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srpMc df zyrf ipMz qoN kfPLI dUr sI, qkrIbn dUjy do iqMn ipMzF dy nyVy hI jf pYNdf sI. jLmIn vI Aus dI vfhvf sI, ieho jLmIn keI sfl pihlF byafbfd peI sI.
srpMc df pirvfr vI pfiksqfn ivcoN AuWjV ky afieaf sI, pihlF qF Auh afpxy jwdI ipMz hI jf bYTy ijwQy AunHF dy dfdy pVdfdy dI QoVHI ijhI jLmIn dI ZyrI sI, jIhdy AuWpr bYT ky AunHF afpxy duwK-Bry idn kwty sn, iek KUh ivc AunHF df awD sI, ijhnUM ‘aMbF vflf KUh’ kihMdy sn qy dUjf `qylIaF vflf’ AunHF df sfrf hI afpxf sI. pr qylIaF vflLy KUh dI jLmIn ryqlI sI Auhdy ivc AuNÖ kuJ nhIN sI huMdf. qylIaF vflLy KUh df pfxI vI mfVf sI qy KUh joVn leI Zwgy vwCy vI hY nhIN sn. ies leI Auh qylIaF vflLy KUh AuWqy sroHN qorIaf jF qfrfmIrf hI bIj Cwzdy sn, ijhdy ivc cUhVIsroj dI bUtI AuWgI rihMdI sI. bfgL vflLy KUh AuWpr mfVI motI Kfx jogI PLsl ho jFdI sI. ipMz vflLy sLrIky ny pihlF pihl AunHF dI cMgI afAu Bgq kIqI sI aqy AunHF dy pVdfdy dy Brf dI aOlfd ny ipMz ivcoN AuWjV ky gey muslmfnF dy cfr pMj mMjy, iek do zMgr aqy hor mfVf-motf sfmfn AunHF nUM dy idwqf sI. srpMc AunHF idnF ivc chMu pMjF sflF df hI sI jdoN Gr vfilaF ny Aus nUM gurdvfry ivc pVHny pf idwqf qy srpMc df ipAu KLjfn isMG jLmInF dy klymF dy cwkr ivc pY igaf sI. Auhdy cwkr jlMDr dy jLmInF vflLy dPqrF ivc lwgxy sLurU ho gey sn. Aus ny pqf nhIN ikDroN awDKV ijhf sfeIkl lY aFdf qy Auhdy tfier qy itAUbF nUM TIk krvf ilaf. bws iPr kI sI KLjfn isAuN sI, sfiekl sI jF iPr jlMDr dIaF kcihrIaF sn. srpMc dI mF dy gihxy gwtyy vyc ky Aus ny dPLqr dy bfbUaF nUM vwZIaF-cIry idwqy, pr jdoN alftmYNt dI prcI kwtx df smF aieaf qF pqf lwgf ik AunHF dI jLmIn qF bI-klfs sI. ieh ikvyN ho igaf ik Aus ielfky dI sfrI jLmIn qF ey-klfs hovy qy AunHF dy iekwly ipMz dI jLmIn bI-klfs hovy ! iPr pqf lwgf ik AunHF dy vwz-vwzyiraF ny mfmlf Gwt dyx leI aMgryjL aPLsrF nUM zflIaF dy ky afpxy ipMz dI jLmIn afp hI bI-klfs ivc krvfeI sI, ijs nUM Auh Aus smyN bVI vwzI pRfpqI smJdy sn. Auho gwl hI hux AunHF leI srfp bx geI sI. sfry ijLly ivc ikDry vI sLfmlft jLmIn nhIN sI rih geI, jykr ikDry hY sI qF isrPL diraf dy kMZy hI byly dI jLmIn sI. KLjfn isMG dI Aus idn KLusLI dI koeI hwd nf rhI ijs idn Aus nUM diraf kMZy vflLy ipMz dI jLmIn dI prcI imlI. Gr afAux qy sfrf twbr hI KLusL ho igaf. inrmljIq isMG jo Aus smyN inMmf hI sI, bfpU qoN prcI lY ky dIvy dy cfnxy pVHn dI koisLsL krn lwgf. inMmf AudoN awTvIN ivc ho igaf sI qy KLjLfn isMG nUM vI awj hI pqf lwgf sI ik inMmf ikMnvIN ivc ho igaf hY ? Auh qF rfhvF dy sPLrF ivc hI rul igaf sI. awj hI Aus nUM pqf lwgf sI ik Aus dI GrvflI ijAUNdI jfgdI hY. rfq nUM jdoN pRisMNn kOr iPwky cOlF ivc sLwkr dI lwp pf ky qy nfl iGAu dI kOlI rwKI jdooN pRisMn kOr vflI QflI Aus dy mUhry rwK ky geI qF KLjLfn isMG nUM lwgf ik ijvyN pRisMn kOr keI sflF bfad iPr muklfvy afeI hovy ! nhIN qF KLjfn isMG dy aMdroN muridaF dI bdbU qy lfsLF dy Zyr hI nhIN sn inkldy. nvyN bxy pfiksqfn ivcoN afAux dy rfh df duwK qF BfvyN kdoN df Buwl cuwkf huMdf, ikAuNik Auhdy ivc qF isrPL Auhny isrF qoN bgLYr DV, qy lwqF bFhvF qoN ibnf srIr, qy srIr qoN ibnf vwZIaF tuwkIaF lwqF bfhvF hI vyKIaF sn. pr Auhdy aMdroN Auh iBaMkr njLfrf nhIN sI hwtdf ijhVf Aus ny ieDr af ky vyiKaf sI.
