kuiVwkI ivwc PLsI jfn

- virafm isMG sMDU

rfq ds ku vjy df vkq hovygf. tI vI vyKx qoN ivhly ho ky bfl-bwcy afpxI mF dI ingrfnI aDIn afpxf skUl df kMm kr rhy sn. mYN koeI ikqfb pVH irhf sF. Gr dI bfhrlI kMD qoN sfzy Gr dy ivhVy ivc ‘dgV dgV’ CflF vwjx dI afvfjL suxI. sfzy klyjy muwTI ivc af gey. ijhVI gwl df zr sI, Auh afKLr ho ky hI rhI. myrI ies ‘hoxI’ nUM myry sihkrmIaF aqy dosqF ny aMdro-aMdr pihlF hI klipaf hoieaf sI.
“qusIN Aus idn bhuq vwzf irsk ilaf, jLKLmIaF dI mdd krky. lok qF ieh vI kihMdy hn ik qusIN puils nUM PLon krky ‘isMGF’ nUM PVvfAuxf cfhuMdy sI. gwlF qF sB ‘AuhnF’ qwk puwj hI jFdIaF ny. afpxf bcf rwiKE! sfvDfn irhf kro.” sfzy skUl dy pI tI mfstr ny slfh idwqI.
“mYN AuhnF nUM PVfAux leI nhIN, mOky ‘qy af ky hflfq nUM vyKx aqy jLKLmIaF nUM sFBx leI mdd krn vfsqy puils nUM bulfAuxf cfhuMdf sF. puils ny AuhnF nUM kI PVHnf sI! Tfxydfr qF sfnUM rfh ‘c hI imilaf sI; AuhnF nUM vyK ky luk igaf sI. PVHnf puils ny afpxI mF df isr sI!” mYN spsLtIkrn vI idMdf aqy afpxy afp nUM qswlI vI. pr iewk zr scmuwc myry Dur aMdr vV ky bYT igaf sI. asIN dovyN jIa jdoN kdI iekwly bYTdy qF sfzI gwl-bfq ivc ieh zr aksr hI afx KloNdf.
myrI pqnI mYnUM DIrj bMnHfAuNdI, “koeI nhIN . Auh swcf pfqsLfh qF sB kuJ ivMhdf ey. asIN iksy duKI qy loVvMd dI mdd hI kIqI hY. iswKI ivc iksy mjLlUm dI jfn bcfAuxf puMn df kMm smiJaf jFdf hY ik pfp df? ‘srbWq df Blf’ mMgx vflf bfbf nfnk afpy sfzf vI Blf krU.” Auh gurU nfnk dI qsvIr vwl vyK ky awKF muMd ky hwQ joV lYNdI.
ipMz ivc golI cwlx dI Gtnf vfprI nUM mhIny qoN AuWqy ho igaf sI. ies smyN ivc dysL aMdr bhuq kuJ hor vfpr cuwkf sI. ieMdrf gFDI df kql ho cuwkf sI. idwlI aqy pMjfboN bfhrly hor sLihrF ivc vwsdy iswKF dy Xojnf-bwD qrIky nfl hoey kqlyafm dy pRqIkrm vjoN pMjfb ivc aqy KLfs krky ipMzF ivc ‘ihMdUaF’ dy jfn-mfl leI KLqrf hor vI vD igaf sI. Auh afpxy afp nUM pihlF nfloN vI vwD asurwiKaq smJx lwgy sn. ijwQy awqvfd dIaF GtnfvF vD rhIaF sn, AuQy puils aqy surwiKaf dsiqaF vwloN vI isLkMjf, hor, kwisaf jf irhf sI.

