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jMtf ipMz df iewk sDfrx muMzf sI. nf bhuqf clfk nf bhuqf iswDf. grIb ikrsfxI ‘c jMimaf pwilaf vwzf hoieaf, TIk Aumr ivwc hI ivafh ho igaf. Aupro QlI iqMn juafk. jmIn QoVI, twbr vwzf huMdf igaf aqy gujLfrf vI idno idn musLkl huMdf igaf. vfhI qoN ibnf kMm koeI afvy nf, vfhI ‘coN vDdI mihMgfeI kfrx bcx-bcfAux nUM kuwJ nf. rfq idn ipaf skImf lVFAudf rihMdf, pr skImF vI rupey pYsy nfl hI isry cVdIaF. iewk idn pey pey ny soicaf bIrHy blYkIey nfl imlky vyKIey kI kihMdf. Bfvy ieho ijhy kMm df nf AuhnUM koeI qjrbf sI nf Ausdf mn mMndf sI, pr mrdf kI nI krdf. juafkF dI BuwK vI vyKxI muskl sI. ‘hfrky jyT nfl lfeIaF mrdI ny awk cwibaf’ vflI gwl sI.
‘qfieaf Gry eI aY?’
‘lMiGaf veI ikhVf? Gry eI aF. hF dws kI kMm aY.’
‘mY ivhlf sI soicaf qfey dy drÈn hI kr afeIey’
‘cMgf kIqf Èyrf, hor suxf mhYx sfrf qkVf, bwcy rfjI KuÈ aY’
‘sB TIk aY rwb dI myhr aY’ kihx nUM qF jMtf kih igaf pr Ausdf lMbf hONkf inkl igaf
qury iPry vYlI bMdy qF dUroN qury afAudy bMdy dI qor pCfxky hI dws dyx bMdf ikwDroN afieaf ikwDr nUM jfxf pr jMty dI qF rg rg khfxIaF pfeI jFdI sI
‘qfieaf Xfr myrf vI koeI kMm df jugfV krdy, juafk BuwKy mrdy aY’
‘Bfr BUr cwk ilaf kryNgf qF afpxy iewk afVI dI pÈUaF dI Kurfk bxfAux dI PYktrI aY brnfly, vyK lY awj eI gwl kr lYny aF’
‘qfieaf Bfr cuwkx vflf srIr ikQy aY koeI hOlf ijhf kMm vyK, mfrky ingHf’
bIrHf blYkIaf qF pihlI njry hI qfV igaf sI, ieh afieaf ikhVy kMm aY. Auh qF Auhdy mUMhNo khfAuxf cfhuMdf sI.
‘qyrf, qory Pyry jy vflf kMm kridaf krUM’
‘vyK lY Èyrf ieh kMm aYnf suKflf nI ijnf qUM smJI bYTf hovN.y ieh qF ax-srdy df sfr aY’
‘pr qfieaf hor krF vI kI, mYNnUM qF kuwJ smJ ijhI nhI afAuNdI’
‘vyK lY Pyr myry juafkF nUM ipwtI jfvyN ik ikwQy qfey ny Psfqy’
‘qfieaf jdoN AuKlI ivwc isr dyqf iPr moilHaF df kI zr’
‘qyrI mrjI aY. iPr vI sfzy purfxy bylI df muMzf, juafb qF qYnUM dy nI skdy’
‘kwl afjI qYnUM kMm smJf idAUN, QF Tkfxy dws idAUN, cMgIaF mMdIaF sfmIaF bfry cfnx pfdUM, qUM kMm stft krdIN. rwb BlI krU’
‘cMgf iPr qfieaf cldF awj, kwl imldy aF, swc kdoN ku afvF’
‘sfJry hI. swc, cMgy kpVy lwqy pfky afeI. cMgI pocvI jI pwg bMn ky, aYN lwgy ijvyN shurIN cwilaF hovy.
dUsry hI idn jMtf cMgy lIVy lwqy pfky bIrHy blYkIey dy Gr clf igaf. Ausdy Gr vflI ny puwiCaf vI pr tfl mtolf kr igaf. ‘aYQy hI cwilaF. huxy af jfnf qUM mfl zMgr df iKafl rwKIN, pwTy mYN afky vwZ ilafAuN’
‘af igaf veI jMitaf, bVf tYm isr iqafr ho igaf.’
‘bws bjurgo quhfQoN hI iswiKaf, kMm ijhVf tiem isr hojy Ehdy vrgI rIs nI, mYN ikhf qfieaf ikqy pihly idn hI guwsy nf hojy’
‘afjf iPr lMiGaf sbHfq ivwc krIey iqafrIaF.’
