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sMn 2000 dI afmd dI globlI Cxkfht nUM gujLiraF Cy mhIny bIq gey sn. bfkI sMsfr vFg, trFto invfsI vI, nvIN sdI dy jsLnF dI cmk-dmk qy cfa nUM KUb hMZfa ky, pUrI qrHF sihj vwl prq afey sn. GrF dy drvfijLaF, CwqF, qy ruMz-mruMz drKLqF nUM lfVIaF vFg sjfAux vflIaF rMgIn lfeItF, gwqy dy bkisaF ‘c guMJlLIaF bx ky, GrF dIaF bysmYNtF ‘c AuWqr geIaF sn. bjLfrF ‘c, sVkF dy isrF AWqoN dI, KMiBaF qoN KMiBaF qIk ltkfeIaF, rMg-brMgy BukfinaF dIaF sMGxIaF lVIaF, buwZI mwJ dy ipck gey QxF ‘c vt geIaF sn.
kMm qoN ho geIaF julfeI-agsq vflIaF sflfnf CuwtIaF df lfhf lYx leI, iewk idn afpxy inXm anusfr svKLqy AuWT ky, mYN afpxy kMipAUtr nfl CyV-CfV kr irhf sF ik acfnk hI myrI swjI vwKI ‘c sUeI cuBx vrgf drd tpkx lwgf. pMj ku imMtF ‘c hI, sUeI dI Auh coB, kMizaflI mDfxI ‘c bdl ky, myry ijsm qy idmfgL nUM irVkx lwgI. myry hspqfl ‘c phuMcx qoN pihlF, vwKI dy Aus iqwKy drd ny mYnUM aFzy vFg PYNt suwitaf.
aYmrjMsI vfrz ‘c myrf blwz pRYsLr cYWk krn AuprMq, nrs ny mYnUM vyitMgrUm vwl ryVH idwqf. myry dovyN hwQ vwKI AuWqy drd vflI QF qoN lwQx dI ihMmq nhIN sn kr rhy.
vwz-akfrI vyitMgrUm ivwc, cfry pfsy, kMDF nfl Zoa lfeI Kloqy, bycYn mrIjLF dIaF kumlfeIaF ingfhF myry vwl pl ku leI AuWlrIaF qy muV afpxy afpxy drd ‘c guafc geIaF. mYN qrdI njLry dyiKaf ik iksy vI kursI qoN myry leI ‘jI afieaF’ AuWBrn dI guMjfiesL nhIN sI. pYr GVIsdf GVIsdf mYN kmry dy ipClyry KUMjy ‘c PLrsL ‘qy hI ZyrI ho igaf.
vwKI df drd hr pl iewk qih AuqFh cVHI jf irhf sI. mYN jdoN vfr vfr vwKI nUM hwQF nfl GuWtdf, qF myrf mwQf afpxy-afp PrsL vwl Juk jFdf, qy myrf DV KLud-bKLud hI mUMglI vFg GuMm jFdf. pRMqU lmkvyN aMdfjL ‘c inwkldIaF, myrIaF ‘AU[[[PL, AU[[PL’ dIaF dbvIaF hUkF qy pIV nfl mfrUQl ho gey myry buwlH iksy vI mrIjL nUM ipGlfAux ‘c kfmXfb nhIN sn ho rhy.
pMjIN swqIN imMtIN, kcihrI ‘c qfrIKL Bugqx afieaF nUM vjdI ‘vfj’ vFg, rIsYpsLn zYsk qoN ijEN hI iksy mrIjL dy nfm df avfjLf AuWTdf, qF mYN afpxy afp nUM jldI hI bYWz ‘qy hox df qswvr krn lwg jFdf: pIV mwTI hoeI mihsUs hox lgdI, qy mwQy nUM qRylIaF qoN pl ku leI kuJ ku rfhq iml jFdI.
myrIaF jgdIaF-buJdIaF awKF nUM nf shfrdI hoeI, vfr vfr myry mwQy qoN nYpikn nfl qRylIaF pUMJdI myrI bIvI, acfnk hI, rsYpsLn zYsk ‘qy jf DmkI!