kMD AuqoN CflF mfr ky afAux vfilaF ny, ijs kmry ivc asIN bYTy hoey sF, Ausdf vwKI vflf drvfjLf Tkoiraf. asIN dohF jIaF ny iewk dUjy dy mUMh vwl vyiKaf. soicaf; sLfied ieh iewk dUjy dy aMqm dIdfry hn. drvfjLf dUjI vfrI KVikaf. mYnUM CyqI nfl bfhoN PVH ky afpxy ipwCy kridaF pqnI ny hONslf krky drvfjLy dI ictkxI KolH idwqI. Auh ‘pihlf vfr’ afpxy AuWqy Jwlx leI iqafr sI!
sfhmxy drvfjLy ivc KLfkI vrdI ivc kwisaf, drimafny kwd df afdmI ijs dy moZy AuWqy stfr aqy PLIqI cmk rhy sn; hwQ ivc rIvflvr leI Kloqf sI. Auhdy ipwCy hvfldfr dI vrdI pihny afdmI ny hwQ ivc PVHI rfeIPLl myry vwl qfxI hoeI sI. Auhdy ipwCy hor do jxy puils vrdI ivc sn.
‘qF ieh ‘isMG’ puils vrdI ivc afx Dmky sn!’
mYN mn hI mn anumfn lfieaf.
“af jfh, inkl af bfhr . ikwQy jfeyNgf bc ky hux?” hvfldfr ny llkfrf mfiraf.
mYN hwQ nfl PVH ky pqnI nUM ipwCy kIqf aqy Qfxydfr nUM pwuiCaf, “koeI kfrn vI qF dwso.”
mMYN jfxnf cfhuMdf sF ik ieh scmuc puils vfly sn jF puils dI vrdI ivc qQf-kiQq KfVkU!
AuNj myry leI ‘pYNdy sOvF, isrhfxy sOvF’ vflI ‘iewko gwl’ hI sI.’ ‘KfVkUaF’df zr qF sI hI, pr puils vI ikhVI Gwt kr rhI sI! ‘blU stfr EprysLn’ qoN ipwCoN ieh ‘EprysLn vuwz-rojL’ vfly idn sn. srkfr ny BfrqI POj aqy pYrf-imltrI PorisjL nUM ‘awqvfd’ kuclx leI lgBg ‘mfrsLl-lfa’ vfly aiDkfr idwqy hoey sn; ijnHF aDIn ipMzF ivcoN ‘awqvfdIaF’nUM cux cux ky lwBxf aqy kfbU krnf sLfml sI. iswK Drm aqy siBafcfr bfry axjfxpuxy kfrn, ieh PorsF, hryk aMimRqDfrI aqy KuwlHy dfVHy vfly afdmI dy ‘awqvfdI’ hox dy Brm df isLkfr sn. ies BulyKy kfrn aqy keI vfr jfx buwJ ky vI aijhy lokF nUM qMg kIqf jFdf, ijMnHF df iblkul koeI ksUr nf huMdf. keI Coty ‘gunfhF’ vfilaF nUM vwzy qsLwdd df isLkfr hoxf pYNdf. iehnF Coty ‘gunfhF’ ivc iksy KfVkU df irsLqydfr hoxf, Aus nfl mfVI motI jfx-pCfx hoxf, Aus nUM jbrI Gr af vVy nUM rotI KvfAuxf afid dy dosL sLfiml sn. keIaF dosLIaF aqy keI inrdosLF nUM JUTy mukfbly bxf ky mfiraf jfx lwgf. ijhnF df iksy kfrn pihlF hI puils dy rIkfrz ivc nF sI, AuhnF leI vI ieh ‘Bly dy idn’ nhIN sn.
ies do-mMUhIN kuiVwkI ivcoN mYN ikhVI dy mUMh ivc afAux vflf sF!
“pwg rwK lO isr ‘qy. rfq leI TMZ qoN bcf leI koeI kwpVf vI lY lvo.” Qfxydfr ny ikhf. Auhdy bolF ivc hlImIN sI.
“pr Bf jI koeI ksUr qF dwso, iehnF df. aYvyN nfhwk eI qusIN ikvyN lY qurogy iehnF nUM?” myrI pqnI df Aujr sI.
“hwk-nfhwk df sB pqf lwg jU.” hvfldfr iPr gVHikaf. Qfxydfr ny AusnUM hwQ dy iesLfry nfl cuwp krn leI ikhf.
“clo iqafr ho jo, CyqI. ksUr asIN nhIN dws skdy.” Qfxydfr ny afiKaf. aVn df koeI cfrf nhIN sI. sfrI siQqI nUM ‘rwb afsry’ Cwz ky mYN ivcly drvfjLy ivcoN lMG ky dUjy kmry ivc kwpVy bdlx clf igaf. mYN pqnIN nUM kwpVy kwZ ky dyx leI afvfjL mfrI. Auh AuWTx lwgI qF AusnUM ikhf igaf, “nhIN afpxI QF qoN ihwlxf nhIN!” Auh byvws ho ky bYWz dI bfhI AuWqy bYT geI. pulsIey vI kmry ivc zwTIaF kursIaF AuWqy inwT ky bYT gey.
mYN almfrI ivcoN kWpVy lwBx lwgf.
myrI pqnI Qfxydfr nUM myry ‘pRiswD lyKk’ hox, ipMz dy skUl ivc keI sflF qoN lwgy ‘ijLMmyvfr aiDafpk’ hox aqy ipMz dy lokF vwloN ‘ipafry aqy siqkfry jfx vfly’ ivakqI hox df ijLkr ibnF ruky krI jf rhI sI.
“aOh vrdI vflI qsvIr iksdI hY?” aMgITI ‘qy peI puils vrdI vflI qsvIr vwl iesLfrf krky Qfxydfr ny pwuiCaf qF myrI pqnI nUM afpxy hwk ivc BugqfAux leI iewk hor ‘vot’ iml geI.
“ieh myry ipqf jI ny. puils ivc ieMspYktr huMdy sn. CwbI jnvrI vfly idn KyzF kridaF, AuhnF dI GoVy qoN izwg ky mOq ho geI sI.” Auh afpxy ieMspYktr ipqf dI Qfxydfr nfl ‘ikwqy dI sFJ’ joV ky AusdI ‘hmdrdI btornf’ cfhuMdI sI sLfied!
mYN kwpVy bdl ky vfps afieaf. myrI vwzI DI aqy puwqr sihmy hoey sfrf ‘nftk’ vyK rhy sn. sB qoN CotI bwcI myrI pqnI dI bFh iKwc ky bfr bfr afK rhI sI, “mMmI mYnUM pVHfE vI.”
mYN bwcI dy isr ‘qy hwQ Pyiraf. dUjy bwicaF vwl qrdI ijhI njLr mfrI aqy kmry ‘coN bfhr inkl afieaf.
puils cOkI ivc phuMcx ‘qy hvfldfr ny kmry ivc pey iewk lfxy mMjy vwl iesLfrf krky mYnUM ikhf, “eyQy pY jfE. hor kwpVy lIVy dI qF loV nhIN?” Ausdf rvweIaf vI lckdfr ho igaf sI. myrI pqnI vwloN myry bfry dwsy jfx krky jF Qfxydfr dy smJfAux krky jF rwbIN hI Ausdy mn ivc imhr pY geI sI! ies bfry kuJ nhIN sI ikhf jf skdf.
mYN ‘DMnvfd’ kih ky mMjy ‘qy bYT igaf. sfry pulsIey cOkI df bfhrlf drvfjLf bMd krky afpo afpxy itkfixaF ‘qy jf ky lMmyN pY gey. jLfihr sI ik mYnUM idn cVHn qIk iekwlf Cwz idwqf igaf sI. mYN mMjy ‘qy lMmf ipaf afpxI igRPLqfrI df kfrn jfxn dI koisLsL kr irhf sF.