gory vflLy KUh `qy Auh BrIaF bMnH rhy sn, grmIaF dy idn sn, nfly Auh BrIaF bMnHI jfx qy nfly kfPLilaF ivc afeIaF duK qklIPLF df ijLkr kr rhy sn. gwl cwldI cwldI sLrIky `coN lwgdI BfbI pUro qy af geI ik ikvyN Auh kfPLly ivcoN guMm ho geI sI aqy qIjy idn jf ky lwBI sI. ies gwl qy bihs ho rhI sI ik Auh swc-muwc hI guafc geI sI jF afp hI geI sI. iksy ny ikhf, ‘lwCx Auhdy cMgy nhIN sn.’ pr Auh vfps ikAuN af geI, AudoN ikhVf koeI iksy nUM pwuCdf sI. ieDr afky vI qF pihlF hr mhIny mwisaf nhfAux jFdI sI qy iPr jdoN syroN vflIaF df jLor kuJ Gwitaf qF ikDry dOV hI geI. iek vfr qF syroN vflIey ilafey PV PVf ky, aKy imWtI roldI iPrdI af, vwZ ky diraf ivc suwt afAuNdy hF. pr Auhny rfq nUM hI Gr vflLy cMnx isMhu qy pwtU pf ilaf ik qMU qy mYN qF iek jfn hF, ieh qyry Brf mYnUM mfrnf cfhuMdy ny ! jy ienHF mYnUM mfr idwqf qF ienHF df kI jfxf eyN, qyrI qF nfly rMn jfAU, nfly sfrI AuWmr bwiJaf mr jfeyNgf, ijhlF ivc. cMnx isMG vI socx lwgf ik gwl qF ieh TIk hI aFhdI af, hux kI pqf ieh itwk hI jfvy. Auhny af vyiKaf nf qf, qVky hI jf Tfxy viVaf, aKy Tfxydfr sfhb, “myry Brf myrI Gr vflI nUM mfrnf cfhuMdy af.” Tfxydfr ny sfry cfcy qfieaF dy puwq Brf Tfxy swd ley. bVIaF pirHaF pMcfieqF nfl Cuwt ky afey qy sfry cMnx isMG dy iKLlfPL ho gey. jdoN pUro nUM pqf lwigaf ik hux awzo-pftI ho gey ny, Auhny hPLqf nhIN pYx idwqf, iPr itwB geI. cMnx isMG QoVHy idnF bfad dUjy ipMzoN sfiekl AuWqy sLrfb ilafAuNdf trwk hyT af ky mr igaf qy gwl mwukI.
AunHF dIaF khfxIaF ajy cwl hI rhIaF sn ik pqf nhIN ikDroN iek afdmI aqy do juafn kuVIaF AWuDr afx phuMcIaF. Aus afdmI dIaF dovyN bfhvF moiZaF qoN vwZIaF hoeIaF sn qy Aus ny afpxy moiZaF AuWpr mYlLf ijhf prnf pfieaf hoieaf sI. nyVy af ky Auh kuJ bol vI nhIN sI sikaf. Auh isrPL gux-gux hI krdf sI. Aus ny mUMh Kohilaf qF sfiraF ny vyiKaf ik Aus dI jIB vwZI hoeI sI. iPr jd Aus ny iesLfrf kIqf qF AunHF kuVIaF ny msLIn vFÕ afpxy iZwzF AuWproN Jwgy cwuk idwqy, KLjfn isMG Auh njLfrf vyK ky byhosL hI ho cwilaf sI. AunHF kuVIaF dIaF dovyN dovyN CfqIaF vwZIaF hoeIaF sn. afp muhfry hI KLjLfn isMG dy hMJU vihx lwg pey, iPr Aus ny jyb ivc hWQ mfiraf qy ijhVy pMj rupweIey Auh GsIty sLfh qoN hwuDfr PV ky ilafieaf sI jlMDr jfx leI, Auh Aus ny AunHF ivcoN iek kuVI nUM PVf idwqy. Auh qF iqMny vfps cwly gey pr jo dwuK qy pIV Auh KLjLfn isMG nUM dy gey sn, Auhdf AunHF nUM aMq ihsfb hI nhIN sI. Aus qoN bfad Auh jdoN vI pRisMn kOr kol jfx bfry socdf qF Auh dovyN kuVIaF Aus dy sfhmxy afx ky CfqIaF nMgIaF krky Klo jFdIaF qy Auh BY-BIq hoieaf hr rfq rjLfeI ivc mUMh krky, byarQ sOx dI koisLsL krdf, qy ieMÖ hI Aus dy keI sfl lMG gey sn.