Ausny aPIm dy bxfey hoey kuwJ pYkt iewk Joly ‘c pfey aqy Aupr kuwJ pqfisaF dy lPfPy rwK ley, afh sFB qy pwg lfh. Ausny jMty dI pwg dI pUxI krn leI iewk pfisE PV leI qy do ku gyVy dyky Aus ivwc vI lMmy lot bxfeI hoeI aPIm dI pYikMg nUM lpyt idwqf qy jMty nUM dubfrf afpxy muqfbk pwg bMnx leI ikhf. ijhVI jMty ny bVI sfvDfnI nfl bIrHy dI mwdd nfl bMnH leI.
‘lY Bfgmfny kYVI ijhI cfh bxfdy,’ bIrHy ny afpxy Gr vflI nUM ikhf.
‘lY veI jMitaf abl qF rwb dI ikrpf nfl koeI imldf nI. cfx cwk imljy GbrfAuxf nI, kihxf rwb ny msf iqMn kuVIaF bfad muMzf idwqf. kuVIaF nUM sgn dyx cwly aF’.
eyny nUM cfh af geI bIrHy ny aPIm df mfvf qoVky mUMh ‘c pfilaf qy EsqoN awDf jMty vwl nUM vDf idwqf. ‘nhI qfieaf mYN qF ikqy KfDf nI. kI kihxf; kdy khI kuhI dy kMm vfly idn mUMh ‘c pf ilaf hovy’
‘Eey KflY, aYny nfl sPr cMgf lMG jU, nhI ipwCy AUNGI jfvygf’
‘ilaf qfieaf qUM ikhVf inwq inwq kihxf, Pyr khygf muMzf afKy nI lwgdf. Ausny cfh dI Guwt nfl aPIm aMdr lMGf lI’
‘smfn afpxf skUtr dI tokrI `c rwK lY, pUry iDafn nfl bYTIN. sfry ipMzF df iKafl rwKIN. iPr hryk bIhI df qy Gr df, AUN QozIaF eyDr skIrIaF vI keI ny’
‘qUM iPkr nf mMn. ijQoN dI afpf iewk vfrI lMG gy Auh nf Buwlgy BfvyN dsF sflF bfad awKF bMnky lMGf dIN.’
Auh sfrf idn mfl vMzd,y pYsy AugrfAuNdy, cfhF pIdy amlIaF dIaF cwkvIaF qoN cwkvIaF gwlF suxdy sfrf kMm inptfky afQx nUM Gr af gey.
QoVy idnf ivwc hI jMtf pUrf sUhF ho igaf. nvIaF sfmIaF bxfAux ivwc vI cMgI cusqI ivKfx lwg ipa. bIrHy qoN bfhry bfhr iewk rozvyj dy zrfievr nfl afVI pf leI. EhqoN rfjsQfn ‘co aPIm df duwD mMgf ilaf kry ivwc bOrnvItf ‘qy hor inwk-suk pfky aPIm bxfky afpxy nvyN bxfey gfhkF nUM splfeI krnI srU kr idwqI. Auh sfrf munfPf iswDf Ausdy afpxy kol afAux krky Auh jldI cMgI rotI Kfx lwg iopaf, pr ies sfry kuJ dI Ausny bIrHy nUM iBxk nf pYx idwqI. CyqI hI Ausny skUtr lY ilaf qy bwsF qy jfx vflf Pfhf vwZ idwqf, ies nfl kMm CyqI inbV jFdf qy vwD qON cwD gfhk BugqfAux lwg ipaf. pr bIrHy dI iewk gwl Ausny pwly bMnI rwKI ik ipMz ‘c iksy nUM aPIm nf vycIN. Ausny do ku sflF ivwc hI cMgI kmfeI kr leI. pYsy BfvyN Aus kol sn pr Ausny Auhnf nUM iksy nUM soL nhI hox idwqf. Ausny Gr vI pf ilaf pr bIrHy dy afVqIey qoN pYsy ivafjU PVky. Gr vflI qy juafkF dy rihx sihx ivwc kfPI aMqr af igaf sI. bwcy cMgy aMgryjI skUl jfx lwg pey. psUaF nUM vyc vwtky Ausny muwl df duwD pIxf srU kr idwqfy. ies qrF krn nfl bfhr jfx afAux dI shUlq vwDgI ‘qy pwTy dwQy ilafAux df JMjt muwk igaf.
votF df rOlf ipaf, jMty vrigaF dI hor cFdI bxgI. pr srkfr bdl geI, aPsr bdl gey. iewk idn bIrHy ny jMty nUM Gr swidaf.
