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    rUpI dy ipqf ny afpxy jvfeI ijMdr dy ichry vwl vyiKaf. KulHI ikqfb dI inafeIN Aus Jwt pVH ilaf ik ijMdr ‘ipqf pd’ dI prfpqI leI aDIr aqy iPkrmMd hY. Auh Gbrfieaf hooieaf kdy pOVIaF cVH ky Auprly kmry ivc jf ky rUpI nUM idlfsf idMdf aqy kdy bfhrly drvfjLy vwl Jfkdf. Aus nUM rUpI pRqI Aus dy pqI ijMdr dI apxwq BrI bOKlfht cMgI lwgI. afpxI DI dI kdr, Aus dy pqI ijMdr dIaF njLrF ivc BFpidaF hoieaF, Aus nUM kuJ skUn ijhf imilaf. aYbUlYNs sI ik af hI nhIN sI rhI. ieMqjLfr krnI ikMnI aOKI ho geI sI.

    kMD qy lgI GVI dIaF sUeIaF ijvyN clxf Buwl ky AuNGlf rhIaF sn. Aus dIaF bysbrIaF njLrF ijvyN GVI nUM GUrdIaF susq iGsrdIaF sUeIaF df mfqm kr rhIaF sn. pMdrF imMt, pMdrF sfl vFg bIqy. ijMdr ny suwK df sfh ilaf jdoN ‘aYNbUlYNs mYn’ ny drvfjLf Kvkfieaf. rUpI qy ijMdr nUM lYky aYNbUlYNs qur peI. Aus nUM lLgf ik rUpI dy nfl hI Aus dI jfn clI geI hovy aqy Aus dI sfh swq hIx loQ ‘vIlH cyar’ Auqy rih geI hovy. AuhI rUpI afpUM hfpqfl geI sI ijsnUM zfktr qy nrsF qy XkIn nhIN sI. iesy leI Auh afpxy apfhj ipqf nUM hspqfl nhIN sI jfx idMdI. Gr rwK ky afpxy hwQIN qnoN mnoN ieMnI syvf krdI sI ik keI vfr Auh afpxy afp ivc sLrm hXf nfl pfxI pfxI hoieaf rUpI nfl awKF imlfAuxoN vI iJjkdf sI.

    rUpI bflVI ijhI Aumr ivc hI afpxIaF nMnIaF muMnIaF BYxF dI ijLMmyvfrI mF vFg afpxy koml kMiDaF ‘qy cukI iPrdI. pr kdy vI Auhdy BfgF Bry mwQy Auqy vwt nhIN sI ipaf. bcpn qoN jvfnI ivc Ausny kdoN pYr Diraf, rUpI nUM hosL nhIN sI. Aus ivcfrI nUM qF kMm aqy gLm qoN ibnF kdy kuJ afpxy bfry socx dI Pursq hI nhIN sI imlI. ijs Aumr ivc kuVIaF afpxy nYxIN kwjl dI Dfr pfAuxI iswKdIaF hn, Aus Aumr qk qF smyN dI Dfrf ny Aus nUM Gr dI pUrn suGV isafxI bxf idqf sI.

    rUpI nUM jo vI vyKdf, iehI kihMdf ik ieh qF afpxI mF Auqy geI hY. Aus dI nuhfr, zIl zOl aqy kwd kfT inrf purf afpxI mF vFg hI sI. BolI BflI inrCl mfsUmIaq dI sLfKsfq mUrq sI. Aus dIaF muskfnF ivcoN ijvyN bsMq bhfr afAux df hIaf krdI. boldI qF koml ijhy sohl klIaF vrgy hoNT ijvyN koeI sMgIq CoNhdy moqI ibKyrdy. Auh isrP nfm dI hI rUpI nhIN sI, Auh qF arsLoN AuqrI koeI dyvI vFg rUp df BMzfr sI. nfgx kflIaF jLulPF, sfvx BfdroN dI AuTdI kflI Gtf nUM mfq pfAuNdIaF. rUpI dI sLkl dy afieny ivc, pfrbqI df aks vyKidaF hI Aus dI vIlH cyar dy vIlLH QF hI jfm ho gey. Aus dI nIJ slytI rMg dI surmeI ijhI suMnI sVk nUM ivhMidaf AucIaF nIvIaF kflI lwuk ivc KuwBIaF bjrI dIaF bwtIaF vFg ivcy hI guMm geI.