‘myrf hsbMz do GMty qoN pIV nfl qVPL irhY; nf qusIN Aus nUM pfxI pIx dyNdy ho, qy nf hI koeI drd-mfr golI.’
‘quhfzy hsbMz nfl sfnUM Zyr hmdrdI aY,’ rIsYpsLn nrs nrmI nfl bolI. ‘sfnUM pqY peI Auh asih pIV nfl qVPL irhY, pr zfktr dI iejfjLq bgLYr nf asIN Aus nUM koeI izRMk dy skdy hF qy nf hI koeI drd-mfr golI.’
‘Aus dI vfrI kdoN afvygI?’
‘Aus dI vfrI, vfrI isr afvygI.’
‘pr afh kI peI Aus qoN bfad ivwc afey mrIjLF nUM qusIN pihlF aMdr iljfeI jFdy ho?’
‘keI mrIjL sfnUM jldI atYNz krny pYNdy ny. asIN dyK ilaY peI quhfzy hsbMz nUM ikznI-ston df drd hY ijhVf ik gihrf hox dy bfvjUd jfnlyvf nhIN. pihlF iljfey rhy mrIjLF dI hflq aiqaMq sMgIn hY: iksy dy ijsm ‘qy jLKLm nuwcV rhy ny, qy keIaF dIaF CfqIaF ‘c drd ho irhf aY; ajyhy mrIjLF nUM qurMq mYzIkl mwdd dyxI jLrUrI huMdI aY.’
ieh sLfied qlK mudrf ‘c kIqI myrI bIvI dI dKLlaMdfjLI df ikRsLmf sI ik awDy ku GMty ‘c hI mYnUM PLrsL qoN AuTfa ky, aYmrjMsI rIsYpsLn zYWsk dy ipCvfVy iewk bYWz AuWqy iltfa idwqf pr zfktr df ichrf dyKxf mYnUM cfr ku GMty bfad hI nsIb hoieaf.
zfktr dy afAux qoN bfad plF ‘c hI myrI vwKI aYksrya msLIn dy kYmry hyT sI. aYksrya qsvIr nUM ghu nfl dyK ky zfktr ny mYnUM dwisaf ik iewk motf ston, gurdy ‘coN iKsk ky ipsLfb-blYzr vwl nUM jFdI nflLI ivwc clf igaf sI. ies nUM kwZx leI iewk sfDfrx afprysLn dI jLrUrq sI ijs leI smF rfq dy nON vjy df qYa hoieaf. afprysLn QIatr ‘c, nrs dy hwQF ivwc plfsitk dy iewk pYkt ‘coN KulH rhI sUeI nUM dyK ky mYN qRBk igaf. ‘iPLkr nf kr!’ nrs muskRfeI. ‘ieh sUeIaF qF mrIjLF dIaF nfVF ‘c mYN hjLfrF vfr coB cuwkI hF. qYnUM qF cuBdI sUeI mihsUs v nI hoxI!’
qy Aus ny ientrfvIns dI sUeI mlkVy jyhy myry Kwby hwQ dy bfhrly pfsy iewk nfV dy aMdr ibTfa idwqI. ieMtrfvIns-stYNz ‘qoN ltkdI gulUkojL dI QYlI ‘c bulbilaF ny hrkq kIqI, qy mYnUM afpxy lhU ‘c BfPL df Clkfa ijhf mihsUs hoieaf.
agly hI pl, aYnsQIXf zfktr AuNgl ku Br sirMj nUM afpxy ichry dy sfhmxy ilaf ky muskRfieaf. ‘imstr igwl, mYN qYnUM nINd ivwc zobx krn lwigaf hF.’
