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(srvx isMG pMjfbI vfrqk df bVf AuWGf nF hY; Kfs qOr `qy Kyz lyKk vjoN qF Auh mfAUNt aYvrYWst hY, pr Ausny ilKx kfl dy pihly simaF ivc kuJ bVIaF hI muwlvfn khfxIaF vI ilKIaF sn, ijnHF df AudoN bVf crcf vI hoieaf sI. jy Auh khfxI ilKdy rihMdy qF AuhnF df sLumfr cotI dy khfxIkfrF ivc hoxf sI. asIN AuhnF nUM muV khfxI vwl prqx dI bynqI kIqI hY. sfzI bynqI svIkfr kridaF AuhnF ny ‘sIrq’ leI nvIN khfxI ilKI hY. asIN khfxI lyKx dy Kyqr ivc AuhnF dy muV prvysL nUM ‘jI afieaF’ afKdy hF-sMpfdk)

ijMdf hMiDaF `qy awpV igaf sI. pr Aus df eynf jLor lwg igaf sI ik Aus qoN AuWT nf hoieaf. Auhdy buwlHF dy koinaF `qy Jwg jMmI peI sI qy Auh gTVI ijhI bixaf ipaf sI. lok qfVIaF mfr rhy sn pr Aus dy ichry `qy jyqUaF vflf koeI jlOa nf afieaf. Aus dI vwtI hoeI ksIs qoN lwgdf sI ik Auh aMqF dI pIV nfl Gul irhf sI.
ijMdy nUM jwPf lfAux vfly rwKy df vI burf hfl sI. Auh vI cfkU vFg `kwTf hoieaf ipaf sI. mYc dI Auh afKLrI ryz sI. afKLrI ryz df aMk hfsl kr ky ijMdy ny afpxy klwb nUM awDy aMk Auqy ijqf idwqf sI. klwb dI bwly-bwly krvf idwqI sI. klwb vfilaF ny ijMdy vwl iDafn dyx dI QF hwQF `c PVIaF boqlF hvf `c AuCfl idwqIaF sn qy KLusLI ivc KIvy hoey afps ivcIN bglgLIr ho rhy sn.
kbwzI kwp df ieh PfeInl mYc sI. kwp ijwqx leI kYnyzf dy dovyN sLrIk klwbF ivc isr DV dI bfjLI sI. dohF klwbF ny pMjfb qoN cotI dy iKzfrI afpo afpxIaF tImF ivc pfey sn. pihlF dovyN klwbF df ieko klwb huMdf sI. iPr AunHF ivc cODr df rwPV pY igaf qy iek klwb qoN do klwb bx gey. AunHF ny iek dUjy nUM nIvF ivKfAux leI iek dUjy qoN vwD zflr dy ky pMjfb qoN kihMdy khfAuNdy iKzfrI swdy. iKzfrIaF df Bfa ds bfrF hjLfr qoN vIh bfeI hjLfr zflr qk cVHf idwqf. Auh kwp ijwq ky sLrIk klwb dI kMz lfAuxI cfhuMdy sn.
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ijMdf qy rwKf ieko ipMz dy sn. ijMdf jwtF df muMzf sI qy rwKf mjHbI iswKF df. Auh hfxo-hfxI sn. dovyN ipMz dy pRfiemrI skUl ivc pVHy qy iPr guaFZI ipMz dy hfeI skUl ivc dfKl ho gey. hfeI skUl dI afpxI kbwzI tIm sI ijs ivc Auh vI kbwzI Kyzx lwg pey. ijMdf kbwzI pfAux lwg ipaf qy rwKf jfPI bx igaf. AunHF nUM kbwzI dy gur isKfAux vflf koeI nhIN sI. vyKf-vyKI Auh Kyz dy gur afpy iswKdy gey qy cMgy iKzfrI bxdy gey. skUl jFdy afAuNdy Auh rfh ivc pfVf bxf lYNdy qy ds-ds kbwzIaF dI sLrq lf ky Kyzx lwg pYNdy. skUlF df kbwzI tUrnfmYNt qF ieko hI huMdf sI pr ipMzF dy tUrnfmYNt afm huMdy rihMdy. kbwzI dy AunHF tUrnfmYNtF ivc nkd ienfm vI idwqy jFdy. ijMdy horIN ienfm ijwq ky GrIN jFdy qF GrF vfly pYsy vyK ky KLusL huMdy. Auh AunHF dI Kurfk vDf idMdy qy Gr dy kMm DMdy qoN vI ivhly rwKdy.