ikvyN nf ikvyN inrml hfeI skUl qwk phuMc igaf sI. bws KLjLfn isMG nUM jykr iksy qy afs sI qF Auh inrml isMG qy hI sI. aMq ivc Aus ny sLihr dI pVHfeI vI mukf leI sI. Auh ikMnIaF jmfqF pVH ky afieaf sI, KLjLfn isMG nUM Aus dI igxqI vI nhIN sI afAuNdI. iPr iewwk idn inrml nUM pqf nhIN kI swuJI Auh bfpU qoN afpxI jLmIn vflI prcI lY ky qihsIly phMuc igaf, ijwQy Aus df koeI Xfr bylI lwgf hoieaf sI. ptvfrI qoN puwC-puCf ky Aus ny afpxI jLmIn df Qhu pqf kwiZaf. ipMz qF AuDr koeI hY hI nhIN sI, nf hI AunHF dy kfgjLF ivc hI sn. ipMz pIVH qy kdoN dy diraf burd ho gey sn. ptvfrI qoN Aus ny ies gwl df aMdfjLf lgf ilaf ik jLmIn ikwQy ku ho skdI hY. Aus ny byly dy ivc hor vI ikDry ikDry brfnI PLslF bIjIaF vyKIaF, ijwQy iek-do Gr CMnF pf ky rih rhy sn. hux Bfrq vwloN vI ienHF ipMzF vwl iDafn idwqf jfx lwgf sI qy bI[aYs[aYP[ vfilLaF dIaF cONkIaF iewDrlI srhwd qy vI bx geIaF sn. ies nfl ienHF KyqF ivc KyqI krn vfilaF nUM kfPLI hOslf ho igaf sI.
inrml ny ieQy hI apxf itkfxf bnfAux dI socI. bI[aYs[sI[ aYgrIklcr dI pVHfeI hux Aus dy kMm af skdI sI. afpxI jLmIn qoN ikMnf hI htvyN iek vwzy ipMz AuhnF irhfiesL kr leI aqy diraf qoN Aurly pfsy AunHF ny QF lY ky afpxf zyrf bxf ilaf sI. pwCiVaf ielfkf hox krky AunHF nUM QF KulHI iml geI sI. pirvfr sfrf iesy ipMz hI rihMdf sI. isrPL kMm-kfr vflLy bMdy hI ies zyry afAuNdy sn aqy sLfm vyly Auh vI vfps cly jFdy sn. keI sfl iesy qrHF hI kMm cldf irhf. pihlF AunHF ny kuJ pYlIaF ivcoN bylf sfPL kr ilaf sI qy iPr Auh hr sfl hI kuJ nf kuJ bylf sfPL kr lYNdy. ieMÖ kuJ ku hI sflF ivc Auh iek ihsfb nfl vwzy ijLmINdfr bx gey sn. hux qF inrml isMG ipMz df srpMc sI qy Aus ny Aus ipMz ivc vI kuJ jLmIn mwul lY leI sI. hux Auh tRYktrF-tRflIaF df mflk sI. Aus df ipAu ijhVf kdI gwzf vfh ky gujLfrf krdf sI, iek vfr iPr bfr vFÕ hI icwty lIVy pf ky srdfr bx igaf sI. AunHF nUM jykr duwK sI qF kyvl ieh sI ik AunHF dI pYlI Aus ipMz qoN dUr pYNdI sI, ijwQy mfl zMgr huMdf qy iqMn cfr kfmy vI pwky AuWQy hI rihMdy sn. iek do kfimaF ny qF afpxf twbr vI AuWQy hI lY aFdf sI. ieMÖ ieh zyrf vI hux iek inwky ijhy ipMz dI nINh bx irhf sI. inrml isMG afpxI pYlI ivc afm qOr qy kmfd hI bIjdf. BwlL vflLI jLmIn hox krky kmfd dI PLsl bVI BrvIN huMdI. afpxy asr rsUKL nfl Auh imwl dIaF prcIaF lY afAuNdf qy idnF ivc hI kmfd imwl AuWpr suwt pYsy vwt ivhlf huMdf. aglI pIVHI ipMz dy hI skUl ivc jmfqF pVHI jFdI sI qy AunHF nUM afpxf BivwK cMgf cMgf njLr afAux lwg ipaf sI. jdoN sfry jxy srpMc dy zyry phuMcy qF sfry srpMc df zyrf vyK ky DMn-DMn ho gey. sfry kihx lwgy, “vfh peI vfh ! srpMcf, afh qF bfdsLfhI bxfeI hoeI af ik !” srpMc ny ikhf, “BfAU ies bfdsLfhI df vI bVf muwl qfrnf ipaf ey.”
“Auh ikvyN?” ijvyN sfry ieko vfr hI bol pey.
