qnKfh df pYikt lYky Auh bfhr inklI. sLfm dy svf pMj vWjy sn . ilvrpUl jfx vflI tryn ivc ajy vIh imMt bfkI sn . bYNk qoN mfncYstr rylvy stysLn kul pMj imMt df rsqf sI . rsqy ivc KloqI ryhVI qoN Aus ny ‘pOp kOrn’ df pYikt KrIidaf qy cbdI cbdI pfrk ivcoN dI ho turI . pfrk dy bYNcF qy iekf dukf rItierz jF vyhly lokIN bYTy sn . koeI isgfr pINdy, koeI aKbfr pVHdy . do KrUdI muMzy AusnUM vyK sItI mfrky hWs pey . Aus ny njLr cuWk ky AuuhnF vl qWikaf qy muskrfeI qy Auh dovyN afpxy hYtF nUM sqkfr nfl Coh ky pry nUM cly gey . jFidaf jFidaf, iek bYNc kol Auh acfnk ruk geI . iek ivakqI ‘ilvrpUl-aYko ’nfmI aKbfr pVHn ivc mgn sI . ijsdy ipCly pMny qy iek Poto CpI hoeI sI, icWtI pWg vfly iek isK Xuvk dI . qy Aus dy nfl KloqI iek kuVI dI, sfVHI ivc . iek ingfh ivc hI Aus ny Poto df tfeItl pVH ilaf .

‘ ilvrpUl XUnIvristI dy BfrqI ividfrQIaF vWloN mnfieaf igaf gxqMqr idvs .’

jldI jldI kdm puWt ky Auh tryn stysLn qy jf puWjI aqy ‘inAUjL-stYNz ’qoN Esy aKbfr dI kfpI KrId ky gLor nfl Aus Poto vWl vyKx lWg peI . hyTF iliKaf sI .

‘klH sLfm ilvrpUl XUnIvristI dy BfrqI ividfrQIaF vWloN ibRitsL kfAUNisl dy hfl ivc iek rMgf rMg sLo df afXojn kIqf igaf . ijs ivc AuhnF apxy lok nfc, iPlmI gIq aqy hfs iekFgI pysL kIqy . pRogrfm dI ivsLysLqf ieh sI ik aiDk ividafrQI afpxy rfsLtrI vsqrF ivc sn . AuhnF mihMgIaF mihMgIaF islk sfVHIaF aqy sLfhfnf dsqfrF bMnIHaF hoeIaF sn .’

ilvrpUl jfx vflI tryn aWj vI afm idnF vFg hI vyhlI lgdI sI. Auh iKVkI lfgy dI sIt qy jf bYTI . pWg vfly Xuvk dI afkrisLk CWbI vWl nIJ lf ky qkdI qkdI Auh acfnk aqIq ivc guafc geI . Aus nMU pMj sfl purfxI, lMzn dI pryz grfAUNz ivc ho rhI ‘ivktrI pryz’ df Auh njLfrf iek ikqfb dy vrky vFg ids irhf sI . jdoN AunI sO pMqflI ivc bMd hoey, dUsry ivsLv XuD dI ivjY dy islisly ivc KusLI smfroh mnfey jf rhy sn . hor ieqhfdI mulkF dy nfl, BfrqI sYnk tukVIaF ivc, isK rUjmYNt dIaf kuJ plftUnF Bfg lY rhIaF sn .‘sYrImonIal XUnIPfrmF ’ivc jvfn isWK POjI, lfl pWgF qy cmkdy KMzy, moiZaF qy ilsLkdy isK rYjmYNt dy bYj, cOVy cOVy sIinaF qy srivs irbn . suafr ky bWDIaF dfhVIaF, aWKF ivc tpkdI bIrqf. qy AuhnF dI agvfeI krdf hoieaf iek sfZy Cy PuWt lMmf aPsr, lYPtInYNt jLorfvr isMG .

apxy kfilj dy idnF ivc Ausny lfiebryrI ivc ihMdusqfnI rjvfiVaF pRqI izspYicjL ivcON mhfrfjf pitaflf bfry piVHaf hoieaf sI , qy XfdivMdr isMG dIaf afkrisLk qsvIrF vyKIaF sn . Aus nUM jLorfvr ivc vI iksy rfjkumfr df Jolf pY irhf sI . Aus vWl vyK ky qF BIV ivc KloqIaF ikMnIaF hI aMgryjL kuVIaF ny afvfjLF kWsIaF qy hvfeI cuMbx Byjy . ijMnf jvfn EnF hI sohxf . gorf gorf ichrf, zorI qy cVfHeI dfhVI, iPPtI dI iqkox, ihWk qy cmkdf ‘ivktorIaf krfs `qy hWQ ivc pqlI jhI CVI. ijvyN Auh aPsr hox dy nfl iek afrkYstry df kMzktr vI lWg irhf sI . mMd mMd muskFdf Auh aYNj tur irhf sI, ijvyN hvf ivc AWuz irhf hovy . iek sLfKsfq jyqU smfn .