idn ciVHaf qF mYN vyiKaf ik ipMz df sfbkf srpMc svrn isMG pMj swq bMidaF smyq myry kol afieaf, “Bf jI qusIN koeI iPLkr nf kro. asIN huxy Qfxydfr nUM imldy aF.”
iksy ny myry leI ilaFdI cfh myry kol rwKI.
hOlI hOlI hor bMdy afAuNdy gey, myry hwk ivc myry hmdrdF dI BIV juVdI jf rhI sI. lokF dy ies iekWT ipwCy myrI pqnI dI ihMmq sI. rfqIN jdoN puils vfly mYnUM PVH ky lY afey qF Auh bwicaF nUM afpxy kol ibTf ky sfrI rfq jfgdI rhI. nINd ikwQy afAuxI sI! rfq nUM iekwlI ikqy jf nhIN sI skdI. aFZI-guaFZI qF dUjy Gr kuJ ‘huMdf’ sux ky AuWcI sfh nhIN sn bfhr kwZdy! mYN pihlF vI dwisaf hY; AudoN ajy ipMz dy kuJ iewk moaqbr bMidaF dy GrIN hI tYlIPLon lwgy hoey sn. mYN ‘moaqbr’ qF nhIN sF pr tYlIPLon mYN vI lvfieaf hoieaf sI. ies tYlIPLon kr ky myry nyVly Xfr myrf mjLfk vI AuzfAuNdy rihMdy sn. mYN ieh tYlIPLon krnf iks nUM sI! isvfie iewk awDy irsLqydfr dy, myry jfxUaF jF irsLqydfrF ‘coN iksy kol vI qF tYlIPLon nhIN sI lwgf hoieaf! myry Gr bwJf ieh ‘kflf hfQI’ iks kMm sI! pr Aus rfq ieh bVf kMm afieaf. pqnI ny qVHky aMimRq vyly, jdoN ajy sfry suwqy hoey sn, sB nUM PLon KVkf ky myry igRPLqfr hox bfry dws idwqf sI aqy AuhnF nUM myry ipwCy jfx dI bynqI kIqI sI. iehnF ivcoN bhuqy lokF nUM qF Ausny vyiKaf vI nhIN sI hoieaf, jLbfn sFJI krnI qF ikqy rhI!sB ipMz-vfsIaF ny myrf mfx rwiKaf sI. Auh BIV dy rUp ivc myry mgr Aumz afey sn! Auh myry kmry ivc afAuNdy. myry nfl hwQ imlfAuNdy aqy ‘iPLkr nf krn’ leI afK ky cOkI dy bfhrly gyt sfhmxyN iekwTy hox lwgy. mYN hONsly ivc ho igaf. afKLr mYN ksUr ikhVf kIqf sI ijs krky puils vfly myrI igRPLqfrI nUM ‘hwk-bjfnb’ TihrfAuxgy!
sfry jxy cOkI dy bfhr Kloqy, Qfxydfr dy iqafr ho ky afAux aqy hkIkq jfxn dI AuzIk kr rhy sn. eyny icr nUM do ispfhIaF dy nfl ‘bUtf’ myry kmry ivc myry kol afieaf. Ausdy ichry df rMg AuWizaf hoieaf sI. mYN smiJaf myry iPLkr krky icMqfvfn hY! mYN AusnUM DIrj Drn leI ikhf.
“ieh mYnUM vI PVH ky ilafey ny.” Ausny KLulfsf kIqf.
“cMgf hoieaf sgoN sfQ bx igaf!” mYN mjLfk kIqf.
“pr Bf jI afpF nUM ilaFdf ikAuN aF?” bUty ny pwuiCaf aqy iPr afp hI ikafPLf lfieaf, “ieh —hurF df kMm lwgdf!”
bUtf sfzy ipMz dy ‘GuimafrF’ df muMzf sI. iekHwqr-bhwqr dy sflF ivc Auh gurU nfnk dyv XUnIvristI ivc pMjfbI dI aYm ey df ividafrQI sI. jdoN Auh bI ey df ividafrQI sI qF myry pRBfv aDIn ‘qwqI lihr’dy nyVy af igaf sI. prcfr dy kMm ivc srgrmI nfl hwQ vtfAuNdf. rfq-brfqy kMDF AuWqy iesLiqhfr lfAuNdf, lvfAuNdf. ividafrQI XUnIan aqy nOjvfn sBf ivc kMm krdf. afgUaF vwloN kIqIaF gupq mIitMgF ivc Bfg lYNdf aqy hor nOjvfn sfQIaF nUM lihr nfl joVx df kMm krdf. iPr Auh aYm ey dI pVHfeI ivcy Cwz ky gLYr-kfnMUnI ZMg nfl jrmnI clf igaf. AuQy idl nf lwgf qF vfps prq afieaf. mYnUM kihMdf, “Bf jI! mYN soicaf ik jy eyQy jrmnI ivc rih ky ,aOKy ho ky, luk iCp ky,‘ielIgl’ kMm kr ky hI pYsy kmfAuxy ny qF afpxy mulk ivc hI ieh ‘ielIgl’ kMm kr ky, pYsy ikhVy nhIN kmfey jf skdy!” hux Auh ipMz Gwt vwD hI rihMdf sI. bhuqf ‘bfhr aMdr’ hI rihMdf. afpxy ‘kMm-kfr’ krdf. AusdI jotI, hux, ‘Auho ijhy’ lokF nfl hI sI. vrHy-iCmfhI imldf qF ‘jurm dI dunIaF’ dI koeI nf koeI idlcsp sfKLI suxf jFdf. iehnF sfKIaF ivc iewk vfr Ausny ieh vI dwisaf ik iBMzrF vfly dI swjI bFh soZI nUM mfrn vflf Auhdf afpxf Xfr iCMdf hY. Ausny soZI dy kql dI khfxI vI suxfeI aqy iPr iCMdy dy kql dI vI! Auh ies gwloN vI zrdf ik iCMdy nfl AuhdI XfrI rhI hox kr ky AusnUM vI nf mfr idwqf jfvy! kdI kdI ieh vI pqf lwgdf ik iksy ‘kys’ ivc AusnUM PVHx leI puils ny ipMz ivc Cfpf mfiraf sI.
“pr Bf jI! iehnF ny afpF nUM PiVHaf ikAuN?”
Ausdy svfl df jvfb myry kol vI qF nhIN sI.

Qfxydfr afieaf. sfhmxy ivhVy ivc Duwpy lwgy myjL ‘qy bYT ky Ausny pMj-cfr moaqbr bMidaF nUM kol bulfieaf aqy ‘aMdrlI gwl’ dwsI.
Qfxydfr dI gwl sux ky Auh sfzy kol afey.AuhnF dy ichry gMBIr sn.
“iBwKIivMz vfly aYs aYc E nUM af lYx idE. Ausdy afieaF hI aslI gwl df pqf lwgU. asIN eyQy bfhr hI AuzIkdy aF.”
AuhnF dy bolF ivc pihlF vflf AuqsLfh nhIN sI. cOkI vfly Qfxydfr ny ‘hkIkq’ dws ky AuhnF df josL mwTf kr idwqf sI. ieh hkIkq hY kI sI?
vyiKaf; PuwPV sUrqf isMG myry dohF vwzy bwicaF ,rUp aqy supndIp nUM afpxIaF dohF AuNglF nfl lfeI cOkI df drvfjLf lMG irhf sI. rUp nON ku sfl dI sI aqy supn dI Aumr Cy ku sfl sI. bwicaF vwl vyK ky myrf mn Br afieaf. kI socdy hoxgy myry bfry ieh mfsUm bwcy! iehnF nUM qF nf hI dysL dI isafsq aqy nf hI jurm dI dunIaF bfry koeI igafn sI. AuhnF leI qF AuhnF df ipE ‘bVI vwzI qfkq’ huMdf sI, ijsdI buwkl ivc Auh sdf afpxy afp nUM sB qoN vwD surwiKaq smJdy sn! AuhnF dI ieh ‘qfkq’ pulsIaF dy hukm aqy iesfLry ‘qy bYTx, AuWTx aqy bolx jogI rih geI sI!
sUrqf isMG dI ies Qfxydfr nfl ‘dUr-nyVy’ dI koeI irsLqydfrI sI. Auh myrI pqnI nUM Drvfs dy ky afieaf sI, “bIbI rjvMq! Qfxydfr afpxf muMzf hY. Auhdy huMidaF afpxy nfl njfiejL nhIN huMdI. qUM rqI Br vI iPLkr nf kr.”
Auhdf idwqf Drvfs vfjb sI. pqnI icMqf-mukq ho ky hor GVI pl qk myrI vfpsI dI AuzIk kr rhI sI.