‘aYnsQIXf rfhIN nINd ‘c zuwbx df ieh myrf pihlf qjrbf hY’, mYN afiKaf. ‘mYN dyKxf chuMdf aF ik surq qoN ibsurqI ‘c dfKLl huMidaF ikMJ mihsUs huMdf aY.’
zfktr dI muskRfht ivclI qnjL df boD mYnUM surq afAux qoN bfad hoieaf.
sirMj dI sUeI, gulUkojL dI QYlI ‘coN hyTF vwl nUM PutdI, plfsitk dI nflI vwl AuWlrI. plfsitk dI nflI ny ibn-ivroD afpxy afp nUM sUeI dy hvfly kr idwqf. sirMj dI sLfPLt nUM zfktr dy aMgUTy dy dbfa dI hI ieMqjLfr sI ik qrl anYsQIXf, QYlI ivwcoN nflI aMdr qupk rhy gulUkojL nfl, iewkjfn hox lwgf. do ku sikMtF qoN bfad kI vfpiraf, mYnUM Xfd nhIN. jdoN mYN ibhosLI dI buwklL ‘coN bfhr inwkilaf, myrf byjfn hwQ myrI bIvI dy hwQ ivwc sI. myrf BqIjf qy BqIj-nUMh myry bYWz dy swjy pfsy gLmgLInI ‘c Kloqy sn. myrI zOr-BOr JfkxI ny AunHF nUM hor Audfs kr idwqf. ‘afprysLn kdoN hoxY?’ mYN buVbVfieaf. ‘Auh qF ho vI igaf,’ myrI bIvI GigafeI avfjL ‘c bolI. ‘awCf?’ mYN byXkInI ‘c boilaf. ‘kI tfiem aY hux?’ ‘qVky dy sfZy cfr,’ myry BqIjy ny dwisaf. ‘hYN?’ myry mwQy ‘qy isafV AuWBry. ‘eynI svKqy qusIN ikvyN af gey.’ iqMnF dIaF njLrF iewk dUjy ‘c tkrf ky PrsL ‘qy ikr geIaF. AunHF dI KLmosLI loV qoN vDyry lMmyrI hox lwgI. ‘zfktr ny bulfieaf sI,’ cuwp nUM JMjoVn leI BqIjf boilaf. ‘ikEN?’ mYN zUMGf sfh lY ky puwiCaf. ‘afprysLn … afprysLn ‘c gVbV hog`I sI.’
‘gVbV?’ myrIaF BvF aMdr nUM iKwcIaF geIaF.
‘hF, sLukr kro quhfzI jfn bc geI,’ myrI bIvI df gwc AuWClx dy kMZy ho igaf sI.
‘cfcf jI, zfktr qoN glqI nfl quhfzI Auh nflI kwtI geI ijhVI ipsLfb nUM gurdy qoN blYzr vwl iljFdI aY.’
‘Pyr kI kIqf zfktr ny?’ mYN Gbrfht nfl puwiCaf.
‘nflI dI murMmq krn leI, quhfzy pyt ‘c lfey Coty ijhy kwt nUM igwT, svf igwT lMmF Br krnf ipaf.’
myrf hyTlf buwlH dMdF ivckfr jf bYTf. icMqf dIaF bdlIaF nUM myry ichry ‘qy sMGxIaF huMdIaF dyK ky BqIjf boilaf, ‘iPLkr vflI koeI gwl nhIN[[[ zfktr ny lMmI jwdo-jihd kr ky nflLI joV idwqI aY, qy ipsLfb dy rsiqEN iewk plfsitk dI nlLkI, kwtI geI nflI dy joV aMdr sport leI iKskfa idwqI aY.’
hux myry aMdr myry jxnaMgF AudflLy igwl ijhI hox df aihsfs jfigaf. myrf hwQ jMGF vwl nUM iKskx lwgf. mYN dyiKaf ik myrf kwCf gLfieb sI. jxnaMg nUM CoihMidaF hI,myrIaF AuNglF PurqI nfl kMbl qoN bfhr af geIaF. AuNglF Audfly KLUn df gfVHf lyp dyKidaF hI myrI bIvI qVPL AuWTI. BqIjf PLtf-PLt nrs-kfAUNtr vwl nUM dOiVaf. nrs ny afAuNidaF hI pypr-tfvl myry hwQ Audfly lpyt ky, myrf hwQ afpxIaF iPwkIaF gulfbI AuNglF ‘c boc ilaf.