pfrbqI, Aus dI pqnI, ijs dI judfeI Aus nUM jl ivhUxI mClI vFg qVPfAuNdI sI, Auh Aus dy prI vrgy husn Auqy sdky jFdf sI, vyK vyK nf rwjdf sI. svwC pOx ivcoN Aus nUM pfrbqI dy sfhF dI mihk cMby-moqIey dy PuwlF vFg afAuNdI aqy afkfsL dy cMd qfiraf ivcoN Aus df qyj prqfp vflf suMdr muwK Jlkfry mfrdf dINhdf. pfrbqI dy imRg nYxF dI sLrfb Bry ipafilaF ivcoN jfm pI jfxf cfhuMdf hoieaf vI, Aus dIaF rysLmI jLulPF ivc ijvyN kYd ho igaf sI. pfrbqI dy pYr Bfry hox qy Aus df cfa nf QMmdf. Auh Ausy pl qoN mwKx dy pyVy vrgy goBlH ijhy puwqr df ikafs krdf Kuafb vyKdf.

‘jy Blf afp dI afs dy Ault puwqr dI QF DI af geI qF iPr…? pfrbqI Aus dI KusLI BrI hflq nUM mihsUs ksidaF zrdI hoeI puCdI. iPr afp hI Aus dy ichry vwl itkitkI lf ky Aus dy hfv Bfv dyKx lgdI. ‘ieh nhIN ho skdf. qyry afsfr muMizaF vrgy hn. myry Gr rfj dulfrf puwq pDfrygf, qUM dyKIN qF shI!’ Aus dy mUMh Auqy lflI BrI muskfn twlI vFg tfh tfh krdI, ijvyN iewt vrgy pwky Brosy nfl kihMdf hoieaf Auh Aus vwl ivhMdf.

aMq Aus pl ny afx bUhy Auqy dsqk idqI ijs dI Auh bycYnI nfl AuzIk kr irhf sI. pfrbqI dy iek iek sfh nUM Auh kMn lf ky sux irhf sI. hspqfl dy KflI bYNc Auqy bYiTaF bYiTaF Aus dy kMnIN kONgrYcUlysLn dIaF afvfjLF mMdr dIaF tuxkdIaF twlIaF vFg agMmoN suxfeI dyx lwgIaF. Auh gwj vwj ky pfrtI krygf, BMgVy pYxgy. Auh jfgdy hI ijvyN supny dyK rhy nUM iek Cmk Cwlo ijhI suMdr nwZI nrs ny ‘kONgrYcUlysLn’ afx khI. Auh ijvyN nINd ivc AuBVvfihaf jfigaf hovy. cfa nfl Aus df ichrf gulfb dy Puwl vFg iKV igaf ijvyN koeI axmwulf KjLfnf nsIb hoieaf hovy. Aus nUM KusLI ivc kuJ suwJ hI nhIN sI irhf. Aus msF hI ‘QYNkXU’ ikhf.

‘XUar bybI grl iejL so svIt, so ibAUtIPuwl, vYrI hYlLdI, ey iltl eyNjl’, nrs ny Aus dy hsUM hsUM krdy zulH zulH pYNdy ichry nUM qfVidaF, bwcI dIaF isPqF dy pul bMnH idqy. ‘vwtH? vwtH? mfeI bybI iejL ey grl? afr XU sLoar?’ iek dm hI Aus dy ichry dI lflI ikqy Auz geI qy Aus ny hYrfnI BrI njLr nrs dy ichry qy suwtidaF puiCaf. ‘XYs imstr’ kihMidaF nrs vI Aus dy bdldy ichry nUM vyK jfx geI sI ik eysLIafeI lok DIaF dy jMmx smyN KusLI dI QF mfqm mnfAuNdy hn. Aus ny suixaf hoieaf sI, awj afpxy awKIN dyK ilaf sI. ‘nfAu XU kYn sI XUar lvlI zOtr aYNz vfeIP’, nrs ny ikhf aqy AuQoN qur peI.

