KolLf bx cuwkf iewk AujfV ijhf
Gr. koiTaF dIaF CwqF qoN vI AuWcf vD igaf bfQU df jMglL. pihrydfrI dI
asmrwQf dI sLrimMdgI df pRgtfvf krdy jfpdy, twuty hoey sLIisLaF vflLy pr
hfly vI ijMdry sMBflLI bYTy drvfjLy. Gr aMdr jmHF ho ky kMDF nUM burk mfrn
lwg ipaf ipMz dI gMdI nflLI df pfxI. kOx kih skdf hY ik ieh ‘cfcI gopfl
kOr’ df AuhI Gr hY jo kdI ipMz dI rOxk hoieaf krdf sI, Aus cfcI gopfl kOr
df, ijhVI ies Gr vFg hI afpxy vfrsF nUM qrsdI hoeI iewk idn qVksfr kYnyzf
dy sInIar istIjLnjL hom ivwc ijLMdgI nUM alivdf afK geI sI.
AuWgI ipMz dI ‘cfcI’ sI Auh. cfcI hI nhIN sgoN ipMz dI slfhkfr vI sI. dysL
dI hoeI vMz ny iewk lMmyN aqy pfiksqfnoN AuWjV ky afAux vflLy afm lokF qoN
vwD duwKF Bry sPLr nflL AunHF nUM cwk nMbr 74 qoN puwt ky Blojly, bMzflLy
aqy iPr kflLf sMiGaF kolL pYNdy jlMDr ijLlHy dy ies ipMz ivwc ilaf vsfieaf
sI. viraFh ipMz dy iewk KFdy-pINdy bfp dI DI aqy do BrfvF dI ieklOqI ies
BYx nUM afpxI mF df mUMh vyKxf nsIb nhIN sI hoieaf aqy Aus dIaF BrjfeIaF
aqy BrfvF ny afpxI ies ‘kfkI’ nUM kdI vI mF dI QuV mihsUs nhIN sI hox
idwqI. shury prvfr ivwc vI BFvyN Aus dy pqI aqy dyr dIaF KfVkU afdqF ny qF
Aus nUM kdI BfeIcfry awgy iPwikaF pfieaf hovy pr Gr ivwc QuV koeI nhIN sI.
acfnk vMz dI cwlI isafsI CurI ny AunHF dy pyt nUM vI cIrf af mfiraf sI qy
Auh GroN-byGr hoey, ipMz ipMz Btkdy hoey aKIr AuWgI phuMcy sn. kwt lwg ky
aqy pMj BrfvF ivwc vMz ho ky AunHF dy ihwsy dI jLmIn vI kfPI suMgV geI sI.
AunHF dy sLrIky ‘coN cfcI lgdI iewk mfeI afso sI. do mrwibaF dI mflk mfeI
afso dI koeI aOlfd nhIN sI. mfeI afso BFvyN afpxy “dRIey” lgdy cfcI gopfl
kOr dy pqI qoN bhuq zrdI sI pr cfcI nflL Aus dI iewk jfn sI. Aus dI jLmIn
vI AuWgI ipMz hI peI sI aqy Auh vI ies prvfr nflL hI AuWgI af geI sI. Aus
df srIr ibrD ho cuwkf sI. qurn-iPrn qoN afkI hI nhIN sI ho geI, sgoN mMjy
‘qy vI pY geI sI. pqf nhIN ieh jLmIn df lflc sI jF ijLMdf iensfnIaq, cfcI
gopfl kOr mfeI afso leI srvx puwq bx geI sI. jdoN mfeI afso dI jLmIn nF
lwgx df smF afieaf qF bfkI sfJy prvfrF dI dfavydfrI dy bfvjUd mfeI afso ny
pUry dy pUry do mrwby cfcI gopfl kOr dy prvfr nUM dy idwqy sn. ieh cfcI dI
iewk hor KuwlHidlI df sbUq sI ik mfeI afso dy ibafn aqy jwj dy kihx dy
bfvjUd cfcI gopfl kOr ny iewk qoN vwD murwbf mfeI dy lfgly bfkI prvfrF aqy
afpxy dyrF-jyTF dy prvfrF leI Cwz idwqf sI.