‘imstr igwlI-ibwlI,’ afpxIaF BUrIaF awKF ‘coN idlfsy dI BrpUr PLuhfr sutidaF nrs, mjLfkIaf aMdfjL ‘c CxkI. ‘iPLkr krn dI jLrUrq nhIN. qyry pyt aMdr zfktr nUM kfPLI kwt-vwZ krnI peI ijs kr ky qyry aMdroN hfly vI isMm irhf KLUn, ipsLfb rsiqEN bfhr afeI jf irhf hY. ijEN ijEN jLKLm afTrygf, KLUn df isMmxf ruk jfvygf.’
KUn nfl qr ho gey pypr-tfvl nUM gfribj-kYn ‘c sutidaF, Aus ny afpxIaF njLrF myrI pqnI vwl PyrIaF.
‘imisjL igwl, qusIN sfry ies kmry ‘coN pMj ku imMt leI bfhr jfx dI ikrpf kr skdy E?’
bIvI, BqIjy qy Aus dI pqnI dy bfhr huMidaF hI nrs ny bYWz Audfly pVdf qfx ilaf. agly pl Aus ny inwky inwky, islHy qOlIaF nfl myrIaF jMGF aqy jxn-aMg dy afly-duafly nUM eynI komlqf nfl sfPL krnf sLurU kr idqf ijvyN mYN Aus df nv-jMimaF bwcf hovF. myry sUKLm aMgF dI sPLfeI kridaF Auh idlfsIaf aMdfjL ‘c bolI jf rhI sI: ‘imstr igwl df drd bws kuJ GMitaF df pRfhuxf eI aY. imstr igwl sfzf bhfdr ‘bwcf aY. eyh nI GbrfAuNdf pIVF qoN qy qklIPLF qoN. eyhny bws kuJ eI idnF ‘c TIk ho ky dOVn lwg jfxf aY! TIk ikhf mYN igwl boafey?’
iPLr, afpxy icwty kot dI jyb ivwcoN iewk nYpikn kwZ ky, Aus ny myry mwQy, gwlHF aqy mUMh ‘qy Pyr idwqf.
‘sfzf igwl ‘boafey’ hux hws ky idKfeygf,’ nrs, myry nwk nUM afpxy aMgUTy aqy AuNglI nfl mroVidaF, bolI.
myry buwlHF ‘qy hlkI ijhI muuskRfht Audy huMidaF hI iCp geI.
‘sLrfrqI bwcf!’ myry kMblL nUM itkfxy isr kridaF, nrs ny myrI dfhVI nUM Qp-Qpfieaf. ‘inwkI jeHI qklIPL qoN eI Audfs ho igaY, sfzf BolU kfkf!’
mYnUM jfipaf mYN iewk poqVy ‘c ilpitaf hoieaf nv-jnimaF bwcf sF qy ieh nrs myrI mF sI ijhVI mYnUM hOslf dyx dI koisLsL kr rhI sI.
pr ieh myrI mF nhIN.
iPr kOx hY ieh?
‘kOx hYN qUM?’ mYN buVbuVfieaf. ‘qUM ikqy gujrI qF nhIN?’