“ijvyN ik kudrq df inXm hY Auh kuJ idn cMgy ivKfAuNdI hY iPr koeI nf koeI AulJx KVI kr dyNdI hY, jdoN dy hflfq KLrfb hoey, AudoN sfzy AuWpr vI vfhvf asr ipaf sI. pihlf kropI df zMzf mYnUM Aus idn vwjf sI jdoN acfnk iek idn bI[aYs[aYP[ vfilaF afx PiVaf sI. pihlF qF mYnUM pqf hI nf lwgy ik afKLr kI vfpr igaf hY ? mYnUM qF sfrI gwl df cOkI jf ky pqf lwigaf ik afKLr gwl kI hoeI hY. hoieaf ieh ik koeI awT dws muMzy ibjlI vfilaF dIaF brdIaF pf ky hwQF ivc tuwty ijhy sfeIkl, qfrF aqy plfs PVI bI[aYs[aYP[ vfilaF dI cOkI jf vVy sn, aKy kMplyNt phuMcI hY ik cOkI dI ibjlI KLrfb hY. cOkI vfilaF AunHF vwl koeI bhuqf iDafn nf idwqf. AunHF ny aYvyN hI qfrF-qUrF nUM ihlf hlU ky vyiKaf, mfVy moty mItr dy iPLAUjL vgLYrf vyKy qy iPr kihx lwgy, ‘Xfr afh iek kMplyNt srpMc sfihb dI vI hY, AunHF dI bMbI vI lwgdy hwQ vyK cwlIey. srpMc dI Auh bMbI iblkul hI srhwd dy nyVy sI, bI[aYs[aYP[ vflLy AunHF dIaF gwlF qF suxdy hI sn, pr AunHF ny ibjlI vflLy smJ ky, AunHF vwl bhuqf iDafn hI nf idwqf. jdoN Auh sfry muMzy aglI sfzI bMbI qy phuMc gey qF AunHF suwt ky sfiekl qy qfrF-qUrF, mfrIaF CflF qy srhwd qoN pfr twp gey qy pfr jf ky bI[aYs[aYP[ vfilaF nUM gfhlF kwZx lwg pey. jdoN AunHF ny PLfier kIqy qF Auh agFh dOV gey. bI[aYs[aYP[ vfilaF ny afx mYnUM Gyiraf. mYN bVI musLkl nfl bMdy ivc pf-puaf ky jfn CuzfeI.”
“iPr qy bVI vlfvIN iewt vwjI ik !” ivcoN koeI boilaf.
“hux vI lMGdy ny muMzy agly bMny ik GitaY kuJ kMm, srpMc sfihb !” iksy ny pWuiCaf.
“Gtxf GtfAuxf kI hY ! BfAU ! ieh afp hI lMGfAuNdy sI, pihlF vI pYsy lY ky. ’gFh vI lMGfieaf krngy. afh qfrF qUrF lfAux dI qF loV hI nhIN sI, sgoN pihlF vflf pRbMD TIk sI, AudoN qF kuwqf ibwlI vI nhIN sI lMG skdf.”
“Auh ikvyN?” mfstr ny pWuiCaf.
“pihlF bI[aYs[aYPL[ tolIaF bxf ky bih jFdy sn, PLrlFg, PLrlFg dI ivwQ AuWqy, ivc ivc ikwlIaF gwz ky AunHF nfl iek rwsI bMnH lYNdy sn qy iPr Auh rwsI pihry vflLy bMdy dy guwt nfl bwDI huMdI sI. cfr cfr pihrydfr huMdy sn, iqMn sON jFdy sn qy iek jfgdf rihMdf sI. Auhdy hI guwt nfl rwsI bMnHI huMdI sI, jdoN vI koeI cIjL hnyry ivc rwsI nfl aVdI sI qF rwsI ihwldI sI qy pihrydfr nUM pqf lwg jFdf sI. pihrydfr Ausy vyly ’qFh nUM cfnx vflf golf Cwz dyNdf sI. cfr cuwPyry cfnx hI cfnx ho jFdf sI qy swuqy pey pihrydfr vI AuT ky PLfieirMg sLurU kr dyNdy sn. awj-kwl qF pihlF ieh vIh-vIh bMdy iekwTy hI bihMdy hn, koeI lukvIN ijhI QF vyK ky, aPLsr ienHF dy AuNÖ nhIN kdI cYWk krn afAuNdy ikAuNik rfq nUM ieDr kriPLAU lwg jFdf hY. Auh afp zrdy hn ik ikqy AuhnF nUM hI koeI juafn golLI nf mfr dyvy qy hux afh qfrF lf idwqIaF ny, pr duwK qF ies gwl df hY ik srhwd AuWpr qF sfrI rfq PLlwz lfeItF dI dIpmflf hoeI rihMdI ey, qy sfzIaF bMbIaF nUM Jony Brn leI ibjlI nhIN imldI.” inrml isMG ny apxy duwK dwsxy sLurU kr idwqy sn.
Aus dI gwl pqf nhIN ajy muwkI sI jF nhIN jdoN AunHF ny vyiKaf ik do Epry bMdy AunHF dI bihk vwl af gey hn. srpMc ny vI qfV ilaf ik afAux vflLy bMdy KLYr-hwQy nhIN lwgdy. nyVy afx ky AunHF ny srpMc qy dUjy bMidaF nUM PLiqh bulfeI, PLiqh df juafb qF ienHF vI jLor nfl idwqf pr ieh aMdroN zry hoey sn. srpMc ny AunHF nUM bihx leI ikhf qy jl pfxI pWuiCaf. AunHF ny jl pfxI pIx qoN nFh kr idwqI qy ikhf ik asIN sunyhf Gwilaf sI, eyrIaf kmFzr nUM qy afh quhfzI bMbI dI bihk df pqf dwisaf sI. pr jdoN asIN Aus ipMz dy koloN lMG ky afey sI qF sfrf ipMz hI PLOj ny Gyiraf hoieaf sI. bVf duwK hoieaf hY kmFzr bVf kImqI bMdf hY, Aus dy isr df muwl vI bVf rwiKaf hoieaf hY srkfr ny, qy awj Gyrf vI bVf jLbrdsq hY. vfihgurU BlI kry ! isMG ikDry sLhIdI nf pf jfvy, cVHdI klf vflLy isMG ny sfrf kuJ srpMc nUM dwisaf qF bicwqr isMG sfrf kuJ cuwpcfp suxdf irhf.