rwKf qy ijMdf pihlF pYNqI ikwlo, pMqflI ikwlo, iPr pcvMjf ikwlo, bHft ikwlo qy aKLIr Epn kbwzI dy mYc Kyzx lwgy. KurfkF Kf ky Auh qkVy iKzfrI bxdy gey. Auh sfrf isafl kbwzI Kyzdy qy kdy kdfeIN hI skUl jFdy. inwq dy tUrnfmYNtF ny AuhnF df pVHfeI vwloN mUMh moV idwqf sI.
skUl dy iemiqhfn qF mfstr ies krky pfs krfeI gey ik muMzy kbwzI Kyzdy hn pr jdoN awTvIN df borz df iemiqhfn afieaf qF Auh burI qrHF PylH hoey. agly sfl awTvIN df iemiqhfn mfstrF ny nklF mrvf ky pfs krvf idwqf ikAuNik nOvIN `c dfKl kr ky AunHF nUM iPr skUl dI tIm ivc iKzfAuxf sI.
dsvIN df iemiqhfn afieaf qF AunHF ny pwkIaF hI brykF lf idwqIaF. Auh nklF mfr ky vI pfs nf hoey. do iqMn vfr PylH ho ky AunHF ny pVHfeI df KihVf hI Cwz idwqf. AuNj vI AunHF dI Aumr vIh virHaF qoN vwD ho cuwkI sI. ielfky dy iek purfxy iKzfrI ny afp hI koc bx ky kbwzI akYzmI bxfeI hoeI sI qy Auh iKzfrIaF nUM ivdysLF ivc kbwzI iKzfAux Byjdf sI. AuhdI bfhrly klwbF nfl awtI swtI sI. ijMdf qy rwKf eyDroN EDroN isPLfrsLF puaf ky Aus koc nUM imly qy AuhdI akYzmI vwloN Kyzx lwg pey. isafl dy sIjLn ivc qIh pYNqI kbwzI kwp Kyz ky AunHF nUM zyZ do lwK rupey df nkdnfmf bx jFdf. AunHF dIaF jybF notF nfl BrIaF rihMdIaF. duwD iGE qF AunHF nUM imldf hI sI Auh kdy kdy mIt murgy nfl nsLf pwqf vI kr lYNdy. AunHF dI akYzmI kwp ijwqdI qF coKf ienfm imldf. AuWdx dfrU murgf jLrUr cldf.
kbwzI akYzmI df mfhOl aijhf sI ik AunHF nUM ijQy kbwzI dy dfa pycF df pqf lwgdf AuQy ivdysLF ivc kbwzI Kyzx jfx dy qOr qrIikaF df vI pqf lwgI jFdf. akYzmI ivc pihlF qoN Kyzdy Gfg iKzfrI afpxy qjrby nvyN muMizaF nfl sFJy krdy. ijhVy ieMglYNz jF kYnyzf Kyz afey huMdy Auh AuQoN dIaF gwlF kr ky rwKy vrigaF dIaF awKF ivc kYnyzf/ieMglYNz jfx dy suPny jgf idMdy. afKdy beI ijhVf EQy qkVy iKzfrI nUM qkVf jwPf lf jfvy AuhnUM hjLfr-hjLfr zflr ienfm iml jFdY. vfry inafry ho jFdy aY. iek gyVy df ds lwK bx jFdY!
rwKy qy ijMdy df Kfx pIx sFJf sI. iKzfrI AuNj vI ieko bfltI `coN pfxI pINdy hn. rwKy df dfdf ijMdy dy dfdy df sIrI huMdf sI. rwKy df ipE vI ijMdy horF dy KyqF ivc idhfVI dwpf krn clf jFdf sI. sIrI sFJI rwKx df irvfj bysLwk nhIN sI irhf pr ijMdy kf rwKy ikaF nfl mfVf motf moh qyh Pyr vI bixaf af irhf sI. rwKy qy ijMdy dy `kwTy kbwzI Kyzx ny ies moh qyh nUM muV ky vDf idwqf sI. Auh iek dUjy dy Gr `kwTy Kf pI lYNdy qy `kwTy sON jFdy. pihlF dohF ny afAux jfx vfsqy ieko motr sfeIkl ilaf sI pr jdoN kbwzI `c vfhvf pYsy bxn lwgy qF AunHF ny afpo afpxy motr sfeIkl lY ley. AunHF ny zOilaF Auqy KMzy Kudvf ley qy CfqIaF Auqy sLyr. Auh pty rwK ky qy jInF pf ky ipMz dI iPrnI AuqoN dI motr sfeIklF `qy gyVy idMdy qF nvyN muMizaF df vI idl krdf peI afpF vI kOzI KyzIey. afpF vI motr sfeIklF `qy cVHIey.