Aus nUM lwgf ijvyN nrs Aus nUM pqMg vFg afsmfn ivc Auzf ky muV zor kwtidaF, hyTF ptkf mfiraf hovy. Aus dIaF rFglIaF swDrF df KUn ieko hI vfr nfl kr idqf hovy. Auh bybfk, ijvyN Aus dI jIB GMzI qoN hyTF Auqr geI hovy aqy mor vFg pYlF pfAuNdI KusLI iksy ny curf leI hovy. ijvyN Aus dy isr ivc sO GVy TMzf pfxI pf idqf hovy. Auh iCwQf ijhf pY ky pYr GsIVx lwgf ijvyN nrs ny Aus nUM BbMqrI lf idqI hovy. Aus ny Audfs lMbf hAukf ilaf qy pfrbqI nUM vyK ky muV afieaf. pr Aus qoN afpxI bwcI vwl ingfh Br ky dyiKaf vI nf igaf.

rwb df sLukr kIqf, msF hI Aus df mn itkfxy afieaf. BivwK ivcoN ijvyN Aus iPr iksy nvIN afs df lV PIVaf hovy. vrqmfn nUM Buwl Auh afAux vfly sunihrI klH dI afs ivc ijAUx lwgf. pr iPr vI do sflF dy Prk nfl iqMn DIaF ny hI jnm ilaf. aKIrlI vfrI qF Aus arjoeIaF kIqIaF, swuKxF suKIaF. pr pwQr qy pwQr hI izgdy rhy. ies vfr qF ijvyN kihr df phfV hI Aus Auqy izg ipaf hovy. pfrbqI nUM Auh hspqfl Cwz jLrUr afieaf sI pr muV Auh bwcI pYdf hox qoN bfad Aus dI ijAUNdI moeI dI Kbr lYx qk nhIN sI igaf.

pfrbqI tYksI krky bwcI nUM kuwCV cukI Bry idl nfl Gr afeI. Aus df inrfisaf mUz, Auqiraf ichrf vyK ky Aus afAuNidaF hI Gr df sffrf kMm krnf sLurU kr idqf. Gr afeI pfrbqI nUM Aus JUTy sicAuN bulfieaf qk nhIN sI. pwQrF dI BIV ivc Aus nUM Auh vI iek pwQr hI lgdI sI. hOlI hOlI Aus dI hoNd vI ikDry AuhnF ivc hI guMm geI. Aus nUM afs dI ikrn hux BivwK dy Gor aMDyry ivcoN, lYNp dy qyl muwkx vFg muwkdI lgdI sI. puwqr BflidaF BflidaF Aus dIaF DIaF nfl aFgx Br igaf sI. Auh pfrbqI qoN ieMj dUr rihMdf ijvyN Auh iksy CUq dI bmfrI dI isLkfr hovy. bwcIaF qF Aus nUM lyh dy kMizaF vFg cuBdIaF. AunHF nUM vyKidaf hI Aus df idl lIro lIr ho jFdf.

Aus leI DIaF pwQrF inafeIN sn pr mF dIaF qF Auh axtuwt afdrF, afpxy lhU mfs dIaF botIaF sn. Auh icVIaF dy botF vFg AuhnF nUM KuafAuNdI iplfAuNdI. kdI ihwk nfl lf ky afpy hI socdI, ‘ikqy quhfzy ivcoN iek vI puwqr bx ky afAuNdI’; iPr TMzf hAukf BrdI afpxy Gr dy kMm ivc juwt jFdI. Auh qF ies cINgV bot dy mwQy lgxoN vI kqrfAuNdf, rfq vyly iPsL icps hI Kf ky nsLy ivc Duwq, KfV KfV bUhy mfrdf iswDf ibsqry ivc jf vVdf. ijvyN iksy nfl Aus df koeI vfsqf hI nf hovy.

pfrbqI JUrdI, idn rfq afpxf afp KpfAuNdI rihMdI. afpxy sfjn dy aYsy BuwKy vqIry bfry qF Aus ny kdy supny ivc vI nhIN sI soc skdI. Aus nUM aYsf byielfjf Gux lgf sI ik Aus dI kuMdn vrgI dyhI idnF ivc hI aMdroN aMdrI inwGrn lwgI. soc soc Aus df drd nfl mwQf Ptdf, isr ivc ijvyN hQOVy pYNdy. golIaF Kf Kf hYrfn ho jFdI. dohIN hwQIN afpxf isr nwpdI. vwzI plyTI dI DI rUpI, mF nUM drd ivc dyKdI aqy afpxIaF awKF ivc aQrU Br ky afpxy inwky hwQIN mF df isr GuwtdI. Aus dI koml ijhI sUrq mF nUM hor vI lfzlI lgdI. afpxy idl dy tukVy nUM ihrdy nfl Guwt lYNdI. Aus dI hUk ijhI nkl jFdI. Aus df moh bysur byqfl hoeI bykdrI ijLMdgI nfloN twut cukf sI. pr blUr ijhIaF DIaF nUM vyK AunHF leI rwb pfsoN iPr ijLMdgI mMgdI.