‘gojrI? kOx gojrI? kI khI jFdY sfzf gflVI muMzf?’
myrI mF dsdI huMdI sI ik Coty huMidaF Aus dIaF sfrIaF hfnxF mYnUM ‘iekbfl’ nhIN sgoN ‘gujrI vflf’ hI kihMdIaF sn. nrs ny myrI bIvI nUM aMdr afAux df swdf dy idwqf ‘imisjL igwl, afpxf ‘igwl boafey’ kihMdY mYN gojrI aF. hf, hf, hf!’ nrs ny myry isr nUM Qp-QpFidaF myrI bIvI nUM dwisaf.
‘gujrI!’ myrI bIvI Audfs mudrf ‘c lih geI. ‘jdoN qoN ienHF ny surq sMBlLI aY, ieh gujrI nUM hI nUM lBdy iPrdy ny.’ ‘awCf!’ nrs bfrI nfl Zoa lf ky Klo geI. ‘afE afpF afpxy igwl boafey dI khfxI suxIeyN. dws beI, igwl boafey, kI kihMdf sI qUM gojrI, gojrI.’
gly ‘c AuWBr afeI jkV dy rqf ku iZwlI huMidaF hI mYN bolx lwgf: jdoN mYN jnimaF sF qF iewk aOrq sI gujrI, qy myry bfp df hfxI sI Auhdf Grvflf, smdU. ienHF nfl sfzI kMD vI sFJI sI qy idl vI. afvdy Gr, sfrI idhfVI KwzI buxdy smdU nUM jdoN vI awDy ku GMty dI CuwtI krn dI BlL AuTdI qF Auh huwkf cuwk ky sfzy Gr af bYTdf ijwQy AudHI GrvflI, gujrI, mYnUM buwklL ‘c lY ky afpxf duwD cuMGfa rhI huMdI.
gujrI qYnUM afpxf duwD cuMGfa rhI huMdI? nrs ny awKF suMgyVIaF.
jI hF, afpxf duwD!
Auh ikEN?
Auh ies qrHF ik jdoN mYN jnimaF qF myrI mF nUM jxypy nfl sbMDq koeI gupq rog lwg igaf ijs ny Aus dIaF CfqIaF ‘c KusLkI iKlfr idwqI. mYN BuwK nfl ivlikaf qF gujrI ny CfqI nfl lf ilaf. ijEN hI myry bulH Aus dy ipMzy nUM Coh ky duwD ttolx lwgy, Aus dIaF CfqIaF Clk AuWTIaF. Auhny afpxI CfqI myry mUMh ivwc itkfa ky myrI ivlkxI nUM ijMdrf lgf idwqf.
Aus idn qoN bfad gujrI dI god myrf aflHxf ho geI. mF dsdI huMdI sI peI Auh svKLqy hI sfzy Gr af CxkdI: afpxI brsfq hoeI CfqI myry bulHF ‘c rwK dyNdI. mYnUM rjfa ky, Auh cfh bxfAuNdI, cONkf-cuwlHf sMvfrdI, bhukr mfrdI, dflL irMnHdI, rotI pkfAuNdI, qy myrI mF nUM idlfsy dyNdI. myrI mF jy mYnUM gujrI koloN afpxy hwQF ‘c pkVx leI bfhF AulfrdI, mYN kurlfAux lwg jFdf. sfl Br, idn rfq gujrI nflL icMbVy rihx kfrn mYnUM gujrI hI myrI mF jfpx lwg peI.