akYzmI dy muMizaF dI rIs nfl rwKy qy ijMdy ny vI pfsport bxvf ley. iek sIjLn ivc AunHF dI Kyz eynI cVHI ik Auh ieMglYNz qy kYnyzf dy kbwzI klwbF vfilaF dI ingHf cVH gey. kYnyzf dy iek klwb ny AunHF dohF nUM afpxy vwloN iKzfAux df iekrfr kr ilaf qy AunHF nUM spFsrisLp dy kfgjL Byj idwqy. akYzmI dy muMizaF ny ienHF kfgjLF df nF rfhdfrI rwiKaf hoieaf sI. ienHF kfgjLF nfl AunHF nUM kYnyzf kbwzI Kyzx jfx dy vIjLy iml gey. KLusLI ivc AunHF ny aKMz pfT krvf ky vfihgurU df sLukrfnf kIqf.
Auh pihlF qoN afAuNdy jFdy iKzfrIaF nfl idwlI qoN hvfeI jhfjL cVHy qy vYnkUvr jf Auqry. hvfeI jhfjL df sPLr qy vYnkUvr jfxf AunHF leI anoKf anuBv sI. mobfeIl Pon `qy Auh afpxf hfl cfl ipwCy GridaF nUM dwsdy rhy. AunHF df itkfxf swrI dI iek bysmYNt ivc kIqf igaf. pihlF pihl kbwzI dy iKzfrIaF nUM kbwzI pRymI afpxy GrF ivc rwKdy sn pr bhuqy iKzfrIaF nUM GrF ivc rihxf nhIN sI afAuNdf. Auh nf afpxf bYWz TIk Tfk rwKdy, nf vfsL rUm sfPL krdy qy nf Kfx pIx df slIkf pfldy. koeI Pirj df sfmfn bMny lf idMdf qy koeI Pon nUM cMbiVaf rihMdf. GrF vfly Aukqf jFdy. iPr klwbF vfilaF ny PYslf kr ilaf ik iehnF leI vwKrI bysmYNt hI TIk hY. AuQy Auh Kfx pIx dy smfn nfl Pirj BrI rwKdy. iKzfrI vI afjLfd rih ky KLusL rihMdy.
ijMdy qy rwKy ny kYnyzf dy vwK vwK sLihrF ivc ds bfrF tUrnfmYNt Kyzy. AunHF df klwb kuJ tUrnfmYNt ijwq vI igaf ijs nfl AunHF dI cMgI Bwl bx geI. pihly sfl Auh pMj-pMj lwK ruipaf kmf ky pMjfb muVy. dUjy sfl AunHF df ieMglYNz df tUr lwg igaf jo swq-swq lwK nUM awpV igaf. qIjy sfl Auh ds-ds lwK mfT ilafey. Auh iek tUrnfmYNt ivc bYWst jfPI qy bYWst DfvI dy ienfm vI ijwq gey. ieMj AunHF df nF stfr iKzfrIaF ivc sLfml ho igaf. GrF ivc brkq af geI. ijMdy qy rwKy nUM cMgy GrF dy irsLqy afAux lwg pey. pr AunHF ny dysI irsLqy lYx dI QF kbwzI rfhIN kYnyzf dy pwky prvfsI bxn df insLfnf imQ ilaf. pihlF bQyry kbwzI iKzfrI kYnyzf `c pwky hoey sn.
ijs klwb ny ijMdy qy rwKy nUM pihlI vfr kYnyzf swidaf sI Aus dy bfad ivc do klwb bx gey. dohF dI ijMdy qy rwKy `qy myr sI. AunHF ny ijdo-ijdI dohF dy Bfa cVHf idwqy. dohyN iKzfrI vI cotI dy sn. rwKy jfPI nUM torFto dy iek klwb ny vIh hjLfr zflr dI pysLksL kr idwqI. vIh hjLfr hI Aus nUM vYnkUvr dy klwb vwloN iml jfxf sI. ieEN sIjLn df cflI hjLfr zflr bxnf sI jIhdf mqlb sI aTfrF lwK rupey. Auqly ienfm pf ky Aus ny vIh lwK nUM phuMc jfxf sI. chuM mhIinaF ivc vIh lwK kih dyxI gwl aY!