Elgf nUM ijvyN koeI jnUMn svfr ho igaf. agly hI idn puWC puCf ky, ‘ieMzIan kONitnjYNt’ dy invfs sQfn, aYNbYsyzr hotl ivc Ausny jLorfvr nUM jf lWiBaf. svyr df vylf sI. iek sUbydfr bVy adb nfl Aus nMU jLorfvr dy kmry ivc CWz afieaf. Auh huxy huxy kys vfh ky, jUVy ivc kMGf tuMg ky Kloqf sI, apxy islkn zRYisMg gfAUn ivc . Elgf nUM aWj vI Xfd sI, ikvyN Auh Ausdy vWl iek tWk vyKI jf rhI sI .

do mulfkfqF ivc hI Aus df Kulfsf POjI suBf, pfilsLz aMgryjLI dI guPqgU, aqy iek iesqRI pRqI suhj Bry hfv BfvF df, Aus qy zUMGf asr hoieaf jfpdf sI . Auh gWl gWl qy Aus dy sLrIr nUM Cohx df bhfnf kr lYNdI . Es vyly Elgf dI Aumr kyvl vIh sfl dI sI . Br jvfnI qy kihrF df nUr . pr ijvyN jLorfvr qy Aus df koeI vI jfdU nhI sI cWl irhf. kohImf qy iemPfl dIaF muihMmF df ijLkr krdf krdf kdy Auh apxI pqnI bfry dWsx lWg pYNdf .

“myry ivafh nUM iqMn vryH ho gey . ivafh dy iek hPqy bfd hI mYnUM ‘Pfrvrz-eyrIey’ ivc jfxf pY igaf . mYN sqvMq nUM bVf ‘ims’ krdf huMdf sF .iqMnF sflF ivc, jMg dy dOrfn, asIN kuWl iqMn hPqyhI iekWTy rih sky . aslI ‘hnI-mUn’ qF asF ‘jMg-bMdI’ hox AuprMq mnfieaf . mYN AusnMU msUrI aqy nYnIqfl lY ky igaf . eynf mjLf afieaf, eynf ‘ienjOey’ kIqf . ds hPiqaF bfd jdoN asIN vfps afey, Auh kWcIaF aMbIaF mMgx lWg peI .” Aus ny hsidaF hsidaF apxI pqnI dI Poto ivKfeI .

‘ ikMnI iksmq vflI hY ieh kuVI ! iesdf rMg qF myry nfloN vI gorf hY .’ Elgf soc rhI sI . ‘qdy qF ieh mYnUM pWlf nhI PVf irhf.’

agly hPqy Aus dI dfdI dy inmMqRx qy Elgf Aus nUM JIlF df rmxIk njLfrf vyKx bhfny ‘ lyk-izstirkt’ lY geI . do iqMn JIlF df Brmx krn bfd Auh ‘ivMzrmIar’ phuMc gey . jLorfvr nUM eyQoN dI suMdrqf ny sB qoN vDyry pRBfivq kIqf . Elgf ny ieh idRsL pihlF vI keI vfr vyKy sn. pr jLorfvr dy sfQ ivc Aus nUM ‘zYPoizl-PuWlF’ dIaF ikafrIaF hor vI romFitk lWg rhIaF sn . Auh iqqlI vFg aTKylIaF krdI, kdy AusdI bFh iKWcH ky phfVI qy cVHn lWg pYNdI . kdy JIl dy inrml jl ivc lWqF Jtk Jtk ky Ausqy iCWty pFdI. Pyr bhfny nfl ‘sOrI, sOrI’ krdI Auhdf mUMh pUMJdI hoeI aWKF ivc Jfkx df Xqn krdI . Es idn qF Auh kuJ vDyry hI msqI peI sI . ijvyN apxy mn cfhy mIq dI KusLI Aus koloN sFBI nhI sI jf rhI .

Gr vfps afey qF sLfm dy ‘iznr zFs’ leI Aus dy ‘aMkl’ ny kfr Byj idWqI . jLorfvr ny imiltrI vflI kflI ‘iznr jYikt’ qy ‘stRfeIpz-gRy-pYNt’ pfeI . Elgf ny Aucycf apxI ‘bYly-zFs’ vflI, vWzy Gyry dI sPYd ‘nfeIlon skrt’ pfky hlkI jhI ‘myk-ap’ kIqI. inrI prI lgdI sI .