mYN zyZ ku sfl df hoieaf; sMn sMqflI afpxy mwD qoN do ku mhIny Aury sI. acfnk hI pfiksqfn bxn dIaF aPLvfhF hkIkq ‘c bdlx lwgIaF. ipMz ‘c kfnfPLUsI hox lwgI ik muslmfnF nUM Bfrq Cwz ky pfiksqfn jfxf pvygf. dihsLqjLdf muslmfn prvfr aMdro aMdrI ipMzoN inklx dIaF iqafrIaF krn lwgy. afty dIaF vfDU borIaF ipsx lwgIaF, qy lMmy sPLr leI Coly qy jON Buwjx lwgy, imwtI df qyl, lfltxf, qy pfQIaF-lwkVF gwizaF ‘qy svfr hox lwgIaF. gwizaF AuWpr bFsF dy ivwZ (PLrym) Ausrn lwgy; giDaF GoiVaF ‘qy smfn lwdx leI borIaF, KurjIaF ‘c bdlx lwgIaF. sdIaF qoN BrfvF vFg vsdy iswKF qy muslmfnF ivckfr iewk akfAU KLfmosLI qxI jfx lwgI. smdU qy gujrI iewk idn AuWqry hoey ichry lY ky myrI mF kol af bYTy: idljIq kury, suixaF muslmfnF nUM AuWjVnf pYxY! suixaF qF mYN vI af, myrI mF Audfs avfjL ‘c bolI.
sfnUM byaOlfidaF nUM vI AuWjVnf pvygf? smdU Bry gly nfl boilaf.
asIN Blf aYs inafxy qoN ibnf ikvyN jIvFgy, iswlHIaF awKF nUM JmkidaF, gujrI mYnUM afpxI CfqI nfl Guwt ky bolI. sfnUM iksy qrIky bcfvo eys AujfVy qoN!
qy aKLIr muslmfnF dy AujVx df idn afx Zuwkf. muslmfn, afpxy AujfVy dy sPLr leI, gwizaF, GoiVaF, qy gDIaF AuWqy rfsLn lwdx ivwc msrUPL sn. nf Auh mMjy iljf skdy sn, nf kxk dIaF borIaF, qy nf kMDF qy nf CwqF. ijMnHF dy GrF ‘c hvf vI isr Jukfa ky vVdI sI, AunHF dy sfhmxy hI koeI AunHF dIaF bwkrIaF KolH ky afpxy Gr nUM quiraf jf irhf sI, koeI mwJF qy koeI gfeIaF. koeI ivhiVaF ‘c, kuV-kuV Bwjdy kuwkVF mgr dOVI jf rhy sn, qy koeI dfqIaF-rMby borIaF ‘c QuMnI jFdf sI. mMjy, myjL qy kursIaF, EpiraF dy isrF ‘qy asvfr ho ky, AuWjVx vfilaF nUM dMdIaF icVfa rhy sn.
asIN nI jfxf, idljIq kury, pVy-pfiksqfn! gujrI ny aYlfn kr idwqf.
bfpU, gujrI qy smdU nUM sfzy qUVI vfly koTy ‘c ibTfa afieaf.
qusIN nI ihlxf eyQoN, bfpU ny qfkId kIqI. BfvyN mINh afvy, BfvyN muVHkf, qusIN bws aMdry eI rihxY. eyQy eI QonUM rotI afAU qy eyQy eI duwD-pfxI.
muslmfnF dy AuWjiVaF mhInf ku hoieaf sI ik iewk idn imltrI dIaF jIpF ipMz ‘c PuMkfrn lwgIaF. lfl pwgF isLkfrI kuwiqaF vFg muslmfnF nUM suMGdIaF iPr rhIaF sn. iksy ny Tfxydfr dy kMn ‘c PUk mfr idwqI aKLy krnYl kvIsLr ny afvdy Gr ‘c iewk muslmfn joVf Cupfieaf hoieaY.
krnYl kvIsLr aY qyrf nfm? dyhlLI vVidaF Tfxydfr grijaf.
jI hF, bfpU dy bulH kMby.
qUVI vflf koTf ikhVf aY qyrf?
bfpU ijMdrf lwgy drvfjLy vwl Jfikaf.