hr mF dy supny vFg hI cfcI gopfl kOr nUM vI afpxy puwqF nUM vDIaf ahuidaF
‘qy phuMcfAux df byhwd sLOk sI. vfDf ieh sI ik ies leI Aus ny isrP KvfihsL
hI nhIN sI rwKI sgoN Auprfly vI kIqy sn aqy aOiKaF ho ky vI afpxy dovF
puwqF nUM pVHfieaf sI. jdoN ieMjnIairMg kr cuwkf Aus df vwzf puwq 1970
ivwc kYnyzf af igaf qF Aus nUM afpxI BgqI df PlL imldf njLr afieaf sI.
hOlLI hOlLI Aus df Cotf puwq aqy iPr iewk iewk krky Aus dIaF iqMnF hI DIaF
dy prvfr vI kYnyzf phuMc gey sn.
cfcI gopfl kOr dy Gr dI izAuVI iblkul AuvyN hI hoieaf krdI sI ijvyN iksy
ipMz dI swQ hoieaf krdI hY. glLI ‘coN lMGdf hr vwzf Cotf jLrUr pl-do-pl
leI eyQy ruk ky aqy cfcI nflL gwlbfq krky hI awgy jFdf sI. afpxI ijLMdgI
‘c mYN ieh pihlI aOrq vyKI sI ijs qoN ipMz df hr jIa slfh lYNdf sI aqy
afpxy prvfrk msly sFJy krdf sI.
ieh cfcI gopfl kOr myrI nfnI sI. nfnI hI nhIN, myrI pflxhfr, myrI mF vI
ieho hI sI. myrf bcpn afpxy nfnky ipMz hI bIiqaf sI. eyQy hI jdoN 1980
ivwc myrI pfsL nflL nyVqf vDI sI qF pfsL dI ivcfrDfrf nUM cMgI qrHF smJx
vflLy sfzy iewk pVHy-ilKy irsLqydfr ny myrI nfnI nUM hdfieq kIqI sI ik jy
mYnUM pfsL dI sMgq qoN nf roikaf igaf qF mYN “mfVy rfhIN” vI pY skdf hF.
myry mfmyN nflL pVHdy rhy pfsL dI sfzy prvfr nflL lMmI jfx-pCfx sI aqy Auh
sfzy prvfr df ‘qfr’ (pfsL dy aslI nF, avqfr, df Cotf rUp) sI. myrI nfnI
vI pfsL dI ivcfrDfrf nUM bhuq cMgI qrHF smJdI sI. keI idn Auh myry rMg-ZMg
vyKdI rhI aqy iPr iewk idn bVy hI moh nflL bolI, “vyK puwq hr mF hI ieh
cfhuMdI hY ik Bgq isMG jMmx qy hr mF ieh vI cfhuMdI hY ik Auhdy Gr nf,
guaFZIaF dy Gr hI jMmx. puwq mYN AunHF mFvF ivwcoN qy nhIN pr iPr vI ieh
jLrUr afKUMgI ik koeI eyho ijhf kMm nf krIN ijs nflL qyrI ijLMdgI vI brbfd
hovy qy sfzf nF vI bdnfm hovy.” suMn ho igaf sI sux ky mYN. myrI nfnI nf
isrP mYnUM myrI aOkfq qoN ikqy vwD aihmIaq dy rhI sI sgoN afpxI
ivsLfl-idlI qy AuWc-soc df sbUq vI dy geI sI. myrIaF njLrF ivwc myrI ieh
nfnI mF DMn ho geI sI.
pUrI sqfrF sfl dI Aumr ivwc iesy nfnI dI AuNglL PV ky mYN kYnyzf dI “sYr”
krn afieaf sI. myrI sYr kdI nf muwkx vflLy rfhF `qy pY geI aqy myrI nfnI
kuJ mhIinaF bfad vfips afpxy ipMz prq geI. 1982 ivwc myry nfny dI mOq ho
geI aqy hOlLI hOlLI afpxy sfry DIaF-puwqF dy prvfrF nUM kYnyzf lMGfAux qoN
bfad myrI nfnI afpxy Gr ivwc isrP iekwlI hI rih geI. BFvyN ipMz dy lokF
aqy njLdIkI irsLqydfrF df moh Aus nUM ipMz vwl iKwcdf sI pr iewk smF aijhf
vI afieaf jdoN Aus df DIaF-puwqF qoN dUr rihxf ‘TIk nhIN’ ho igaf sI. afKr
afpxy ipMz, afpxy Gr aqy afpxI pCfx nUM alivdf kih ky Auh vI kYnyzf af
geI. dohqy-dohqIaF afpo-afpxy kMmIN pY gey sn. Aus dI gYr-hfjLrI ivwc jvfn
ho gey Aus dy poqy-poqIaF nflL Aus dI Auh sFJ vI nhIN pY skI sI aqy BfsLf
dI dIvfr vI ivckfr AuWsr afeI sI ijs ny Aus nUM kdI vI “dfdI” hox df bxdf
inwG hfsl nhIN sI hox idwqf.
