUM lfgy nf lwgx dyvy. mYN hor vI ajyhy iekf duwkf aflock dyKy suxy hn jo KUh dI mx qy bYT ky igxy-cuxy lyKkF dI hI crcf krdy hn. pflqU aflock afpxy afkfvF dI hI jI-hjUrI krdy hn. mYN AuhnF nUM vI bynqI krFgf ik Auh inwj qoN Aupr AuwT ky smuMdr dy kMZy jfx, AuhnF nUM lyKkF nfl Biraf smuMdr imlygf. guwt-bMdI bxf rwKI hY ieh iqwkVI, jo sfihqk Kjfny qy swp bx ky vÜyvF mfr bYTy hn. ieh nhIN cfhuMdy ik koeI hor nvF ies pWDr qy afvy. pr Xfd rwKo! ieh quhfzy sfry gwTjoV tuwt jfxy ny, nvIN soc af rhI hY, AuhnF quhfnUM mlkVy ijhy AuTf ky nMgy kr dyxf hY.
mYN smJdf hF ik qusF jo ieh sfrf Kljgx rcfieaf hY, ies df mksd iek pRiqBfsLIl lyKk nUM BMzxf qy ipCfVnf hY, Aujfgr krnf jF AuBfrnf nhIN. ies qOr qrIky bfry mYnUM bVf BfrI ieqrfË hY. ies ivc nf hI ikqfb df mulMkx hoieaf hY qy nf hI lyKk df. ieh mfmlf qF AuQy df AuQy hI KVHf hY ijQoN cwilaf sI. hF ieh gwl jrUr hY ik qusF afpxI afpxI zPlI vjf ky kwlH dI aKLbfr leI afpxI surKLI bxf leI hY.’
inwgr sfihb df BfsLn ijvyN hux qwk vI Aus dy isr ivwc TolHy mfr irhf sI.
‘lfhnq hY aijhI gosLtI qy.’ sroiqaF ivcoN afvfË sI.
‘nkl mfr ky, not curf ky isPfirsLF puaf ky, gfeIzF dy gozy Gsf ky leIaF izgrIaF nfl bxy aflock ijs ny koeI kirafqm sLbd nf ilKy hox, koeI ikqfb nf CpfeI hovy, Auh iksy dI alocnf kI kr skdf hY? iek bFJ aOrq ijs ny afp bwcf nhIN jixaf, Auh pRsUq dIaF pIVF bfry horF nUM isiKaf dyvy, ikMnI byhUdf qy hfsohIxI gWl hY. afp nf vwsI shury horF mwqIN dy.’ pRoPYsr sMDU ny vI AuwKlI ivc hor mohÜy vflf vfr vfh ilaf.
mMc qy bYTy nfmvr nfvlkfr khfxIkfr sBf dy aD-pVH ahudydfrF koloN momYNto lYNdy rhy, hws hws ky Poto iKcfAuNdy rhy. momYNto Kqm huMdy vyK ky aflock AuwiTaf qy jf ky skwqr dy kMn ivc kuJ Gusr musr kIqI.
‘qyrf vI pRbMD krdy hF[[[.’ skwqr ny gusYly ijhy lihjy ivc Aus nUM Jtk idwqf.
pRbMDkF ny ies durivvhfr dI muafÌI mMgI qy dWisaf ik ieh ax-cfihaf aflock AuhnF ny bulfieaf hI nhIN sI qy Auh afpxy afp hI af igaf, ibMdr dy nfl. asIN aijhy nkfrfqimk soc vfly ivakqI nUM smF dyx leI ÈrimMdy hF.
ies pfisAuN aMizaF dI buCfV! aflock df mUMh mwQf sfP kr geI qy Pyr qfV-qfV cpyVF dIaF avfËF qy GsuMn-muwkI ny sroiqaF ivc BgdV mcf idWqI. aflock jo donoN hwQ mUMh qy rwK ky TTMbiraf hoieaf mMc vwl llcfeIaF qy GbrfeIaF awKF nfl Jfk irhf sI, bfhF ivwc isr CupfAuNdf bfQrUm vwl dOiVaf qy iPr ijwDr dI rfh lwBf, dOV ky bws awzy phuMc igaf.
sfhmxy peI mIt dI plyt vyK ky Aus ny iglfs df afKrI Guwt KflI kIqf.
do sO sMqflI rupY df ibwl sfhmxy dyK ky Aus dI qrI df afKrI cmcf iQVk ky Qwly zuwlH igaf qy kuJ Aus dI icwtI kmIË qy pY ky vyl bUty pf igaf. Aus ny plyt PVHI qy AuNglF nfl cwtx lwgf.
‘bfbU jI! bVy log aYsy nhIN krqy.’ ijvyN bhry ny iPtkfr pfeI hovy.
Aus ny jyb coN pYsy kwZ ky bhry dI tyRa ivc rwKy qy AuwT quiraf. pYsy Krc ky pIqI, Aus nUM jrf nf cVHI. pYsy Krc ky KfDy murgy df kVHI ijMnf suafd nf afieaf.
‘mYN soicaf sI iek murgLI nvIN Psf lE, vyly kuvyly vrqx leI! lyKk vI qF ikMnf lohy df Qx inkilaf, tYlIPon qy hI nFh kr idWqI.’ Aus ny Xfd krn dI koisLsL kIqI.
‘mYN nF pINdf hF, nf iplfAuNdf hF.’
‘aYvyN Ps igaf sfly ibMdr dI kwutl-cfl ivc jo afp qF hux murgy dIaF tMgF dfhVdf hoAU qy mYnUM Psf idwqf grIb ivcfry nUM, aKy iehdy ivwc qyrI cVH mwc jU, bwly-bwly ho jU, qUM Cf jfeygf aflockF ivc qy lyKk qyrf rohb mMnxgy. iksy dy moZy qy bMdUk rWK ky afpxf tfrgYt PuMzx ivc Auh mfihr hY qy aWj Aus ny myrf moZf vrq ilaf.’ ies duKFqk kFz dy pwqry Poldf Auh dyr rfq Gr phuMcf.
svyry AuwT ky afpxy pihly imly snmfn-icMnHF nUM toh hI irhf qF jo iehnF ivcoN hI koeI kwZ ky bfhr rwK ley, afpxy Gr dy mYNbrF nUM idKfAux leI[[[ ik Aus df bfp sfhmxy KVHf sI.
‘ikvyN irhf? ikhVf snmfn icMnH imilaf AuQoN?’
ijvyN cor dI corI PVI geI hovy, Aus df hwQ iek dm gwlH qy jf iPiraf. ijvyN dws irhf hovy,
‘ieh imilaf hY.’
‘kuJ nkd nFvF vI hoAU [[[? ikrfieaf? Crfieaf [[[ syvf Pl?’
Aus df hwQ dUsrI gWl qy jf atikaf.
‘ieh kI mUMh mwQf Bnf afieaF.’ ipqf kuJ icMqf ivc ho igaf.
‘sux bytf! iek gur hor not kr lY, pwly bMnH lY. jy jyb ibgfnI hY qF pyt qF afpxf hI hY, ishq vI qF afpxI hI hY. muPLq dI Kf pI ky mUMh mwQf BnfAuxf koeI akl-mMdI nhIN.’
‘hF jI, hF[[[ jI[[[ TIk!’
kMgfrU ny afpxf mSUh mWQf dohF hwQF ’c Guwt ilaf.

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