KolH ijMdrf!
pulsIaF dI DfV jdoN qUVI vfly koTy ‘c vVI qF mYN gujrI dIaF bfhF ‘c sF. mYnUM hwQ nf lfieE, gfqry nUM pulsIaF vwl nUM AulfridaF smdU grijaf. mYN iswK ho igaF, iswK. qYnUM jbrI iswK bxfieaf igaY! Tfxydfr ny moVvIN grj mfrI. iswDf ho ky jIp ‘c bYT nhIN qF[[[ ispfhIaF dI DfV smdU qy gujrI AuWqy JptI. mYN iswKxI aF iswKxI, gujrI kurlfeI. afh dyKo mYN afpxI Drm dI BYx dljIqo df muMzf god ilaY! gujrI vwloN Guwty jfx nfl myrI lyr inwkl geI. ispfhI gujrI nUM myry smyq DUh ky jIp kol lY gey.
Cwz idE ablf nUM, jflmo! myrI mF dI lyr inwklLI. dyiKE myrf muMzf nf mfr idE!
CWz dy muMzy nUM, neHIN qF isr pfVdUM zMzy nf’ qyrf, zMzf Aulfr ky Tfxydfr grijaf.
doo iqMn ispfhIaF ny gujrI dIaF bFhF mRoV ky mYnUM Aus dI buwklL ‘coN qoV ilaf.
eynI vfrqf dwsx qoN bfad mYN afpxy glLy ‘c AuWBr afeI Gutx nfl iswJx lwgf.
kmry ‘c Cfa geI KLfmosLI ‘c myrI bIvI df htkorf kMibaf.
‘kI bixaF gujrI df iPLr?’ Audfs buwlHF dI kMbxI nUM kfbU ‘c rwKx dI koisLsL kridaF nrs ny puwiCaf. ‘ikwQy geI iPr ivcfrI gojrI?’
‘ds pMdrF mIl dy Pfsly ‘qy bxy muslmfnF dy kYNp qIk phuMcx qoN pihlF hI Auh roNdI kurlfAuNidaF dm qoV geI!’ hyTly buwlH nUM dMdF ‘c kridaF mYN dwisaf.
‘qUM Aus nUM Xfd krdYN, imstr igwl?’
‘myry ipMz ‘c myrI mF dIaF hfnxF mYnUM iekbfl dy qOr qy Gwt aqy ‘gujrIvfly’ dy qOr ‘qy vwD jfxdIaF sn. bcpn ‘c qF mYN afpxy ies AuWp-nfm bfry bhuqf kdy nhIN soicaf, pr ijAuN ijAuN mYN Aumr dI cVHfeI cVHdf igaf qF ieh gwl mYnUM zfZf pRysLfn krn lwgI peI mYnUM afpxf duwD cuMGfAux vflI Aus aOrq nUM mYN dyK ikAuN nhIN sikaf. keI dhfikaF qoN mYN Aus df ichrf qy aMg icqvdf af irhf hF. iewk vfr mYN pfiksqfn igaf, qF AuQy hr qIh pYNqI sfl dI aOrq ‘coN mYnUM gujrI df aks hI njLr afeI jfvy. PLyr mYN kdy kdy ieh vI socdF ik sLfied Auh mrI hI nf hovy.’ ‘pr qyry ipMz dy bMidaF ny dwisaf sI peI Auh qF dm qoV geI sI.’
‘pr gujrI vrgIaF aOrqF kdy nhIN mrdIaF.’ mYN GigafeI afvfjL ‘c boilaf. ‘Auh vfr vfr jnmdIaF ny, hr mhwly ‘c, hr sLihr ‘c qy hr dysL ‘c!’ nrs ny afpxy nYpikn nfl myrIaF awKF qoN iswlH pUMJI. Pyr Aus ny myry mwQy aqy dfhVI ‘qy afpxf mulfiem hwQ Pyiraf qy hOlI hOlI JukidaF myry isr AuWqy afpxy kMbdy buwlH itkfa idwqy. mYnUM jfipaf ijvyN myrI gujrI mYnUM afpxI buwkl ivwc lYx dI iqafrI kr rhI hovy.

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