“koeI gwl nhIN KLflsf jI ! vfihgurU BlI krygf.” srpMc ny AunHF nUM Brosf idwqf.
“cwlo AuzIk lYNdy hF hor do GVIaF, pr gwl bVI mfVI hoeI hY.” cVHdI klf vfly isMG ny ikhf.
mfstr vI AunHF nfl do cfr gwlF krnf cfhuMdf sI, pr zrdf sI. Aus nUM pqf sI ik Aus koloN qF puils dy cfr iCwqr vI nhIN Jwl hoxy. iPr vI Aus ny zrdy mfry ny puwC hI ilaf, “KLflsf jI ! isMG aFhdy ny asIN KLfilsqfn lYxf ey, kI ieh lY lYxgy ?”
“qusIN mYnUM dwso ik aMgryjLF ny rfj iswKF qoN Koihaf sI ik nhIN? Pyr ienHF nUM hI dy ky jfx df hwk sI ik iksy hor nUM ? sfzy bMdy qF AuNÖ hI Boly ny qy rihMdI KUMhdI ksr kwZ idwqI mfstr qfrf isMG ny qy bldyv isMG ny.” QoVHf ruwk ky Aus ny iPr bolxf sLurU kr idwqf, “pYNzlr mUn ny musLqfk aihmd gurmfnI nUM bVf smJfieaf, peI iswKF nUM afpxy nfl rwK lAu[[[jy qusIN pMjfb nUM vMzx dI gwl socI qF quhfzf kuJ nhIN bxnf[[[iswK BfvNy puafVy pfAuNdy rihMdy ny[[[pr Bfrq ivc ieh sB qoN vDIaf lok ny, jo kuJ vI mMgdy ny, ienHF nUM dy ky ienHF nUM afpxy nfl rwK lAu, lVn nUM vI qkVy ny, ienHF dIaF PLOjF nUM zfh Cwizaf kirAu dUijaF nfl[[[qy afh akflI dl vfly ny, ieh kdI dfl vMzdy ny, kdI dfl qoN hI juwqIE-juwqI huMdy ny. ienHF nUM puwCo, ienHF ny bfeI mfrc AunI sO iCaflI nUM mqf pfs nhIN sI kIqf[[[qy mMg kIqI sI peI iswKF nUM ihMdUaF qy muslmfnF qoN KLqrf ey, ies leI iswKF dy Drm qy swiBafcfr qy rfjnIqk aiDkfrF leI iek vwKrI styt cfhIdI hY, jIhdy ivc iswKF dy ihwq surwiKaq hox pr hux gwdIaF vyK ky ieh awKF mIt lYNdy af qy kyNdr dIaF burkIaF vwl Jfkdy rihMdy af. jy iksy akflI nUM BulyKf hovy qF Auh qyeI mfrc dI aMgryjLI itRibAUn kwZ ky vyK lvy pr ienHF ivcoN aMgryjLI pVU kOx ?”
ieh sux ky sfry hwsx lwg pey. mfstr df vI kuJ kuJ Jfkf lwQ igaf sI. iPr vI Auh bVI hlImI nfl kihx lwigaf ik KLflsf jI jy gwusf nf kro qF iek gwl afKF, AuNÖ asIN zrdy bhuq hF, sfnUM pqf hY ik isMG Jwt soDx pY jFdy ny.
“kro jI gwl qusIN, qusIN sfnUM pVyH ilKy lwgdy jy, piVHaF iliKaF qy KLfs krky buwDIjIvIaF dI sfnUM AuNÖ vI bVI loV hY.” cVHdI klf vfly isMG ny afiKaf.