‘zFs hfl’ ivc phuMcidaF eys afkrsLk joVy nUM ikMnIaF aWKF ny pRsMsf BrIaF njLrF nfl qWikaf . ‘zFs-bYNz’ koeI rock ‘spYinsL’ Dun vjf irhf sI . kuJ ivskI df srUr, kuJ do Xuvk srIrF df sMgm . jLorfvr dy ‘Put-vrk’ ny qF ‘zFs-hfl’ ivc nvIN jfn pf idWqI . `cf cf cf zFs’ kridaF jdoN Auh Elgf nUM apxIaF bFhF duafly BmIrI vFg GumFdf, ikMny inRq krdy joVy AuhnF vWl avfk qWkx lWg jFdy . Auh vI iek puqlI vFg Aus nfl aYNj JUm rhI sI , ijvyN iksy ny jfdU kIqf hovy .

zFs qoN vfps afey qF svyr df zyZ vWj cuWkf sI . Elgf dI dfdI ajy vI jfgdI sI .

“ mYN quhfzy bYz grm leI rbV dIaF ‘vftr-bftljL ’ rWK idWqIaF sn .” Aus ny bUhf KolHidaF hI dohF nUM dWisaf . qy sLuB-rfqRI kih ky apxy sOx kmry vWl clI geI .

‘ BolIey dfdIey ! jo iesLk cuafqI myrI ihWk aMdr mGI jFdI hY , mYnMU aWj iksy bnOtI syk dI loV nhI Bfs rhI .’ socdI qy muskrFdI Elgf, jLorfvr df hWQ PV ky Aupr lY geI . zFs dI Qkfvt, zirMk df nsLf aqy pfrsipRk nyVqf df srUr, dovyN kuJ ies qrF afps ivc aByd hoey ik afpo afpxy bYzrUm ivc jfx dI suD hI nf rhI . qVky jLorfvr dI aWK KuWlHI . Aus dy qn qy rfq vflf ‘zFs- zRYs’ ajy vI Esy qrF pfieaf hoieaf vyK ky Auh muskrfieaf . Elgf Aus dy plMG qy inr-vsqr dsLf ivc Aus duafly bFhF vlI suWqI peI sI . Aus dy cyhry qy iek pRsMnqf BrI sLFqI sI, ijvyN Aus df Xog-qp sMpUrx ho igaf hovy .

‘sLukr hY mflkf! eynI Auqyjnf BrI iesiQqI ivc vI qUM myrI lfj rWKI . kI ieh inqnym df pRqfp sI jF midrf dI byhosLI ?’ Aus nUM kuJ vI smJ nhI sI af irhf. bWs eyho sc sI ik iek hor jogf isMG dI QF, jLorf isMG nUM iksy dYvI sLkqI ny hWQ dy ky rWK ilaf . sqvMq dI sLkl Aus dIaF aWKF aWgy GuMm rhI sI, aqy Elgf qy Es nUM qrs af irhf sI .

“kYsI rhI quhfzI klH dI sLfm ?” svyry dfdI jI ny bRykPfst dI myjL qy cfh dI kytlI rKidaF pWuiCaf .

“supr .” dovyN iek dUsry vl qkdy, muskrFdy ieky sfQ bol pey .

Elgf ny tost qy jfm lgf ky jLorfvr nUM iek cWk vWZx leI idWqf qy bfkI afpxy mUMh ivc pf ilaf. dfdI ny apxI poqRI nUM icrF ipCoN eynf pRsMn vyiKaf sI . Ausdy mF bfp dI acfnk imRqU ipCoN aMkl aqy dfdI ny hI Aus dI dyK ryK kIqI sI . pr Aus dI rUh df koeI ipafr ivhUxf KUMjf ajy vI KflI sI .

“aWj ikQy jfx df plfn hY ?”

“mYN msLhUr aMgryjL kvI ‘vrzjLvrQ’ df sQfn vyKxf cfhuMdf hF .”jLorfvr ny ieWCf jLfhr kIqI .

“rIalI ! iek POjI ho ky qusIN vI sfihq ivc rucI rKdy ho ?” dfdI ny acMBq ho ky puiCaf .

“ hF mYnUM vI ‘ieMgilsL poiemjL’ ilKx df sLok hY .”

Elgf ny jLorfvr duafly bFh kWs ky pRsMsf BrI cMbx Aus dI glH qy Cfp idqI .“kI mYN qyrI koeI rcnf sux skdI hF ? dfdI jI vI ilKdy ny .”