Auh inkrmx kI jfxy ik mMigaF qF moq vI nhIN imldI qy Aus nUM ijLMdgI ikvyN imlU? kwcy rMgF vFg Aus df zulH zulH pYNdf jobn idnF ivc hI Kur igaf. pqI dy bol kdy aimRq vrsfAuNdy sn, hux ivsL Bry qIrF vFg sInf ivMnHdy cIrdy lMG jFdy. Aus dy afAux qoN pihlF Auh bQyrf koisLsL krdI ik bwcIaF nUM suaf dyvy pr iPr vI koeI jfgdI huMdI, roNdI huMdI. ‘ietF pwQrF nfl myrf Gr Br idqf. tYN tYN luaf rwKI aY. rfq vyly vI ienHf nUM mOq nhIN pYNdI’, Auh iKJdf sVUM sVUM krdf, nPrq dI mohlyDfr krdf pqf nhIN idloN ikMnf ku dUr ho igaf sI. ‘pwQrF dI QF qUM myrI JolI lfl jvfhr pf idMdf, mYN kdoN nFh kIqI sI. ieh vI qyrI hI kIqI hoeI bKisLsL hY’, pfrbqI dI afqmf aMdroN aMdrI socdI rihMdI. pr dMd moqIaF nUM hoTF hyTF sFB, Auh mUMh qy cuwp dI pwtI bMnHI rwKdI.

afQx vyly iek idn jd Auh pwb nUM jfx leI iqafr ho irhf sI qF Aus hOslf krky ikhf: ‘myrf keI idnF qoN isr Pwt irhf hY, mYN golIaF Kf Kf hYrfn ho geI hF. jy ienHF pfs GVI Br bYTo qF mYN jLrf lyt lvF!’ pfrbqI ny sihmI ijhI afvfjL ivc qrlf ijhf mfiraf sI. ‘qUM ienHF nUM Kfh, ieh qYnUM Kfx, mYN ienHF dI cYN cYN ivc pl vI nhIN Tihr skdf’, Aus pfrbqI dy pfey qrly nUM kroD df Tuwzf mfridaF bfhr df drvfjLf bMd kr idqf aqy ipCy muV ky nf vyiKaf.

pfrbqI pfsoN KVoqf nf igaf. Aus isrdrd dIaF golIaF dI awDI sLIsLI Kqm kr idqI sI. Aus dIaF awKF ivcoN ihrK, drd aqy bwcIaF leI mmqf Bry hMJU inkl afey. kdy Auh socdI ik hspqfl jfvF qF ienHF df kI hoAU. rUpI nws ky mF dy gly afx lwgI qy Aus df isr dwbx lwgI. ‘mMmI pfxI ilafvF, golI kf lvo’ rUpI dy ipafr Bry bol sn. rUpI dI apxwq Bry bol sux ky Ausdf idl mom vFg ipG ky vih quiraf. rUpI nUM anoKI ijhI qwkxI qwkidaF Aus ikhf, ‘jy mYnUM kusL ho igaf qF quhfnUM kOx kfljy lfAU?’ bwcIaF nUM kuJ Kuafx leI socidaF ihMMmq krky Aus KVI hox df Xqn kIqf. pr aYsf jLor df cwkr afieaf ik Auh QfeyN hI izg peI. rUpI BYa BIq hoeI kMbx lwgI. inwkIaF ny zridaF mfiraf mF nUM cMbV ky cIkF mfrnIaF sLurU kr idqIaF.

zYNbiraF vFg rUpI guMm suMm hoeI mF nUM izgI nUM vyKdI rhI. Auh dyr nfl pwb qoN muiVaf. bUhy nUM cfbI lfAuNidaf, bwcIaF df roxf sux ky Aus dy mUMhoN aMgfr vrHx lgy ; ‘kIhnUM kIrny pfAuNdIaF ho, kI quhfzI mF mr geI hY? ikQy AujVI hY ies vyly? ikhVf quhfnUM swp lV igaf hY?’ Aus dy zfieinMg rUm ivc vVidaF bwcIaF dy sfh sUqy gey. CotIaF mF nUM Cwz ky rUpI duafly Jurmt pf ky KVH geIaF. ‘ieh qIvIN vI nvyN hI ZkvMj GVdI af. kdI isr df nKrf, kdy koeI nvF cilqr!’ Aus izgI pfrbqI nUM bVy byrihm hwQF nfl JMjoiVaf. TMzf pfxI Aus dy mUMh Auqy zoilHaf. pr Auh tws qoN mws nf hoeI. Aus ny awk ky aYNbUlYNs bulf leI pr Aus df KyKxF vflf sLwk hux kuJ aslIaq ivc bdlx lwgf.