mfstr ny JkidaF JkidaF gwl sLurU kIqI, “mYN ieh kihMdf hF jI ik gurU sfihb jI ny ijhVf mfzl idwqf sI, iek iswK df ijhVf mfzl gurbfxI ivcoN pYdf huMdf hY aqy iek mfzl sfzy kol hY, pMjfbI klcr df, mfzl mnwuK df. gurbfxI dy mfzl vflf mnwuK afpxy afp ivc bhuq AuWcf hY, Auh afdrsLk huMdf hoieaf vI XQfrQ dI pwDr AuWpr ivciraf aqy ivcr skx dIaF sMBfvnfvF rwKdf hY. hux gwl ieh hY ik Auh afdrsLk mfzl jdoN pMjfbI klcr nfl ieMtraYkt krdf hY, Auhdy ivcoN pYdf kI hoieaf hY ? suafl qF ies gwl df hY ik sfzy kol Auh ikhVf mnuwK hY, ijhVf pMjfbI klcr qy gurUbfxI dy sumyl ivcoN pYdf hoieaf ? ies sumyl ny jykr kuJ pYdf kIqf hY qF Auh jwQydfr pYdf kIqf hY, jwQydfr qoN vDIaf bMdf iswK pYdf hI nhIN kr sky. bRfhmxvfd ivcoN ijvyN pRoihq pYdf ho igaf sI, iswKiejLm ivcoN jwQydfr pYdf ho igaf. iehdy nfl hI iek hor vMngI pYdf ho geI vIhvIN sdI ivc afx ky, Auh hoieaf kfr syvf vflf bfbf, kfr-syvf vfly bfby df ikrdfr qy sLKLsIaq qy inrsuafrQ Bfvnf sLurU sLurU ivc kmfl dI sI, hux af ky qusIN vyK hI rhy ho, kfr-syvf nUM vI hux bfibaF ny ibjLns hI bxf ilaf hY aqy bhuq sfry bwicaF nUM syvf dy nfm AuWpr kurfhy pf rhy hn. AunHF dy afpxy ikrdfr vI koeI afdrsLk nhIN, iehdy bfry bfad ivc vI gwl kIqI jf skdI hY. iewQy mYN ieh kihMdf hF ik iswKiejLm ivcoN ijhVf buwDIjIvI pYdf hoxf cfhIdf sI, Auh ho nhIN sikaf, AuhdI QF qy pYdf ho igaf iek qF jwQydfr qy dUjf bfbf. ienHF dohF ivcoN ieMtylYkt pwCV geI hY. myrf mqlb hY ik ijhVf mnuwK gurU goibMd isMG jI ny pYdf kIqf sI, AuhdI QF qy iPr msMd pYdf ho gey ny. jykr iswKiejLm nUM ijLMdf rwKxf hY qF sfnUM msMdF vFÕ jwQydfr aqy bfby dI imQ nUM qoVnf pvygf.”
“gwlF qF qyrIaF isMGf, bVy kMm dIaF ny. pr asIN qF hux ibwKVy rfhF qy qur pey hF. ieh qF hux quhfzy vrgy pVHy ilwKy lok hI sfrIaF gwlF lokF nUM dws skdy ny.” cVHdI klf vflf isMG ajy bol hI irhf sI ik Aus nUM qury afAuuNdy kmFzr df JfAulf ipaf qF Auh AuT ky Klo igaf. kmFzr bVy sihj Bfv nfl quiraf af irhf sI. sfry hI bVy hYrfn qy KLusL hoey. jdoN kmFzr zyry phuMicaf qF sfiraF nUM PLiqh gwjfeI. swB qoN pihlF cVHdI klf vfly isMG ny Aus nUM pwuiCaf ik ipMz nUM qF eyzf vwzf Gyrf ipaf hoieaf sI, qusIN ikvyN inkl afey ? Aus df juafb sI, “KLflsf jI jdoN akflpurK aMg-sMg hovy qF isMGF nUM koeI qfkq rok nhIN skdI.”
“qF vI, asIN qF afp vyK ky afey sF Gyrf pey nUM, pr iPr vI inklxf ikvyN hoieaf ?” bicwqr isMG ny Aus nUM puwiCaf.
“inklxf ikvyN sI, koeI jugq hI nhIN sI suwJdI. acfnk akfl purK vwloN Purnf Puiraf. nyVy hI iek iqMnF-chMu sflF df mMuMzf Kyzdf sI, AuhnUM kuwCV cuwikaf qy ipMzoN bfhr vwl nUM qur ipaf[[[mYnUM iksy pWuiCaf hI nhIN ik ikDr cwilaF eyN. ipMzoN bfhr afx ky mYN muMzy nUM Auqfr idwqf qy ikhf : Gr nUM gwuzIaF bMnH jf pwuqrf ! Auh ipMz jf viVaf ey qy mYN quhfzy kol afx phuMicaf hF.” kmFzr ny eynf kih ky AunHF nUM AuWTx df iesLfrf kIqf qy ikhf ik cwlo cwlIey eyQy Tihrnf TIk nhIN. Auh PLiqh gjf ky rvfnf ho gey. bicwqr isMG aqy cVHdI klf vflf isMG ipMzoN afey bMdy nUM nfl lY ky diraf vflLy pfsy nUM cly gey. QoVHI dUr jf ky ipMzoN afey bMdy ny iek QF AuWproN kfhI dIaF kuJ pMzF htfeIaF qF hyToN bor df iek vwzf pfeIp njLr afieaf. Aus bMdy ny bor dy AuWproN Zwkx lfihaf qF AunHF vyiKaf ik Aus pfeIp ivc bhuq sfrf aslHf aqy bfrUd sI ijs nUM AunHF ny afpxy JoilaF ivc pfieaf aqy asfltF nUM glLF ivc ltkf ilaf aqy AuWpr buwklF mfr leIaF.