‘vyK sfry KÈm nvy af gey. hux ijMnf icr koeI jfx pihcfx vflf aPsr nI imldf Enf icr cuwp krky ruwKI imwsI Kf ky gujfrf kr, iPr jdoN koeI gwl QY isr bYT geI, iPr srU krlF gy. Auhnf icr ijhVf mfl ipaf Kfx ku jogf, iksy zUMGI QF qy rwK dy.’
jMty ny qfey dI khI gwl pwly bMnH leI, qy cuwp krky Gr bYT igaf. Gr df gujfrf cwlI jfdF sI. kuwJ jmIn df Tykf afeI jFdf sI, kuwJ pihlF dI bcI pUMjI; ijhVI jMty dI kMjUsI ny bcfeI sI ik aOKy vyly vfsqy kuwJ qF koly hoxf cfhIdf. swq awT mhIny lMG gey pr qfey ny koeI cwj df sunyhf nf Byijaf jdoN vI gwl cldI qfieaf ieh afK idMdf,’sflf koeI aPsr hwQ hI nhIN PVfANudf. ‘
iewk idn jMtf svyry jfgo mItI ijhI ivwc ipaf sI iekdm dgV dgV dI avfj afeI. jdoN nUM AusnUM kuwJ smJ pYNdI Aus vyly nUM qF puls ny Aus nUM ibsqry ‘coN bfhr DUh ilaf. jdoN nUM Ausdy Gr vflI qy juafkF nUM pqf lwigaf Edo nUM qF puls ny AusnUM rUMa vFgUM ipMjqf. Gr dy ivhVy yivwclI qfjI hvf ivwc puls dy mUMh ‘coN afAudI sLrfb dI bdbU iml cuwkI sI. ijwDr vyKo cfr cuPyry puls hI puls iPrdI sI AuhnF ny sfry BFzy-tINzy, bwTl-bfltIaF, pytIaF-sMdUk sB Prolqy pr ikDroN kuwJ nf lwiBaf. ies cIj ny vwzy Qfxydfr nUM hor guwsf cVf idwqf,’mfl ikwQy aY Eey BYx idaf Xf[ [ .’
Ausny aYnI gwl kihMidaF hI jMty nUM iPr iswt ilaf qy Auh igwdV kuwt kIqI ik jMty nUM nfnI Xfd af geI. pr iPr vI Auh koeI kwcIaF golIaF nhIN sI Kyizaf hoieaf. Ausny iewko hI rwt lfeI rwKI,’mfipE mYN koeI gwlq kMm nhI krdf mYN QonUM mfl ikQoN dyvf’. jdoN puls dy hwQ kuwJ nF lwgf qF Auhnf ny Dwkf mfrky AusnUM jIp ivwc suwt ilaf. ‘koeI nf cwl tkfxy qy, qUM qF kI, mfl qF qyry vwz-vzyry vI cwkI iPrngy.’
GrF dy afdmI aOrqF iekwTIaF ho geIaF. jMty dy Gr vflI ny pjfmf qy sfPf jIp ivwc hI suwt idwqf. iewk ispfhI ny lwq qoN PVky jMty nUM iPr jIp ivcoN bfhr iswt idwqf.
‘sfilaf pjfmf pf lY. AuQy qYQoN asIN kI ijMdf zFs krfAuxf’.
jMty ny kMbdy hwQF nfl pjfmf pf ilaf qy sfPy nUM isr Auqy lpyt ilaf. do ispfhIaF ny iPr Dwkf dyky AusnUM jIp ivwc suwt idwqf. afp sfry kfhlI nfl afpxIaF afpxIaF sItF qy bYT gey. jIp ipwCy KVy iekwT qy DUV istdI awKF qoN Ehly ho geI. jMty dy Gr vflI ieDr EDr BwjI pr iksy ny AusdI bFh nf PVI. aKIr nUM Auh afpxy juafkF nUM guaFZx dy hvfly krky afpxI CotI nnfx dy sOhrIN clI geI. Ausdy nxdoeIey dy rfj kr rhI pfrtI nfl kfPI cMgy sbMD sI. Ausny cMgy lIzr nUM PiVaf aqy iewk do puls vfilaF dIaF isPLfrsLF puafeIaf. kuwJ mfieaf mfqf ny asr kIqf. jMtf pMjF ku idnf ipCoN Gr af igaf pr AusdI hflq drdnfk sI. Auh ibnf shfry qoN cwl iPr vI nhIN skdf sI. kuwJ GrylU qy dysI ielfj kIqy. kuwJ zfktrI shfieqf nfl Auh ds bfrF idnf ivwc cwlx iPrn lwg ipaf. dosq, imwqr, sfk sbMDI pqf suqf lYx afAudy rihMdy, bIrHf blYkIaf vI pqf lYx afieaf:
‘myry Xfr qUM pfsy afsy tl jfxf sI qYnUM pqf qF sI, bldy sVdy idn aY. mYN vI Aus idn kudrqIN bfhr igaf hoieaf sI. puls qF pihlF sfzy Gr geI sI sfrf Gr Cfixaf ipaf sI. NEDroN kuwJ nI imilaf qyry vwlIN af gey, sfzIaF buVIaF dsdIaF sI. Auh qF sfly hlky kuwiqaF vfgUM JweIaF lY lY pYNdy sI. cl koeI nf cMgy mMdy idn afdmIaF `qy afAuNdy aY. bfhr aMdr inkilaf kr. lokF dy mUMh mwQy lwgy qo mn kuwJ tihkr `c rihMdf. nfly puls dy iJwVky df qy mINh dy iqlky df kfhdf guwsf. cMgf iPr mY cldf jy iksy qrF dI loV pey qF dwsI’ kihMidaF bIrHf afpdy Gr nUM moVy pf igaf.