mMYnUM bwicaF nUM imlx leI Qfxydfr vflI myjL kol hI bulf ilaf igaf. mYN lfz nfl dohF dIaF gwlHF QpQpfeIaF. muskrf ky AuhnF dIaF awKF ivc awKF pf ky AuhnF nUM kuqkuqfieaf. mYN sihj rihx df Xqn krdf hoieaf ieh pRBfv dyx dI koisLsL kr irhf sF ik AuhnF df ipqf hux vI ‘vwzI qfkq’ hI hY!
Auh pqf nhIN kI mihsUs kr rhy sn!

Qfxydfr ny sUrqf isMG nUM alwg kr ky ‘kuJ’ dwisaf. eyny icr ivc iewk jIp bfhrly gyt kol rukI aqy Aus ivcoN inkly aYs aYc E nUM bfhr Kloqy bMidaF ny Gyr ilaf. AuhnF nfl gwl kr ky aqy AuhnF nUM bfhr hI rukx df kih ky, Auh aMdr afieaf. cOkI vfly Coty Qfxydfr ny AuWT ky AusnUM slUt mfiraf. mYN vI kursI qoN AuWT Kloqf. Ausny mYnUM bYT jfx leI iesLfrf kIqf. hux sfzI igRPLqfrI df rhws KuwlHx df mOkf sI. Qfxydfr bVy TrHMmyN nfl bol irhf sI pr myry kMnF ivc gVgVfht ho rhI sI. mYN ivcfrgI dI hflq ivc Ausdy bolF dy mlby hyTF dwibaf igaf sF!
“quhfzy ipwCy afieaf sfrf ipMz quhfzf ksUr puwCdf ipaf hY! lO sux lO afpxf ksUr. ipMz sur isMG ivc mhInF pihlF ijhVI golI cwlI hY asIN kihMdy hF ik Auh qusIN clfeI hY. iewk bMdy nUM qusIN kql kIqf ey aqy cOdF bMdy jLKLmI kIqy ny. ieh kys bxdf hY quhfzy ‘qy. hux qusIN sfbq krnf hY ik golI qusIN nhIN clfeI! bMdf qusIN nhIN mfiraf!”
Auh Auqsuk njLrF nfl myry vwl vyKx lwgf. ‘dMd juV jfxy’ df muhfvrf mYnUM pihly idn eynI bfrIkI nfl ‘smJ’ afieaf! mYnUM suwJ aOV hI nhIN sI rhI ik kI jvfb dyvF! mYN ieh ikvyN sfbq kr skdf sF Blf! dosL lfAux vfly AuhnF idnF ivc, AuNj vI, ‘sfbq’ krn df mOkf ikwQy idMdy sn! jy koeI sfbq krn leI kuJ dwsdf vI sI qF mMndy ikwQy sn!
“quhfnUM myry bfry myry ipwCy afAux vfly lokF koloN pqf lwg hI igaf hovygf ik mYN ikho ijhf bMdf hF! AuhnF dws hI idwqf hovygf ik mYN golI clfAux vflf sF jF golI lwgx vfilaF nUM bcfAux vflf. iesqoN vwD mYnUM suwJdf hI nhIN ik mYN afpxI sPLfeI ivc kI afKF!”
sUrqf isMG myry hwk ivc bolx lwgf qF Qfxydfr ny ikhf, “srdfr jI, ‘puwC-igwC’ nfl sfrI scfeI vyiKE ikvyN sfhmxyN afAuNdI! duwD df duwD qy pfxI df pfxI inqfr ky rwK idaFgy.”
sUrqf isMG ny bwicaF nUM AuNgl lfieaf aqy myrI pqnI qk ieh mnhUs KLbr phuMcfAux leI qur ipaf. bwicaF ny Qfxydfr dI sfrI gwl sux leI sI. Auh bwboilky hoey DOxF moV ky myry vwl muV muV vyKdy drvfjLy qoN bfhr ho gey.

QoVHy icr ipwCoN, iBwKIivMz iljfx leI, sfnUM iewk vwKry tYNpU ivc ibTf ilaf. myry hmfieqI byvws aqy KLfmosL Kloqy sn. eyny icr nUM skUl ivc myrf jmfqI rih cuwkf ikrpfl afieaf aqy Qfxydfr nUM, jIp ivc vVdy nUM vyK,hws ky pwuiCaf, “sfzy jmfqI nUM ikwQy lY cwly E srdfr jI! sfnUM koeI gwl dws ky qF jfE. ieh qF sfzf hIrf hY. mYnUM qF huxy pqf lwgf; Bwjf afieaF mYN.”
ikrpfl, ijsnUM sfr y‘pfl’ kihMdy sn, pihlF puils ivc hI huMdf sI. nkslI dOr ivc AuhdI izAUtI myrIaF gqIivDIaF df iDafn rwKx ‘qy vI lwgI rhI sI. Auh AudoN vI mYnUM jmfqI hox kr ky ‘sMBl ky cwlx’ dI ‘hdfieq’ krdf huMdf sI. hux Ausny nOkrI Cwz idwqI sI aqy isafsq ivc srgrm idlcspI lYxI suLrU kr idwqI hoeI sI. puils ivc irhf hox kr ky aqy lokF dy ‘kMm-DMdy’krvfAux leI pulsIaF nUM aksr imldf rihx kr ky, puils vfilaF nfl Ausdy sMbMD inr-Aucyc sn. Qfxydfr ny AusnUM ikhf, “af, qUM vI af jfh. qyry vwl vI jfxf sI.”
“cwlo!” hwsdf hoieaf Auh AuhnF nfl hI jIp ivc svfr ho igaf.