ijMdf vI Aus klwb vwl clf jFdf qF Aus klwb dy kwp pwky sn. ijMdy nUM dUjy klwb ny bfeI hjLfr dI bolI dy idwqI. bfeI Aus nUM vYnkUvr vwloN imlxf sI. pihlF Auh dovyN iek klwb vwloN Kyzdy sn pr zflrF dy lflc nfl Auh do klwbF ivc vMzy gey. rwKf jfPI iek pfsy qy ijMdf DfvI dUjy pfsy. aYqkIN pqf lwgxf sI ik rwKf ijMdy nUM zwk skygf jF ijMdf rwKy nUM rol dyvygf. ikAuNik klwb vwKo vwK sn ies leI BrfvF vrgy dohF dosqF nUM vI vwKo vwK bysmYNtF `c rihxf ipaf. Auh mobfeIl Pon `qy gwlF krdy.
iek idn ijMdy ny rwKy nUM dwisaf, “eyDr iKzfrI tIky luaf ky Kyzxgy pr mYN nIN tIkf lvfAuxf. kihMdy af beI tIkf luaf ky bMdf aMnHy jLor nfl Kyzdf. ieh vI kihMdy af beI ieh tIky bMdy nUM nmrd bxf idMdy af. mYN qF nI nmrd bxnf. jy Qozy vwl tIky lwgdy hoey qF qUM vI nf luafeIN.”
rwKy ny ivsLvfs bMnHfieaf, “eyDr qF ajy koeI vfeI DfeI nI. jy lwgx eI lwgy qF mYN vI bc ky rhUM.”
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kbwzI dy tUrnfmYNt cwl pey. kdy koeI klwb kwp ijwq jFdf kdy koeI. ijnHF klwbF ivc rwKf qy ijMdf Kyzdy sI Auh dovyN iqMn-iqMn kwp ijwqy. AuqoN sIjLn df afKLrI tUrnfmYNt af igaf. dohF sLrIk klwbF `coN ijhVf Aus tUrnfmYNt df kwp ijwqdf AuhdI JMzI hoxI sI qy dUjy nUM nmosLI imlxI sI. drsLk cfhuMdy sn ik PfeInl mYc AunHF dohF klwbF ivcfly hovy qF suafd af jfvy. pqf lwgjy kOx ikMny pfxI `c aY?
muwZly qy sYmI PfeInl mYcF dI ijwq hfr ipwCoN PfeInl mYc AunHF dohF klwbF ivc hI pY igaf ijnHF `c iek pfsy ijMdf qy dUjy pfsy rwKf Kyz rhy sn. dohyN bysLk dosq sn pr AunHF nUM afpo afpxy klwbF leI jfn mfr ky Kyzxf pYxf sI. mYc ivc dosqI dI koeI gwl nhIN sI. drsLk vwzI igxqI ivc mOjUd sn. ijhVy kfrF dIaF izwkIaF vwl gyVf mfr afey sn Auh qrfry `c hoey iPrdy sn. keIaF ny sLrqF lf rwKIaF sn. keIaF ny not igx rwKy sn jo AunHF ny iKzfrIaF dI Kyz qoN vfrny sn.
tImF ZyrIaF nUM mwQf tyk ky dfiery `c af KVHIaF hoeIaF. tfs hoieaf qy pihlI ryz pfAux leI ijMdf hMiDaF vwl viDaf. mfeIk qoN kumYNtytr dy bol gUMjy-DONsf vwijaf kUc df hukm hoieaf cVHy sUrmy isMG dlyr mIaF, cVHy puwq srdfrF dy CYl bFky jYsy byilEN inkldy sLyr mIaF[[[. ijMdf iek jfPI nUM polf ijhf CUh ky dOVdf hoieaf aMk lY afieaf. awDy smyN qk mYc brfbr cwilaf. rwKy ny iqMn XfdgfrI jwPy lfey qy ijMdy ny hr dUjI kbwzI pf ky kmfl dIaF ryzF kwZIaF. do vfr Aus nUM rok ilaf igaf ijs qoN jfipaf ijvyN Auh Qwk igaf hovy.
ijMdy dy klwb vfilaF nUM lwgf ik Auh mYc dy dUjy awD `c pUrIaF ryzF nhIN kwZ skygf. klwb dy dUjy DfvI ijMdy nfloN mfVy sfbq ho rhy sn hflFik AunHF dy zrwg vfly tIky vI lfey gey sn. ijMdy ny tIkf nhIN sI lvfieaf. ikhf sI ik mYN tIky qoN ibnF hI vDIaf KyzFgf. Auh do vfr hI ruikaf sI pr klwb dy KLlIiPLaF nUM pqf nhIN ikAuN lwgx lwg ipaf sI ik Auh pUrIaF ryzF nhIN kwZ skygf. AunHF ny aMdrKfqy skIm soc leI.