pfrbqI hspqfl phuMcx qoN pihlF hI TMzI nINdy sON geI sI. QoVI dyr bfd iek zfktr ny nIvIN pfeI, mUMh ltkfeI Aus dy kMDy Auqy hwQ rwKidaf ikhf sI, ‘sOrI sr, vI kFt syv XUar vfeIP. sLI hYz bryn hYmryj, XU kYn sI hr[[’ zfktr kih ky agy vwl nUM qur igaf qy Auh ipCy ipCy. zfktr ny pfrbqI dy mUMh qoN icwtf kwpVf cuwk idqf. Auh gUVHI nINdy suwqI peI sI. Auh pwQr df buwq bixaf Aus dI bfhI PV ky KVf Aus dy pIly BUk ichry vwl ieMj qwk irhf sI ijvyN bhuq idnF bfad awj iPr Aus nUM imilaf hovy. Aus nUM lLwgf ijvyN Auh Aus agy qrlf pf ky kih rhI hovy, ‘Bilaf lokf, hux pl Br nhIN, sdf leI sFByNgf. qyry leI qF ieh pwQr hI hn pr myrIaF ieh afdrF hn. vfsqf eI rwb df, ienHF kMjkF ijhIaF dyvIaF nUM nf rolIN!’ hfly vI Aus dI ijvyN afqmf rihm dI BIK mMg rhI hovy. zfktr ny muV mUMh kwj idqf qy Aus nUM bfhr jfx df iesLfrf kr idqf.

jo kuJ vfpr igaf sI, Aus nUM Aus bfry kdI qOKlf hI nhIN sI hoieaf. pihlI vfr Aus ny bwcIaF nUM gl nfl lfieaf. pCqfvy dI awg ivc lUh cox lwgf. mF msLohr Dwky DoVy KFdIaF bwcIaF, rul Kul pl geIaF. afp apfhj ho ky hux idn rfq vIlH cyar df muQfj bixaf bYTf sI. AuhI Aus dy agy ipCy nwsIaF iPrdIaF. pwQrF ivcoN hux Aus nUM swucy moqI idsdy, pohlI dy kMzy nhIN. AuhnUM duwK dIaF sFJxF DIaF moh mfrIaF mfipaf dIaF iDrF idsdIaF. Auh cMzfl dI BFqI afpxy afp nUM hIxqf dI Bfvnf nfl grk jfxf cfhuMdf. Aus nUM lgdf Aus nUM pfrbqI dI hfa lgI hY. Aus df hI srffp lwgf hY. kmIny vqIry df rwb ny TIk hI KimafjLf Aus nUM idqf hY. pfrbqI dy kdmF Auqy izg ky mfPI mMgx leI qrsdf. pr Auh qF iksy dyvI vFg KfmosL jbr jLulm nUM sihMdI hoeI kUc kr geI sI. diraf dy vihx vFg hMJU vih qury. Aus df DfhF mfrn nUM jIa kIqf. qUPfn ny ijvyN Aus nUM byigxq tukiVaF ivc vMz idqf hovy.

‘kONgrYcUlysLn zYz’, ijMdr miTafeI df zwbf Aus vwl agy vDfAuNidaF boilaf. gutkUM gutkUM krdI KusLI BrI afvfjL ny Aus nUM ijvyN pqfl qoN DrqI Auqy lY aFdf hovy. ijMdr kih irhf sI, ‘zYz, bybI grk iejL so svIt, so nfeIs, vYrI ibAUtIPuwl, lfeIk ey iltl eyNjl!’ Aus dy mUMhoN ijvyN KUsLI Bry Puwl ikr rhy sn. Aus nUM lLgf ijvyN Aus suMdr nrs dy bol ijMdr ny awj iPr duhrfey hn. afpxI sOVI soc Auqy Aus nUM sLrm afeI. ijMdr dI nvIN pIVHI dI agFhvDU socxI nfl Auh idloN sihmq hoieaf. ‘sdf KusL rho, ijAUNdy vsdy rho, myry vrgy Aujwz, mUVH psLU ibrqI mnuwK afpxy hwQIN sB kuJ sfVky suafh kr idMdy hn. DIaF nUM mfx bKsLx vfilAu, qusIN hI ies dunIaF ivc ijAUx dy kfbl ho. nvIN soc dy mflko, sdf jIAu!’ Aus ny pYrF vwl Aulr rhy ijMdr dI ipwT Auqy QfpI idqI.