tYNpU cwilaf qF rox-hfky bUty ny kMbdy hoTF nfl ikhf, “Bf jI! iehnF ny afpF nUM golI mfr dyxI eyN. mYN pwkf ihsfb lf ilaf. ieh aYs aYs pI ies ijLlHy ‘c lfieaf eI eysy krky af. keI JUTy puils mukfbly bxf ky iehny keI bMdy mrvf idwqy ny. afpF nUM vI ieh Cwzx nhIN lwgy!”
bUtf jo kih irhf sI, Auh JUT nhIN sI. ieh ‘sB -kuJ’ ho irhf sI. jy puils ny ieh swc mMn hI ilaf hY ik sur isMG ipMz ivc asIN hI golI clfeI hY qF bUty df KLdsLf solF afny swc sI. myry srIr ivcoN vI dihsLq dI iewk kMbxI lMGI aqy mwQy ‘qy psIny dIaF bUMdF AuWBr afeIaF.
“hYN Bf jI! jy iehnF ny afpF nUM golI mfr idwqI qF!” Auhdy bolF ivc bwicaF vrgI ivlkxI aqy juigafsf sI. ieh nhIN ik mYN aMdroN bVf blvfn aqy sihj sF pr mYN afpxy mn nUM krVf kr ky, muskrf ky AusnUM ikhf, “bUtf isMaHF! jy iehnF ny golI mfrnI hI hoeI qF afpF ikhVI hwQF nfl rok lYxI eyN! hONslf rwK! jo hoAU, vyKI jfAU.” mYN nhIN sF cfhuMdf ik sfnUM lY ky jfx vfly ispfhIaF dy sfhmxy sfzI hflq hfsohIxI lwgy.
Qfxy jf ky sfnUM hvflfq ivc bMd kr idwqf. kuJ plF ipwCoN pfl nUM vI iewk ispfhI ny hvflfq df drvfjLf KolH ky aMdr vfiVaf qF mYN smiJaf ik puils nfl nyVly sMbMDF kr ky Auh myry nfl ‘gwl-bfq’ krn leI hvflfq ivc aMdr af igaf hY. pr Auh sfzy nfl hI PLrsL ‘qy afx bYTf.
“mYN qF qyry ipwCy afAux kr ky Ps igaf. nhIN qF mYN iehnF dy ikwQy kfbU afAuxf sI!”
qF Qfxydfr swc hI afKdf sI AusnUM, “qUM vI af jfh.qyry vwl vI jfxf sI.”

pfl ny imlI sUcnf anusfr dwisaf ik ipMz dy sfry srkrdf bMidaF nUM igRPLqfr krn leI puils inklI hoeI hY. sfbkf srpMcF smyq hux dy srpMc nUM vI lwBdI iPrdI hY!

myrI igRPLqfrI dI KLbr PLYl geI sI aqy sfry aiDafpk jgq ivc myry ijs ijs snyhI nUM pqf lwg irhf sI, Auh iBwKIivMz Qfxy awgy afx puwjf sI. aiDafpkF aqy myry ipMz vfsIaF dI vwzI BIV sfzy kol dI lMG ky Qfxy aMdr phuMcI. Qfxydfr nfl gwlbfq kIqI. AuhnF ivcoN keIaF dy, puils dy keI krmcfrIaF nfl cMgy sMbMD vI sn. sfry ies gwl dI mMg kr rhy sn ik asIN koeI afdI aqy ieKLlfkI mujrm nhIN sF; ies leI sfnUM hvflfq ivcoN kwZ ky kursIaF AuWqy ibTfieaf jfvy! sfry myry kol af ky mYnUM afpxy hmdrd bolF nfl bl bKLsL rhy sn. pMj-swq af rhy sn. pMj-swq jf rhy sn. myry skUl df sfrf stfPL CuwtI kr ky mYnUM imlx afieaf qF mYN ikhf ik mYnUM bfhr inkl ky AuhnF nUM imlx idwqf jfvy. sfry sfQI iewk kqfr ivc Kloqy sn. mYN iewk iewk jxy nfl hwQ imlf ky DMnvfd kr irhf sF. njLrF AuTf ky myn gyt dy bfhr vyiKaf; myry ividafrQIaF dI iewk BIV bfhr KloqI hoeI sI. njLrF imlIaF vyK AuhnF hwQ ihlfAuNidaF rOlf cuwk ilaf, “sf srI kfl Bf jI!”
mYN muskrf ky AuhnF vwl hwQ ihlfieaf. myry ivc iewk gwuJI qfkq df sMcfr ho irhf sI. myrf zoldf mn DIrj Dr igaf sI. mYN socdf sF; afpxy lokF dI ieho muhwbq hI bMdy nUM afpxy ivc ivsLvfs rwKx aqy ‘PLFsIaF’ AuWqy JUl jfx dI qfkq idMdI hovygI.