sfry prvfr nUM pYrF ‘qy KVHf krn vflLI aqy sfry prvfr ivwc KusLIaF Brn
vflLI myrI ieh nfnI iewk idn afpxy pYrF leI Kud vI Bfr bx geI. sO sfl dy
krIb Aumr aqy Bfrf aqy lMmf srIr hox krky Auh qurn-iPrn qoN asmrwQ hox lwg
peI sI. afpxy pYrF leI Bfr bxn qoN bfad Auh afpxy nUMhF-puwqF leI vI Bfr
bxn lwg peI. afKr Aus leI Auh Gr vI BIVy pYx lwg pey ijs leI Aus ny AumrF
dy duwK Jwly sn, iksy df kohV Doqf sI aqy puwqF df ivCoVf Jwilaf sI. Auh
AuWKVIaF AuWKVIaF gwlF krn lwg peI. prvfr nflL iKJx lwg peI. aKIr gwl Aus
nUM sInIar istIjLn hom ivwc Byjx dI cwlx lwgI qF Aus nUM PLFsI dI koTVI
njLr afAux lwgI. Auh qVPL AuTdI ik Aus nUM EQy nf Byijaf jfvy. Auh puwqF
nUM srvx hox df vfsqf pfAuNdI, DIaF nUM afpxI gLrIbI dy idn dUr krn ivwc
mF dy inBfey rol nUM Xfd krn leI kihMdI. Auh gflLF kwZdI hoeI puwCdI,
“myrf eynf vwzf prvfr,
mYN eyny jIa pflL ky knyzf phuMcfey, kI mYnUM rotI dyx leI sfry hI mr
gey?” jdoN vI mYN Aus nUM imlx jFdf, Auh moh BrIaF lfhnqF pfAuNdI, “puwq!
qUM qy myrf qIsrf puwq sI, qUM qy myry kolL irhf sI, qYnUM mYN pfilLaf,
knyzf phuMcfieaf, qy hux afpxy pYrF ‘qy Klo ky qUM vI mYnUM Buwl igaf?”
myrf idl cIiraf jFdf. mYN isrP Aus nflL hI nhIN sgoN afpxy mn nflL vI
vfadf krdf ik mYN hr hPLqy mF jI nUM imlx jfieaf krFgf. pr iPr ijLMdgI
afpxy rfhF ‘qy pY jFdI, AuhI cUhf-dOV sLurU ho jFdI aqy nfnI nUM imlx jfx
df smF koeI hor “mjbUrI” Koh ky Bwj jFdI.