“myrI lyKxI iehnF dy mukfbly ivc[[[[[[.” Auh kuJ sLrmf ky boilaf .

“ hux qF qYnUMUM sunfxI pvygI .” Aus ny ijLd kIqI .

“qusIN mjLfk qF nhI AuVfEgy ?”

“km afn sn’, kivqf qF Auh ilKdY ijs nUM ijLMdgI nfl iesLk huMdY . ieh qF rWb dI iek aYsI dfq hY jo hr iksy dy ihWsy nhI aFdI .”

“ qF suxo myrI iek ‘lv- ilirk .

ipRX ! iek vfr qF afpxIaF PirsLqy jhIaF njLrF nfl qWk, ik mYnUM qyry nfl ikMnf qyh ho igaf hY . myrf idl iek pRPulq ho rhy pusLp vFg hY . vyKIN ieh ikDry kumlf nf jfey . pr jy qUM ies nUM apxy idl ivc QF nF dy skI, qF kuJ icr leI ies nUM apxy pWlU ivc bMnH rWKIN, ikDry ies dI sfr lYx leI qyrf jI kr afvy .”

Elgf suxdI suxdI soc rhI sI,‘ kfsL ieh sLbd Aus leI ilKy huMdy .’

agly hPqy Auh lMzn prq afey . jLorfvr df mrXfdf pUrvk jIvn, aMimRq vyly AuT ky ksrq krnf, iesLnfn AuprMq inXm nfl pfT krnf . apxI rYjmYNt dy jvfnF pRqI afdr aqy brfbrI nfl pysL afxf . Elgf qy AusdI sLKsIaq df eynf pRBfv ipaf, Auh hr vkq Esy bfry hI socdI rihMdI . idl df eynf sfP, sqvMq nUM KLq ilKdf qF Aus dy kihx qy sfrf KLq pVH ky suxf dyNdf . iek sMzy Auh svKqy hI jLorfvr kol af phuMcI . Auh huxy huxy bRykPfst kr ky hitaf sI.

“kI gWl hY, aj bVI KusL njLr af rhI hYN?”

“hF, kuJ gWl hI aYsI hY .”

“mYnUM nhI dsxI ?”

“qyry bfry qF gWl hY .”

“myry bfry ? aYsI ikhVI gWl jo mYnUM nhI pqf .”

“klH rfqIN qUM Pyr myry suPny ivc afieaf .”

“Pyr ?”

“mYnUM sMg aFdI hY .pr[[[[[[XU vr gryt .” kihMdI kihMdI dIaF aWKF hor vI cmk peIaF qy Auh Gut ky Aus dy nfl lg geI .

“qUM bVI KcrI hYN . myrf jLbq BMg krn dI qUM afpxy vWloN pUrI vfh lfeI . Elgf! qUM suPny lYxy CWz dyh .” Auh gMBIr ho ky boilaf .

“ ieh koeI vs dI gl hY ? pqf nhI pihly idn qoN hI mYN, pryz ivc qYnUM vyK ky, apxy aMdr ikEN vsfeI bYTI hF . jLorfvr! myrf qyry qy koeI jLor qF nhI, pr kI qUM sqvMq dy huMidaF mYnUM nhI apxf skdf ?”

“ nhI Elgf, ieh jnm qF sqvMq dy lyKy lWg igaf. Aus dI QF hor koeI nhI lY skdf. mYnUM gLlq nF smJIN myrI dosq ! mYN pWQr idl nhI hF . qUM mYnUM bhuq cMgI lgdI hYN . qyry hr iek jjLby dI kdr krn leI myrf idl vI qFGdY . sfzf imlfp iek ‘pRI- zYsitMz’ GtnF sI . sLfied asIN ipCly jnm ivc[[[[[[[ .” qy Auh Bfvuk ho AuiTaf . Elgf Aus nUM icMbV ky ikMnf icr hI jLfr jLfr roNdI rhI .