QoVHy icr ipwCoN myry sfilaF dy lVikaF nfl sI afr pI dy iewk-do aPLsr aqy sfzy ipMz dy pRfiemrI hYlQ sYNtr df zfktr guridafl isMG igwl Qfxy afx puwjy. pihlF mYnUM imly aqy ‘byiPLkr rihx’ leI kih ky Qfxydfr kol cly gey.
jdoN sUrqf isMG ny buJy mn nfl sfzy Gr jf ky myrI pqnI nUM, myry AuWqy ‘kql pf dyx dI KLbr’ suxfeI qF Ausdf sfh AuqFh df AuqFh aqy hyTF df hyTF rih igaf. Ausny AuWcI cIk mfrI aqy AuWlt ky mMjI qoN hyTF izg peI. Auh Puwt Puwt ky rox lwgI. hmdrdI krn leI afeIaF aqy Aus duafly bYTIaF jLnfnIaF AusnUM sFBx aqy hONslf dyx lwgIaF. Auh mwCI vFg qVPL rhI sI!
pr roNdy rihx nfl qF mslf hwl nhIN sI hoxf!
Auh afpxy pyikaF nUM Bwj AuWTI. Ausdy qfey df puwq PLOj ivcoN kYptn irtfier ho ky afieaf sI. Auh bfhr bihk AuWqy rihMdy sn. AuhnF dy nyVy hI sI afr pI vfilaF df kYNp sI. sI afr pI dy zI aYs pI nfl AuhnF dI nyVy dI sFJ sI. AuhnF ny myry irsLqy bfry AusnUM dwisaf aqy mdd krn leI ikhf. sfry jxy iBwKIivMz vwl qury qF myrI pqnI rjvMq ny afpxy BqIjy nUM ikhf, “iBMidaF! qusIN zfktr igwl nUM vI nfl lY ky jfxf eyN. AusnUM qF pqf ey ik Aus idn ‘ieh’ afp hspqfl ivc jLKLmIaF dI mdd kr rhy sn. iewko vyly ieh jF qF hspqfl ivc ho skdy ny jF ‘golIaF clfAux vfilaF ivc!’ Auh jf ky puils nUM dwsy KF sfrI aslIaq! Ausdy afKy df aksr koeI muwl hovygf!” zfktr igwl dy sfilaF df myry sfilaF nfl dosqfnF sI. ies hvfly nfl vI aqy AuNj vI zfktr igwl dI myry nfl cMgI jfx-pCfx sI hI.
so, rjvMq kOr vI afpxI smrwQf anusfr afpxf qfx lf rhI sI. ijs ijs df ijMnF ijMnF jLor sI, lf irhf sI.

mYnUM imlx vfilaF dI BIV GtI qF Qfxydfr ny mYnUM iekwly nUM afpxy dPLqr ivc bulfieaf. afpxy sfhmxy kursI AuWqy ibTf ky Ausny hornF nUM ‘nyVy nf afAux’ dI hdfieq idwqI.
“srdfr sfhb, swcI gwl qF ieh hY ik mYnUM quhfzy bfry pihlF eynf pqf nhIN sI. ieh qF mYnUM quhfzy mgr afAux vfly lokF qoN pqf lwgf hY ik ipMz aqy ielfky ivc quhfzI eynI iewjLq hY. sfnUM aYs aYs pI vwloN hI quhfnUM igRPLqfr krn df hukm hoieaf hY. qusIN kI smJdy E ik quhfnUM Blf ikhVI ibnf ‘qy ies kys ivc Psfieaf igaf hY!”
Qfxydfr dy bolF ivclI nrmI, nklI aqy ivKfvy dI nhIN sI jfp rhI.
mYN afpxy anumfn anusfr dwisaf ik myrf nfm kdI nkslI lihr nfl juiVaf irhf hY. aYmrjYNsI ivc aqy awgoN ipCoN do iqMn vfr, ibnF iksy ksUr qoN, ies islisly ivc jylH vI jfxf ipaf hY. pfey kys JUTy hox krky hr vfr bfiewjLq brI vI huMdf irhF. sI afeI zI dy kfgLjLF ivc nF ciVHaf hox krky hux vI PVH ilaf hovygf. mYN qF ies duKFq ivc sB dI ijMnI ho skI, mdd hI kIqI hY.
mYN ies mdd df ivsQfr vI idwqf.
“mYnUM sfrf pqf lwg cuwkf ey. mYN quhfnUM aMdrlI gwl dwsF!” Ausny DOx awgy vDf ky, myjL ‘qy myry vwl AuWlridaF rfjL sFJf krn vFg ikhf, “sI afeI zI dy kfgLjLF kUgLjLF krky nhIN, quhfzf nF quhfzy ipMz dy ihMdUaF ny ilaf ey aYs aYs pI kol. ieh bfr bfr jf ky AusnUM kihMdy sn ik ‘ies vfrdfq ipwCy ipMz dy iksy bMdy df hwQ ey.’ iewk idn Ausny iKJ ky ikhf, “jy quhfnUM pqf aY qF dwso. dwsdy ikAuN nhIN. jy qusIN nf dwisaf qF mYN quhfnUM lMmyN pf lYxf eyN.” iPr quhfzf nF ilaf AuhnF ny!”
hux mYnUM afpxI aqy bUty dI igRPLqfrI df iewk sFJf sUqr njLr afieaf. nkslI lihr smyN ipMz dy ies vyly dy ‘qyjL qrfr’ iewk ihMdU swjx df Cotf Brf vI myry pRBfv aDIn sfzIaF mIitMgF ivc afieaf krdf sI. myry vwloN lihr qoN pfsf vwt lYx krky ieho ijhy sfry sMgI sfQI afpo afpxy kMmF kfrF ivc ruwJ gey sn. hux jdoN sfry ihMdU afps ivc bYT ky ‘ipMz dy sLwkI bMidaF dI sUcI’ bxfAuNdy hoxgy qF ho skdf hY ik Aus ‘qyjL qrfr’ bMdy jF Ausdy Brf jF iksy hor ny sfzf nF vI ilaf hovy! purfxy nkslIaF ivcoN keI ‘ies pfsy’ qury vI qF hoey sn aqy KLbrF rwKx vfilaF nUM ies hkIkq df pqf vI sI. asIN vI qF ‘iewDr qurn vfilaF’ ivc igxy jf skdy sF! ies leI ho skdf hY ik aYs aYs pI dy jLor dyx ‘qy ‘qyjL qrfr’ afgU ny, afpxy bcfE leI jF ‘sLwk’ krky hI sfzf nF lY idwqf hovy! bUtf qF ieh gwl bfr bfr afK hI irhf sI.
iesy smyN Qfxydfr dy myjL ‘qy pey tYlIPLon dI GMtI KVkI.
“jI sr! rfqIN Ausy vyly, quhfzf hukm imlidaF hI igRPLqfr kr ilaf sI. hF jI, bhuq sKLq ieMtYrogysLn ho rhI ey jI. TIk ey jI, lY jFdy aF sr. jLrUr kwZFgf jI. jI sr! hF jI! iblkul jI. afey ny jI bVy. jI sr. CyqI rIport krdF jI.”
tYlIPLon df coNgf rwKidaF Qfxydfr kihMdf, “aYs aYs pI df PLon sI. kihx izhf , ‘iehnUM bfzr vwl lY jfE, puwC-igwC dy bhfny. ieh vfrdfq ‘iehdy’ ‘coN kwZxI eyN.’ ikwQy lY jfvF hux mYN quhfnUM! BYx df Xfr nf hovy qF!”
Aus ny aYs aYs pI nUM gflH kwZI. myry leI ieh zfZI hYrfnI vflI gwl sI. Auh aYs aYs pI df nOkr sI jF myrf koeI swjx-sihXogI!
Auh myrf hI swjx sihXogI sI.
“vyKo jI,jy isrPL ‘iswK’ hox kr ky ‘ieh’ sfzy nfl iesqrHF bdslUkI krdy ny qF sfzf vI PLrjL bxdf hY ik afpxy inrdosL ‘iswK- BrfvF’ nUM asIN vI njfiejL qMg nf krIey. idwlI ivc BYx codF ny sfzy BrfvF df ikvyN kqlyafm kIqf! hux ieh kihMdf; eyDr asIN afpxy inrdosL BrfvF nUM mfrI jfeIey. sfQoN qF nhIN huMdI jI ieh gAU-hwiqaf!”
Ausny iewkqrHF afpxf duKLI idl myry nfl sFJf kIqf. ieMdrf gFDI dy kql qoN ipCoN iswKF dy hoey kqlyafm nUM ajy hPLqf vI nhIN sI gujLiraf. iesdI ksk ajy Ausdy aMdr rVk rhI sI. Aus aMdrly pulsIey AuWqy Aus aMdrlf ‘iswK’ aqy ‘mnuwK’ BfrU ho igaf sI.
AuNj ‘ieho ijhy’ kysF ivc pulsIaF ny jF qF bMdf Cwzx leI lwKF rupey ‘vwty’ sn jF AuhnF nUM bynfm aqy lfvfirs lfsLF bxf idwqf sI.
“vyKo sMDU sfhb!mYnUM quhfzI sfrI hkIkq mflUm aY. qusIN bVy iewjLqdfr swjx E. mYN quhfnUM Puwl dI nhIN lwgx idMdf. ieh myrf vfadf irhf. pr quhfnUM vI myrf sfQ dyxf pAU. iewk qF afpF dovF ivc hoeI gwlbfq df iksy kol DUM nhIN kwZxf. dUjf; afpxI afh pwg Zfh ky, vlyHt mfr ky bMnH lO. vyKx vfly nUM jfpy ik KULb kuwt-mfr hoeI hY! qIjf; rho hvflfq dy aMdr hI. sfzy keI bMdy vI kmlL kudfAuNdy ny aKy:quhfnUM bfhr AuhnF dy kmiraF ivc kursIaF ‘qy ibTfeIey! ieMj krky ieh quhfzf Blf nhIN krngy. Aus ‘kMjr’df kI pqf huxy af jfvy,cYWk krn. qusIN hvflfq ivc hovogy qF quhfzf vI qy sfzf vI Blf! mYN do iqMn idn dI qPLqIsL pfAux ipwCoN hI AusnUM ‘mnfAux’ dI koisLsL krUM.”
AusdI gwl swcI sI. mYN hvflfq ivc vVidaF afpxI pwg lfh ky Aulty iswDy vlL mfr ley. ikrpfl hurF kfrn puiCaf qF mYN muskrf ky bhfnf mfiraf, “rihxF hvflfqF ivc qy pwgF poc ky bMnHxIaF! iehnF df hY koeI afps ivc qfl myl!”
AuhnF dI bhuqI idlcspI myry aqy Qfxydfr drimafn hoeI gwlbfq nUM jfnx ivc sI. mYN dwisaf ik Ausny myry koloN Aus rfq hoeI-vfprI Gtnf bfry jfxkfrI leI hY aqy mYN AusnUM afpxy inrdosL hox bfry afiKaf hY. gwl AuhnF dy mMnx vflI sI.