BFvyN Aus dy nUMhF-puwqF ny hwQ KVHy kr idwqy sn, pr Aus dIaF DIaF nUM
afieaf ik Auh afpxI mF nUM “buwiZaF nUM sFBx vflLy Gr” nhIN ByjxgIaF aqy
vfrI vfrI Aus nUM sFBxgIaF, nfnI dI sMBflL aqy zfieprF df Krc Aus dy puwq
dyxgy. nfnI ijDr vI jFdI, afpxf iewk plfsitk df bYg nflL cuwkI rKdI. ieh
Aus df srmfieaf sI. ies bYg df Auh kdI ivsfh nhIN sI KFdI. BFvyN afpxIaF
DIaF dy Gr rih rhI nfnI sInIar istIjLnjL hom ivwc jfxoN bc geI sI pr Aus
nUM Jorf sI ik Aus nUM Aus dy puwq afpxy Gr ikAuN nhIN rwKdy? kdI Auh
vfsqy pfAuNdI aqy kdI bgLfvq `qy AuWqr afAuNdI aqy puwqF nUM ‘nf hox’ dIaF
gflLF dyx lwg pYNdI. iewk idn mYN afpxy Coty Brf dy Gr nfnI nUM imlx igaf
qF Auh afpxy puwqF nUM kosdI hoeI ivrlfp kr rhI sI, “mr gey myry Bfa dy
sfry hI, koeI neIN irhf myrf[[[” Aus nUM sLFq krn dy rONa nflL mYN ikhf,
“qUM iPLkr nf kr mF jI, jy qyry puwq qYnUM jINdI nUM nhIN sFBdy qF mYN
qyry dovF puwqF qyry mrI qoN vI qyrf mUMh vyKx nhIN afAux idaFgf.” “jy
myrf puwq hoieaf qF eydF eI krIN! eydF eI myry kfljy TMz pAU.” ievyN lwgf
sI ijvyN mYN Aus df guwsf TMzf krn leI ZuwkvIN gwl lwB leI sI. hux Auh
iblkul TIk hflq ivwc sLFq ho ky kuJ dyr myry nflL gwlF krdI rhI. iPr bVy
hI nrm aMdfjL ivwc bolI, “vyK puwq, qUM myrf vVf eI isafxf puwq aF. ijwdF
myry puwqF ny myry nflL kIqI af, cfhIdI qy eydF eI af peI AunHF nUM myry
mrI df mUMh vI nf vyKx idwqf jfvy. pr vyKyN nf puwq! jy qUM swcIN eydF eI
kIqI qy qyry mfimaF dI kI iewjq rhU qy qyrI kI iewjq bxUM? myrf bIbf puwq
eydF nf krIN.” Auh afpxy bIqy idnF nUM Xfd krky JUrdI. mfeI afso dI kIqI
syvf aqy AuWgI ipMz ivwc bxI Aus dI kdr Aus nUM pl pl sqfAuNdy. pr koeI vI
Aus nUM mfeI afso vFg sFBx leI iqafr nhIN sI aqy Aus dI AuWgI Aus qoN
hjLfrF mIl dUr ho cuwkI sI ijwQy Aus dI izAuVI dIaF rOxkF vI Aus dI afpxI
ijLMdgI vFg hI ruws cuwkIaF sn.
BFvyN nfnI afpxy afp nUM bhuq duKI smJdI sI pr Aus dy duwKF df aMq nhIN sI
hoieaf. iewk idn afpxI DI dy Gr AuWT ky vfsLrUm geI Auh aijhI izwgI ik
cUlLy df joV iqVk igaf. zfktrF ny joV bdl idwqf pr nfnI mMjy ‘qy pY geI.
rihMdI-KUMhdI ijLMdgI vI nrk bx geI. Auh hspqflL ivwc peI Gr afAux leI
vfsqy pfAux lwgI. Gr ivwc Aus nUM sFB nf skx df iPLkr vDx lwgf. Aus dy
puwqF dy nflL nflL hux DIaF leI vI Aus df ivrlfp suxnf aqy Aus nUM sFBxf
musLkl musLkl ho igaf sI. hux drvfjLf isrP sInIarjL hom vwl hI KulHdf sI
ijs ivwc jfx leI nfnI iblkul iqafr nhIN sI. vwzy mfmf jI nOkrI krky bfhr
rihMdy sn, Coty hr sLfm keI keI GMty hspqflL ivwc nfnI kolL bYTy rihMdy.