Eh dohF dI afKrI mulfkfq sI . jLorfvr ny vfps jfxf sI, clf igaf . Aus dy kuJ smyN df sfQ, Elgf dI ismRqI qy gihrf insLfn CWz igaf . ikMny sflF qk AuhnF icTI pWqR rfhIN sMbMD kfiem rKx df Xqn kIqf . pr smyN dy vyg kfrx, Auh XfdF kyvl iek nksLy dIaF lkIrF bxky rih geIaF .

ipCly pMj sflF ivc, ikMny hI sunWKy mrdF nfl Elgf df myl jol hoieaf. pr kdy iksy nUM cfhux dI sImf qk Ausdf koeI vI irsLqf nf juV sikaf . keI vfrI Aus nUM apxy bfry sLk hox lg pYNdf, ikDry Aus nUM koeI sLudf qF nhI ho igaf . pr sfeIkfieitRst ny Aus dIaF mno-virqIaF dI jFc krky dWisaf ik ‘kdI kdI keI iensfnI irsLqy eynf zUMGf asr kr jFdy hn, ik hr koeI nvF ivakqI Es iemyj qk nhI aWpV skdf . sLfied Aus dI ZUMz ajy pUrI hoxI bfkI sI .’

ilvrpUl jf ky Aus ny ibRitsL kfAUNisl aqy XUnIvristI ivc, QF QF Pon krky Aus Poto vfly srdfr bfry puWC igWC kIqI . pr keI hPiqaF qk koeI pqf nf lg sikaf .

iek idn Aus dI ieMzIan shylI rfsLmI df ‘kfl’ afieaf .“ Elgf! mYN Aus Poto vfly Xuvk df pqf kr ilaf hY . Aus df nF hrbMs hY . mYzIkl stUzYNt hY . ieh lok agly hPqy, ivsfKI qy iznr pfrtI aryNj kr rhy hn . BMgVf, bflrUm zFs ikMnf kuJ hovygf . mYN Pyr PLon krF gI .”

imQy hoey idn, Elgf XUnIvristI dy klcrl hfl ivc smyN isr phuMc geI . iek ‘lfeIv bYNz’, jYjL df sMgIq vjf irhf sI . Aus dIaF aWKF iksy pWg vfly ivakqI dI qlfsL kr rhIaF sn . ikMnf icr Klo ky Auh bfr vWl clI geI qy apxI zirMk lYky iek tybl lfgy, ieklvMjy bYT geI . gYstF ivc aiDk lVky ieMzIan sn. kuVIaF vDyry aMgRyjL, kuJ aPrIkn. iek tyZy cIr vflf gBrU, ‘nyvI -bilAU’ jYikt pfeI, kfPI srgrm lWg irhf sI. kdy Auh prvysL dvfr vWl iksy nUM vyKx clf jFdf. vfps af ky iksy hor nvIN kuVI nfl zFs krn lWg pYNdf . Es aWDy GMty ivc, iek sLihd dI mWKI vFg Aus ny koeI cfr, pMj ‘iNnRq sfQxF’ nUM bdilaf . iek aPrIkn kuVI ny qF Aus nfl nWcx qoN nFh vI kr idqI . ivcfrf sLrimMdf hoieaf afpxI sIt qy jf ky isgryt PUkx lWg ipaf . eyny ivc rfsLmI apxy pqI nfl af phuMcI .

“hYlo Elgf! sOrI Xfr kuJ dyr ho geI .”

“iet iejL E ky .” Auh Ausdy pqI nUM vyK, isr ihlf ky muskrfeI .

“hrbMs nUM imlI ik nhI ?”

“ajy qk qF nhI idisaf .”

“aOh kOx bYTf hY ?” Aus ny ‘nyvI bilAU’ jYikt vfly Xuvk vWl iesLfrf kIqf . “ aWCf! qdy nhIN qUM pCfixaf. Aus ny ipCly hPqy hI vfl ktfey ny . vyK qF shI, ikMnf ‘ hYNzsm ’ lgdY . lY qYnUM imlfvF .”

qy Eh hrbMs nUM bFhoN iKc ky Elgf kol lY afeI . “mIt afvr PrYNz, hrbMs isMG .” Auh jfx pCfx krFidaF bolI . hrbMs ny ‘sLyk- hYNz’ krn leI hQ vDfieaf .

‘ nhI, nhI ! ieh Eh hrbMs isMG nhI ho skdf, ijs nUM mYN jLorfvr df sQfn dyxF cfhuMdI sF. mYN qF iksy hor ‘ipRMs-cfrimMg’ dI qlfsL ivc afeI sF . ijs ivc Aus jyhI sLfn hovy . Aus vrgI sLKsIaq, ikrdfr dI AuWcqf . Auh afcrx qF Esy mihbUb ivc hI sI. ieh qF koeI bihrUpIaf lgdY, iek sLihd dI mWKI .

socidaF socidaF, Elgf ny hrbMs nfl hWQ imlfx dI QF kyvl hWQ joV idWqy aqy mUMh Buaf ilaf . Auh jfxdI sI, ieMj krnf isLsLtfcfr dy ankUl nhI, aYpr afpxy idl hWQoN mjbUr sI .