hOlI hOlI sfzy ipMz dy hor bMdy vI puils ny PVH ilaFdy. kuJ sLrIPL aqy kuJ gYLr-kfnUMnI gqIivDIaF ivc ruwJy rihx vfly vI. pqf lwgf; ipMz df mOjUdf srpMc ‘luk’ igaf sI , iewk sfbkf srpMc nUM vI puils lwBdI iPrdI sI.

ieh PVH PVfeI cwldI rhI. myrI igRPLqfrI dI KLbr aKLbfrF ivc Cp cuwkI sI. hr rojL hI myry snyhI vwzI igxqI ivc mYnUM imlx afAuNdy rhy. sB dy ichiraF AuWqy sihm df zUMGf prCfvF huMdf. pqf nhIN hux kI hovygf! BfvyN mYnUM lokF dI afKI ieh gwl vI bfr bfr Xfd af rhI sI ik pulsIey iksy dy imwq nhIN huMdy aqy AuhnF dI khI gWl AuWqy qF AuhnF dy sky ipE nUM vI XkIn nhIN krnf cfhIdf qF vI mYnUM Qfxydfr dy bolF AuWqy ieqbfr ijhf sI. aMdroN kuJ hwd qk icMqf-mukq vI sF pr nfl nfl iPLkrmMdI df aihsfs vI cUMZIaF vwZdf sI. Qfxydfr ny vI qF ‘aYs aYs pI nUM ‘mnfAux dI koisLsL krn’ bfry hI afiKaf sI! ies gwl dI kI gfrMtI sI ik AusdI ‘koisLsL’ kfmXfb ho hI jfvygI! myry sfQI hvflfqI bVy Gbrfey hoey sn. mYN kihMdf, “Auey! afpF eyny bMidaF nUM ieh PLfhy nhIN lfAux lwgy! kI ipMz dy sfry asr rsUK vfly bMdy hI kfql ny! iehnF nUM, afpF nUM Cwzxf eI pYxF eyN. jy kql pfAuxf huMdf qF iewk do bMidaF ‘qy pfAuNdy. sfry ipMz ‘qy qF nhIN pf skdy!”
myrI gwl AuhnF nUM TIk vI lwgdI sI, pr Drvfs nhIN sI huMdf!