iewk-do vfr nfnI df afKrI smF nyVy af igaf vyK ky dUroN-nyiVEN sfry
irsLqydfr iekwTy vI ho gey pr iPr nfnI dy kfiem ho jfx krky KusLI nflLoN
vwD Aus dy BivwK df iPLkr sfiraF dy ichiraF qoN Jlkx lwg pYNdf ikAuNik
GroN bfhr rihx leI nfnI iqafr nhIN sI aqy Gr rwKx dI hux iksy ivwc smrwQf
nhIN sI rhI. idn vylLy mYN vI afpxI cfr GMty dI bryk dOrfn nfnI kolL jf ky
bYTf rihMdf. Aus nUM dupihr df Kfxf Kvf ky afAuNdf. vyK ky nfnI KusL huMdI
pr jdoN vI vfps afAuxf huMdf, hmysLF Aus kolL JUT bolxf pYNdf ik mYN jLrf
bfhr cwilaf hF. nfnI nUM vI aihsfs ho igaf sI ik hux Aus dy puwq hI nhIN
sgoN DIaF vI Aus nUM Gr nhIN iljfxf cfhuMdIaF. Aus ny afpxy DIaF puwqF nUM
mjbUr krn df nvF qrIkf lwB ilaf. jdoN koeI kolL nf huMdf, Auh AuWcI AuWcI
afvfjLF mfrn lwg pYNdI. nflL dy mrIjL pRysLfn huMdy. hspqflL df stfPL nfnI
nUM sInIarjL hom Byjx leI jLor pfAux lwgf. afKr
PYslf hoieaf ik nfnI nUM sInIarjL hom Byijaf jfvygf. pqf krky mYN aijhf
hom lwiBaf jo myry Gr qoN isrP cfr-pMj imMt dI zrfeIv ‘qy hI sI pr sfzy
bfkI GrF qoN vI bhuqI dUr nhIN sI. myrI ieh rIJ sI ik Gr dy lfgy hox krky
mYN rojL nfnI nUM dupihr dI rotI Kvf ky afieaf krFgf aqy sLfm nUM bfkI
prvfr afpy Aus kolL jf afieaf krygf. acfnk mYnUM ieMzIaf jfxf pY igaf.
jdoN mYN vfps afieaf qF nfnI myry guaFZ af cuwkI sI. ieMzIaf qoN vfps af
ky “pYrF isr” huMidaF koeI do hPLqy bfad mYN nfnI nUM imlx igaf qF afpxy
aMqF dy inhoiraF qoN bfad vI Auh KusL sI ik mYN Aus nUM imlx afieaf hF.
Aus ny mYQoN vfr vfr ieh vfadf krvfieaf ik mYN Aus nUM imlx afieaf krFgf.
myrI vI Auh mF qoN vwD ipafrI nfnI sI. mYN Kud hI Aus nUM rojL imlxf
cfhuMdf sF. pr aPLsos! mYN vI afpxf ieh vfadf nf inBf sikaf aqy iPr Aus
nUM imlidaF imlidaF keI hPLqy bIq gey. nfnI afey gey kolL hux afpxy puwqF
df hI nhIN, sgoN myrf vI iglf krn lwg peI sI ik mYN vI Aus nUM Bulf idwqf
hY. nfnI myry Gr dy kolL af geI sI. myrIaF brUhF qoN afvfjL mfrI jf skx dI
dUrI ‘qy bYTI sI pr iPr vI Aus dI qFG aqy myrI Btkx ivckfr AumrF df Pfslf
sI jo sfzI duvwlI qFG nUM mfq pfeI jf irhf sI. ijLMdgI dy jo sLOk aqy
insLfny muwkdy jf rhy lhU-mfs dy irsLiqaF dy inwG nUM Tfr dyx AunHF nUM
afdrsL ikvyN afKogy, Btkx hI afK skogy?
nfnI dI inGrdI jf rhI hflq dI jfxkfrI mYnUM afpxI mF kolLoN imlLdI rihMdI.
nfnI dy mYnUM imlx dy sunyhy vI imlLdy. pr jdoN vI mYN Aus nUM imlx jFdf,
nfnI sfrf smF ivrlfp krn aqy afpxy puwqF dy kpuwq ho jfx nUM kosx ivwc lf
idMdI, ijs ivwc sLfied aiswDy qOr ‘qy mYnUM vI suxvfeIaF sLfiml huMdIaF.
jy kdI mYN “kMmF-kfrF” ivwc ibwjLI hox df ijLkr krdf qF Auh hAukf BrdI
hoeI puwCdI, “puwq eyny vI ikhVy jLrUrI kMm huMdy af ijhVy puwqF nUM
afpxIaF mFvF df cyqf vI Bulf idMdy af?”
ijLMdgI dy afKrI idnF dOrfn Auh afpxy ipoMz leI bhuq Audfs hoeI. AunHF
lokF nUM imlx leI qrsI ijnHF ny sfrI Aumr Aus df siqkfr kIqf sI aqy Aus dy
duwK-suK dy iBaflL bxy sn. ienHF ivwc lKivMdr AuWgI df bfp aqy Drmpfl
AuWgI df bfp vI sLfml sn. sqMbr 2007 dy pihly hPLqy iewk idn Drmpfl AuWgI
afpxy bfp aqy prvfr smyq imlx afieaf qF asIN vYn ivwc strYcr rwK ky mF jI
nUM Gr lY afey. Aus nflL vfadf kIqf ik jy Auh Gr af ky ‘vDIaf qrIky nflL’
rhygI qF Aus nUM hOlLI hOlLI pwky qOr `qy Gr lY afvFgy. Auh byhwd KusL sI.