jMtf hux sotI dy shfry qoN ibnf vI hOlI hOlI qurn lwg ipaf sI Auh bfhr aMdr swQ ivwc vI jfx lwg iopaf. swQ ivwc kuwJ Ausdy hmdrd huMdy, kuwJ cskf lYx vfly huMdy.
‘af sI[ ey[ stfP NvfilaF dI kuwt qF kihMdy bfhlI BYVI aY. sfrI Aumr df srIr nUM Gux lwg jFdf’ BIV `co iksy ny srsrI ikhf.
‘bs puCo nf Brfvo ijdy mYnUM lY ky gey, jIp dIaF ipClIaF sItF dy ivwc iswt ilaf, mYN pUrf aOKf, sfPf myrf KulH igaf. bwDnI dy koly jy jf ky mY ikhf sUq jy ho leIey. mYN QoVf ijhf bYTky sfPf bMnx lwigaf. pqf nI myry sfly dy iksy dy srIr nUM lwigaf jF nf lwigaf mYNnUM kihMdy sfilaf sfzIaf awKF kwZdF; qYnUM bnHfAuny aY tsrI. bs iPr iswt ilaf. GsuMn, muwkIaF, rPlF dy bwt, mogy qwk myrI bihjf bihjf krfqI.
mYN qF Ayus vyly nUM pCqfvF beI kfhnUM sfPf bMnx df pMgf lYxf sI. iehnf mUhry nI cUM cF cldI. jy mfVf ijhf iehnf vwl vyK lY qF iPr iswt lYNdy aY, ‘aKy sfilaf qUM sfzy vwl awKF kwZdF’ jMty dI gwl suxky swQ ivwc hfsV mwc geI. bIrHy dy sIrI ny AusnUM avfj mfrky kol swidaf qy AusnUM koeI sunyhf idwqf qy jMtf Ausy vyly bIrHy dy Gr nUM clf igaf.
‘hux qF srIr tihkr `c lwgdf jMitaf. ijwdy pihly idn qYNnUM vyiKaf Aus idn hflq bfhlI mfVI sI’
‘bws idno idnI Prk peI jFdf, awj hor Blk hor, hor qUM suxf qfieaf, ikvyN Xfd kIqf’
‘kr lY iqafrIaF, cwk lY qwkVI vwty, hogI gwl Dur qwk, bws qyry krmf ivwc hI mfVf ijhf Jtkf ijhf iliKaf sI. Auh kihdy kMm surU kro sfQoN Auprly ihwsf Bfldy aY. qusI sfnUM mhInf idE qy asIN agFh afpqoN vwizaF dy iZwz BrIe’
‘AUN qfieaf Auhnf dIaF gwlF qoN lwgdf mYnUM vI aeI sI veI ieh afpxf kMm bMd krn qy aOKy aY’
‘aOKy hox nf. pfp dI kmfeI ibnf iehnf df ikvyN sry? aYny aYny Krcy krI jFdy aY. jfiedfdf bxfeI jFdy aY”
‘Pyr nf qfieaf rgVf iPrvf dIN, gwl pUrI pwkI kr leIN’
‘mY ikhf iPkr nf kr ijhVf kuwJ hoxf sI ho igaf, agy kuwJ hoieaf sI do sfl icVI nI PrkI sI. kwlH nUM cwl qYNnUM Ausy izptI nfl cfh iplf ky ilafvF’
‘nf Eey qfieaf rwb kfhnUM iksy nUM ieho ijhy QF lY ky jfvy, Auh qF buwcVKfnf sI buwcVKfnf’ ‘cMgf iPr kwlH nUM iksy vyly vI mfl af skdf. iPr purfxy bylIaF nUM imlxf surU krdy’ ‘qyrI mrjI aY qfieaf, kyrF qF hux hIcF hoeIaF peIaF’
‘Eey kuwJy nI huMdf bx bwgf Èyr. iesy `c hI Blf, hux qF jy nf krFgy iPr kuwtF KfvF gy’ bIrHy ny AusdI kMz qy hwQ Pyiraf, AusdIaF awKF ivwc awKF pfky guwJf muskrfieaf.