hvflfq ivc qIsrf idn sI. lgBg awDI rfq nUM Qfxydfr ny sfzI hvflfq kol af ky afvfjL idwqI, “sMDU sfhb,vDfeI hovy. quhfzI irhfeI dy hukm af gey ny.”
Ausny awj svyry hI ‘bsqf bxf ky’ aYs aYs pI nUM Byijaf sI ijs ivc dwisaf igaf sI ik bVI ‘BfrI puwC-igwC’ qoN ipwCoN myrf iksy prkfr df koeI sMbMD ies vfrdfq nfl nhIN juVdf. huxy hI aYs aYs pI df PLon afieaf sI aqy Ausny mYnUM Cwz dyx aqy dUijaF qoN sKLq puwC–igwC dy hukm tYlIPLon AuWqy hI idwqy sn. ikrpfl dI irhfeI vI myry nfl hI hoxI sI.
“hux qusIN vyK lvo, huxy eI Gr jfxf cfhuMdy jy ik svyry? mYN quhfnUM afpxI Qfxy dI gwzI ‘qy iBjvf dyNdf pr aYs vyly sfzy bMdy ‘tuMn’ ho ky pey ny. jy qusIN afp koeI pRbMD kr skdy E qF quhfzI mrjLI! myry vwloN quhfnUM CuwtI! AuNj awj kwlH rfq nUM bfhr inklxf TIk vI nhIN. svyry vyly isr qur jfieE.” Qfxydfr ny suJfa idwqf.
mYN qF ajy AuDyV-bux ivc hI sF ik ikrpfl kihMdf, “qusIN sfnUM bfhr kwZo jI! asIN BfvyN qur ky ipMz nf jfeIey, jfxf jLrUr hY.”

ipwCy rih gey sfQIaF nUM hONslf rwKx leI kih ky aqy AuhnF dy bcfE leI sfrf qfx lf dyx df ivsLvfs idvf ky AuhnF nUM PLqih bulf ky asIN hvflfq ivcoN bfhr af gey. asIN iksy jfxkfr koloN iBwKIivMz awzy ivcoN skUtr PVHx dI slfh bxfeI. Qfxydfr sfzy nfl bfhr afieaf aqy kihx lwgf, “mYN eyQy bfhr Klo ky quhfnUM AuzIkdF. jy quhfzf bMdobsq nf hoieaf qF BfvyN mYnUM afp nf quhfnUM Cwz ky afAuxf pvy!”
asIN afpxy jfxkfr iewk afVHqIey dy Gr gey. Aus koloN skUtr ilaf. afVHqIey nUM sfrf hfl hvfl dwsidaF aqy Aus vwloN GridaF nUM jgf ky Aucyc nfl bxvfeI cfh pINidaF sfnUM awDy ku GMty df smF lwg igaf. jdoN asIN Qfxy kol phuMcy qF vyiKaf; awDy GMty qoN bfhr Kloqf Qfxydfr sfnUM AuzIk irhf sI. asIN Aus kol ruk ky ies KyLcl leI , Aus vwloN kIqI sfzI smuwcI mdd leI aqy Ausdy imhrbfn rvweIey dI prsMsf kIqI aqy DMnvfd dy lPLjL afKy.

hux qk hoeIaF myrIaF igRPLqfrIaF dy islisly ivc mYnUM imly sfry pulsIaF ivcoN Auh mYnUM sB qoN nyk aqy KULbsUrq iensfn lwgf. Ausny sfbq kIqf ik puils ivc sfry ‘ksfeI’ hI nhIN huMdy, ‘iensfn’ vI huMdy hn. awj vI Auh ijwQy hovy myrI AusnUM slfm hY!
qury jFidaF myry mMUhoN Qfxydfr leI afp-muhfry bol inkly, “ijAUNdf rho Auey, gurU dy swcy iswKf!”
pr ieh afpxy ipMz dy ‘ihMdUaF’ ny kI kIqf sI! AuhnF nUM myry nfl ieMj qF nhIN sI krnf cfhIdf! kI lfl hurF dy, gopfl cMd hurF dy prvfr vI myry bfry ieh kih skdy ny! mYN vwzy bjLurg ihMdUaF dy hwQF ivc pilaf sF. AuhnF dy, myry hm-Aumr, bwicaF nfl pVH–Kyz ky jvfn hoieaf sF. inwky huMidaF AuhnF XfrF bylIaF nfl anykF vfrI AuhnF dy Gr igaf sF. AuhnF dIaF mfvF ny afpxy puwqF vFg nfl bYTf ky mYnUM anykF vfr rotI KvfeI sI. iehnF sBnF nfl sfzI pIVHIaF dI sFJ sI. mrny-prny dy sfzy duKL suK sFJy sn! hux ieh mYnUM afpxf ‘kfql’ smJdy sn!
mYnUM iensfnIaq ivcoN ivsLvfs AuWTdf njLr afieaf.
rfq nUM Gr jf ky jdoN mYN afvfjL dy ky Gr df drvfjLf KulHvfieaf qF mYnUM ieMj acncyq afieaf vyK ky myrI pqnI aqy myry bwcy ijs cfa nfl mYnUM ilpty, Ausdf ibafn kIqy jfx nfloN mihsUsy jfx nfl vwD qfawluk rwKdf hY.
idn ciVHaf qF myry af jfx df sux ky myry afly duafly rihMdf ihMdU BfeIcfrf myry Gr afx iekwTf hoieaf. mYN vyiKaf lfl vI hOlI hOlI qurdf bfhrlf drvfjLf lMG ky muskrfAuNdf hoieaf myry gly afx lwgf. Aus ny iksy nUM ikhf, “sfiraF nUM dws idE iPr, iqafr nf huMdy iPrn aYvyN!”
mYN svflIaf njLrF nfl pwuiCaf qF jvfb imilaf, “iewk awDf idn qF asIN AuzIkdy rhy ik Cwz dyxgy quhfnUM. quhfzf Blf ksUr kI hY! pr kwlH, iPr, asIN soicaf ik hux qF aYs aYs pI nUM imlxf hI pAU. AuhnUM jf ky afKxf eyN ik jy bcfAux vfilaF nUM hI kfql afKogy qF !—asIN aMbrsr jfx leI rfqIN trwk kr ilaf sI. hux svyry awT vjy skUl koloN iekwTy ho ky qurn df pRogrfm hY; vIh pMJI bMidaF df. pr cMgf ho igaf qusIN af gey! Bgvfn df lwK lwK suLkr hY!”
myrf mn mfx nfl Br igaf. myry leI trwk kr ky myry ipwCy jfx vfly ieh myry ‘ihMdU-Brf’sn! myry afly duafly myrI KYLr-suwK puwCx afey bYTy ieh myry ‘ihMdU-Brf’ sn!
nhIN; ieh myry ‘ihMdU-Brf’ nhIN ieh qF myry ‘Brf’ hI sn.
iensfnIaq ivc myrf zoldf ivsLvfs hor vI pwkf ho igaf.
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