nf isrP Auh mhIinaF bfad Gr hI afeI sI sgoN afpxy “qIsry puwq”, Drmpfl dy
bfp, nUM vI imlL rhI sI. Aus sLfm Aus ny rwj ky gwlF kIqIaF. ipMz dIaF
XfdF aqy Drmpfl dI mF nflL ibqfey plF nUM Xfd krky roeI. puwqF dy inrmohy
ho jfx df isLkvf kIqf. rfq Aus nUM Gr hI rwiKaf igaf qF Aus ny iewk vfr vI
AuWcI afvfjL nf kwZI. Agly idn mYN iPr Aus nUM Gry hI imlx igaf qF Auh
pUrI KusL sI. hfl-cfl puwCx `qy myry moCy `qy hwQ PyrdI hoeI bVy hI moh
nflL bolI, “hfl-cfl `qy puwq prvfr nflL eI huMdf af, qusIN sfry myry kolL
E, ies qoN vDIaf hfl kI ho skdf?” aiswDy qOr `qy mF jI ieh kih rhI sI ik
Aus df hfl qF asIN hI ivgfiVaf hY ijnHF ny afpxy PLrjLF qoN mUMh moV ilaf
hY. Aus sLfm Aus nUM vfps sInIarjL hom ivwc Cwz ky afey qF Auh bhuq KusL
sI asIN Aus nUM hOlLI hOlLI pwky qOr `qy Gr ilafAux df vfadf kr ilaf sI.
afKr 13 sqMbr, 2007 nUM svyry Cy ku vjy Pon af igaf. nfnI dI hflq bhuq
ivgV cuwkI sI. sInIarjL hom vfilLaF ny prvfr nUM CyqI phuMcx leI Pon kIqf
sI. mYN AuBVvfhy EQy phuMcf qF Coty mfmf jI aYlIvytr ivwc hI imlL pey.
“bIbI df nrk kwitaf igaf” kihMdy hoey Auh afpxIaF DfhF nUM rokx df Xqn kr
rhy sn. sfzy jfx qwk sfnUM imlx dI nfnI dI qFG vFg hI Aus df srIr vI TMzf
pYxf sLurU ho igaf sI. pyikaF dI lfzF nflL pflLI ‘kfkI’, shury ipMz dI
‘slfhkfr’ ‘cfcI gopfl kOr’ aqy DIaF-puwqF nUM qrwkI idaF rfhF `qy pfAux
vflLI ‘bIbI’ dI qFG Aus dy afpxy hI supinaF `qy AuWg afey kMizaF ivwc Ps
ky afpxI blI dy cuwkI sI.
kuJ idnF bfad mYN afpxy Coty Brf kolL rihMdI afpxI mF nUM imlx igaf qF Aus
ny roNidaF hoieaF iewk kfgjL ijhf myry vwl vDfieaf aqy dwisaf ik ijhVf bYg
nfnI hr smyN afpxy sIny nflL lfeI rKdI sI, ieh Aus ivwcoN imilLaf hY. jdoN
mYN Aus nUM vyiKaf qF myrIaF DfhF inkl geIaF. nfnI dy Aus Coty ijhy srmfey
ivwc myrI Auh qsvIr sI jo myry pihlI vfr kYnyzf afAux qoN kuJ idn pihlF dI
iKwcI hoeI sI. mYnUM puwqF vFg pflx vflLI aqy myry kMzf vwijaf vI nf shfrn
vflLI nfnI acncyq myry sIny ‘qy kdI nf Brn vflLf swlH mfr geI sI. mYN
afpxI nfnI dy afKrI smyN vI Aus dy ikMnf nyVy sF aqy Auh myry Gr qoN
afvfjL mfrI jf skx dI dUrI `qy huMdI hoeI vI mYQoN ikMnI dUr sI. iewk
imrgiqRsLnf vFg.
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