awDy smyN dy vkPLy dOrfn Auh ijMdy nUM iek vYn ivc lY gey. AuQy Aus dy mwlomwlI tIkf Tok idwqf. ijMdf dfiery `c viVaf qF Auhdy pYrF hyT awg mwc rhI sI. Auhdy lUhrIaF AuWTx lwgIaF. Auh sfnH vFg Duws dyeI kbwzI pfAux jFdf. jfPIaF nUM cwk ky mfrdf. Auh nf swt mfrn qoN qy nf swt Kfx qoN guryjL krdf. tIky `c pqf nhIN kI Biraf sI ik Auhdy buwlHF dIaF kMnIaF Auqy Jwg af geI sI. Auh Cfl mfr ky jfPI twpx lwgf. rwKf hYrfn sI ik ijMdy `c eynI qfkq ikQoN af geI? rwKf AuhnUM rokx dI koisLsL krdf qF Auh lfh ky prHF mfrdf. rwKy ny afpxy klwb vfilaF nUM ikhf sI ik Auhdy pMj jwPy qF ikqy gey nhIN. pr ajy qk Auhdy iqMn jwPy hI lwgy sn. ijMdf Aus qoN iek vfr vI nhIN sI zwk hoieaf. klwb vfly rwKy nUM kos rhy sn ikqy Auh ijMdy nfl rlL qF nhIN sI igaf!
mYc muwkx `c pMj imMt rih gey. iPr do imMt qy iPr iek imMt. aMk brfbr cwl rhy sn. mYc df pihlf aMk ijMdy df sI ijs nUM zyZ aMk mMinaf jFdY. aMk brfbr rih jFdy qF kwp ijMdy dy klwb df ho jfxf sI. aMpfier ny AuNglF AuTf ky iesLfrf kIqf ik iek-iek ryz rih geI.
Aus smyN nMbr 40-40 sn. rwKy horF dy ryzr ny kbwzI pfeI. Auh iKwc DUh krdf pfVy qk phuMc igaf ijs nfl aMk 41-40 ho gey. cuPyry swnftf Cf igaf. afKLrI kbwzI pfAux leI ijMdf pfVy Auqy afieaf. Aus ny DrqI mF nUM mwQf tyikaf. sUrj vwl hwQ joVy. QfpI mfrI qy Duws dyeI jfPIaF vwl viDaf. ieho mOkf sI ik ijMdf qy rwKf klwbF qoN vIh vIh lwK lYx df muwl moVdy. rwKf KVwpy swp vFg ijMdy nUM ipaf. kumYNtytr dy bol gUMjy-mfr sohixaF kYNcI ryzr suwkf jfvy nf[[[.
rwKy ny guwt PVidaF kYNcI mfr idwqI. dovyN guQmguwQf ho gey qy lot potxIaF Kfx lwgy. ijMdf aMnHy jLor nfl rwKy nUM hMiDaF vwl GVIsI igaf. kumYNtytr sfho sfh hoieaf kih irhf sI-idwlI dUr, hMDy dUr[[[. nfl smF igxfeI jFdf sI-pwcI sikMt, CwbI, sqfeI, aTfeI, AuxwqI[[[. qIh kihx XfnI ryz df smF muwkx qoN pihlF ijMdy df hwQ hMiDaF nUM lwg igaf ijs nfl ijMdy df klwb kwp ijwq igaf. klwb dy smwrQkF ny boqlF hvf `c clf mfrIaF qy KLusLI `c KIvy hoey iek dUjy nfl bgLlgIr hox lwgy.
kuJ plF bfad hMiBaf hfiraf rwKf gozxIeyN ho ky grfAUNz `co AuiTaf qy zoldf ijhf afpxy ijgrI Xfr ijMdy kol afieaf. Aus ny bVy moh nfl ikhf, “bfeI AuWT hux. af afpxy Gr nUM cwlIey. qUM AuWTyNgf ik mYN AuTfvF?”
ijMdy qoN koeI huMGfrf nf Biraf igaf. Auhdy buwlHF dy koinaF `qy Jwg jMmI peI sI qy ksIs vwtI jbHfVy juVy dy juVy rih gey sn. aYNbUlYNs qF isrPL ivKfvy leI swdI geI sI.

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