AunHF dy jfx qoN bfad pfl ishuM ny afpxI aPLIm vflI zwbI kwZ ky ikhf, “lE BfAU, mYN hor mfvf zuMg lYNdf hF, myrf pihlf nsLf qF isMGF nUM vyK ky hI lih igaf sI.” AuhdI gwl sux ky sfry hwsx lwg pey, pr srpMc ny ikhf, “quhfnUM hfsy suwJx zhy af, qusIN qy BfAU qur jfxf ieQoN, ipwCoN myrI qF sLfmq af jfxI aF, jy PLors nUM pqf lwg igaf ik Auh eyQy bYTy gey ny.”
idn Zlx vflf ho igaf sI qy Auh v yly isr hI ipMz nUM muV afey. jdoN Auh ipMz nUM vfps jf rhy sn qF PLors dIaF bhuq sfrIaF gwzIaF sLihr nUM jf rhIaF sn, ijMnHF ivc keI kysrI ptikaF vflLy muMzy ibTfey hoey sn. awj rfq vI pfl isEN mfstr qy srpMc dI cuMJ crcf cwldI rhI, pr klH ijMnI nhIN.
agly idn Auh jldI hI jfg pey aqy jfx dIaF iqafrIaF krn lwgy, Auh nfl nfl gwlF krdy rhy.

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agly idn hI inrml isMG srpMc ajy iesLnfn vgLYrf krky pfT krn bYTf hI sI ik sohx af igaf. nfl Auhdy iek hor afdmI sI, ijhdI Aumr koeI bhuqI nhIN sI, lwgdf cflHIaF ku df hovygf pr Aus dI gwlbfq qoN lwgdf sI ijvyN Gfg amlI hovy, aPLIm Aus dIaF rgF ivcoN boldI sI. Auhny bYTidaF hI ikhf, “srpMc sfihb afh muMzy qoN pfxI df glfs qF mMgfieAu.”
srpMc ny muMzy nUM ’vfj mfrI aqy Aus nUM pfxI ilafAux leI ikhf. muMzf iek pfxI df jwg qy do glfs lY afieaf. sohx dy nfl afey bMdy ny jyb ivcoN momI kfgLjL kwiZaf, aPLIm dI golLI vwt ky pfxI nfl aMdr sut leI. Auhny afpxf kMm krky momI kfgLjL sohx vwl vDfieaf pr sohx ny nFh kr idwqI qF Aus ny Ayuh kfgLjL vlyHt ky muV jyb ivc pf ilaf. inrml isMG ny cfh df afrzr dy ky pwuiCaf, “suwK qF hY, ikwDr svyry svyry ?”
“suwK eI smJo, inrml isMG jI, gwl ieh hY peI hfQI lMG igaf ey qy pUC eI aVI jFdI ey, mfVI ijhI, afh afpxf BfeIbMd ey qy iehnUM aYvyN mfVf ijhf vlLyvF afx ipaf ey.” sohx ny nfl dy vwl iesLfrf krky ikhf.
“kI gwl ho geI ey ?” inrml isMG ny muV duhrfieaf qF sohx dy bolx qoN pihlF hI Auhdy nfl vflf bol ipaf, “srpMc sfihb, gwl ieh hoeI ey peI, ivafh sI afpxy prsoN, qy ivafh kIqf afpF bVf gwj-vwj ky, KLusLIaF mnfeIaF, BMgVy pfey qy swidaf vI sfiraF nUM sI. ijvyN ik quhfnUM pqf ey ik rMg ivc BMg pYxI hMudI hY, myry qoN vwzf aYvyN sLrfbI hoieaf golLIaF clfeI jfvy. afpxy afp Auhny smiJaf ik golLIaF sfrIaF cwl geIaF ny qy golLI ikwDry iek ivc rih geI sI. Auhny hyTF nUM krky qy GoVf dwb idwqf qF ivclI golLI vI cwl geI. sfhmxy ikqy BfbI bYTI sI, mfVI iksmq nUM golLI Auhdy jf vwjI. sfnUM qy Ausy vyly hI BfjVF pY geIaF. asIN AuhnUM Ausy vyly pfieaf gwzI ivc qy sLihr nUM lY qury. rfh ivc ikqy PLOj ny nfkf lfieaf hoieaf sI. ieh qF sfzI iksmq cMgI sI AunHF ny ikqy golLI nhIN clf idwqI. AunHF ny sfnUM iesLfrf kIqf rukx df qy asIN Jwt bfhvF KVIaF krky bfhr inkl afey. kfr `coN asIN AunHF nUM afKIey ik awqvfdI sfzI jLnfnI nUM golLIaF mfr gey ny. Auh mMnx hI nf. Auh kihx ik sfnUM ivKfAu ik ikwQy mfrIaF ny golLIaF quhfzy awqvfdIaF ny ? asIN qrly mfrIey peI sfzI jLnfnI ny mr jfxf eyN. Auh afKx, “iehnUM qusIN sfzI gwzI ivc pfAu, asIN afpy hspqfl lY ky jFvFgy qy qusIN sfzy bMidaF nfl cwl ky dwso ik golLI ikwQy cwlI ey ?’ Auh jI, iksy qwx pwqx hI nf lwgx, aKLIr sfnUM AunHF dI gwl mMnxI peI, asI AunHF nUM Gr lY gey Auh bYtrIaF mfr mfr ky vyKx qy afKx, ‘ieQy hor ikqy qF golLI df insLfn hI nhIN qusIN ikvyN kihMdy ho ik awqvfdI golLIaF mfr gey ny ?” bVI qlfsLI leI AunHF ny. sfnUM qy suwiJaf aOiVaf eI kuJ nf. Aus vyly peI jdoN AunHF qlfsLI leI qF Auh irvflvr AunHF ny kfbU kr ilaf jIhdy ivcoN golLI cwlI sI. Auh Aus nUM suMG-suMG ky vyKx qy kihx lwgy, “golLI qF qusIN afp mfrI ey, nF awqvfdIaF df lfAuNdy ho.” asIN bQyrf ikhf pr Auh mMnx hI nf. bMdy sfzy AunHF ibTf Cwzy afpxy kYNp ivc sfrI rfq qy asIN qVky jf ky zI[aYs[pI[ nUM imly. iek Aus cMdry irvflvr df bor ieho ijhf sI, ijhVf ihMdosqfn ivc qF imldf hI nhIN sI. Auh jF qF awqvfdIaF dy kol huMdf sI jF puils vfilaF kol. ijhVy AunHF awqvfdIaF qoN PVy huMdy sI, hor qF iksy kol ho hI nhIN sI skdf. Auh zI[aYs[pI[ ivcfrf cMgf bMdf sI. pMjfh hjLfr Aus nUM dyxf mMinaf qF jf ky Auhny vfierlYs kIqI. Aus PLOjI aPLsr nUM ik ieh irvflvr qF mYN afp ienHF nUM iesLU kIqf hoieaf ey, ienHF nUM awqvfdIaF qoN KLqrf ey, nfly ieh srkfr dI mdd krn vflLy bMdy ny.
“Auh jI PLOjI aPLsr mMny nf. Auhny vI ikDry isPLfrsL kIqI sI zI[aYs[pI[ nUM, peI koeI ieho ijhf cMgf ijhf hwiQafr lYx leI, ikAuNik Auh afpxy ipMz iljfxf cfhuMdf sI. pr zI[aYs[pI[ ny nFh kr idwqI sI. Auh afKy qMU mYnUM qF idwqf nhIN sI qy ienHF nUM dy idwqf. asIN afiKaf, ‘sfihb, KihVf Cwzo, AuhnUM afKo ik ieho sfzy vflf hI lY jfvy ipMz, sfzI jfn Cwzy !’ lAu jI, kwlH bMdy Cuzf ky ilafey aF qy awj hspqfloN KLbr af geI ey, peI jLnfnI mr geI ey. hux hlky vflf Tfxydfr bKLsLI nhIN jfn Cwzdf. Auh aFhdf ey ik mYnUM kI imilaf ?’
“sfnUM pqf lwgf hY ik Auh Tfxydfr quhfzf vfhvf vfkPL ey, hux Auhdy qoN sfzI jfn CuzfE. nfly jy ho sky qF iksy jQybMdI vwloN aKLbfr ivc jLumyNvfrI lvf dyeIey ik jLnfnI asIN mfrI ey, jy bKLsLI vflI jQybMdI df bMdf iml jfvy qF kMm CyqI ho jfAU. vyKI jfAU, ijhVf hor pMj cfr hjLfr lwgxf, lf idaFgy, smJ lFgy ik ivafh ivc hI lwg igaf ey.” sohx dy nfl afey bMdy ny ieko sfhy hI sfrI khfxI suxf idwqI. sohx ivc ivcfly hMU hF hI krdf irhf jF cfh dIaF cuskIaF Brdf irhf.
khfxI mwukx qy sohx boilaf “srpMc sfihb ! afpF afh ienHF df mfVf ijhf kMm krnf.”
“sohx ishF ! ieh koeI mfVf ijhf kMm eyN ? afKLr kql df kys ey. jy muMzy kihMdy ny ik ivafh sfdy kro, XfrF bMdy lY ky afAu jF sLrfb sLrUb nf pIAu qF AuNÖ asIN cIkF mfrdy hF. iPr jdoN nuksfn ho jFdf ey qF iPr vI asIN cIkdy hF aqy Auh ivcfrI ijhVI inrdosL hI mfr idwqI ey, Auhdf nhIN duK iksy nUM ?” inrml isMG ny bVy hI duKI mn nfl ikhf.
“duK ikAuN nhIN, srpMc sfihb jI, sfnUM puwC ky vyKo aqy muMzy vI TIk hI kihMdy ny, pr sfzy jwtF dI AuNÖ hI mwq mfrI jFdI ey, cwlo jo ho igaf so ho igaf, imwtI pfAu Aus Auqy aqy cwlo sfzy nfl ijhVf pMj dws hjLfr bKLsLI ny lYxf eyN, Auh vI lY lvy, jdoN AuWKlLI ivc isr idwqf qy mohilLaf df kI zr. qusIN kro imhrbfnI qy hovo iqafr.”
“quhfnUM sLied pqf nhIN ik hux myrf bKLsLI nfl koeI sMbMD nhIN, sgoN Auh qF hux myry nfl bfhlLI hI KLfr KFdf hY. jdoN df sfzf Auh kFz hoieaf ey.”
“srpMc sfihb ieMÖ nf kho, asIN bVI afs lY ky quhfzy kol afey hF.”
inrml isMG ny ikhf, “mYN quhfnUM swc kihMdf hF, jy mYN igaf qF quhfzf nuksfn hI ho skdf hY, Blf nhIN ho skdf.” srpMc ny do tuwk hI juafb dy idwqf. sohx horIN inrfsL ho ky qur gey.