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   hotl dIaF pOVIaf cVHdy imMdr df mn kIqf sI ik Auh iewQoN hI vfips muV jfvy . Auhdy kdm ijvyN rukxf cfhuMdy hox . idl dI DVkx eynI qyËI nfl cwl rhI sI ijvyN Auh koeI lMmI dOV, dOV ky afieaf hovy . Aus ipwCy muV ky vyiKaf, aÈok jf cuwkf sI .
   “aÈok ny vI ikwQy ilaf ky Psf idwqY, qy afp hux bfhroN hI muV igaf .” imMdr ny soicaf . AuhnUM jfipaf ik ies vyly aÈok df sfQ Aus leI kfPI shfeI ho skdf sI . pr Ausdy mn df koeI konf ieh vI cfhuMdf sI ik muwdqF qoN AuzIkI jf rhI mnjIq nfl ies imlxI smyN swB kuwJ ÈFq ho jfvy . afly duafly cuwp psr jfvy, eynI cuwp ik Auh iewk dUjy dy sfhF dI afvfË vI sux skx . ivwc iksy vI qIjy df dÉl nf hovy . iek lMmf smF Auh sfhmxy bYTI mnjIq vwl vyKdf rhy-bws vyKdf hI rhy .
   idl dI DVkx rqf ku TIk krn leI Auh kuwJ icr pOVIaF ivwc ruk igaf . suwky hoey buwlF qy jIB PyridaF AuhnUM qyË ipafs lwgI jfpI . AusnUM jfipaf ik Ausdy aMdrlI AumrF dI ipafs buwlF qy af geI hY . pOVIaf ivc jwko-qwkI ivc Auh ieMJ KVHf sI ijvyN koeI vI ÌYslf krn dy smrwQ nf hovy .
   iksy dy pYrF dI afvfË ny AuhnUM cukMinaF kIqf . hwQF ivc trya PVI iek bYrHf Aus vwl vyKidaF qyË kdmIN pOVIaF cVH igaf . bYrHy dIaF ÈwkI nËrF nUM mihsUs kridaF Aus hOlI ku dyxI aglI pOVI qy pYr rwiKaf . Aus mihsUs kIqf ik AusdIaF lwqF hI nhIN, sfrf srIr kMb irhf hY . Auhdf idl kIqf ik Auh rIsYpÈn qy bYT ky aÈok dy vfips afAux df ieMqËfr kry, iPr Auh dovyN iekwTy mnjIq dy kmry ivc jfx . pr Èfied ieMJ hux sMBv nhIN sI. aÈok vI qF jfx-buwJ ky hI AusnUM iekwilaF Cwz ky igaf sI .
   eyny nUM AuhI bYrHf muV afieaf . Aus imMdr vwl vyiKaf . imMdr nUM afpxf afp guaficaf lwigaf, iblkul myly ivc Cuwt gey bwcy vFg .
   “sfhb, ikMny nMbr kmry ivc jfxf ?” imMdr dI mno-vsQf nUM BFpidaF bYrHy ny puwC hI ilaf .
“iewk[[[[[[[[[[[iewk sO iqMn .” kmrf nMbr dwsidaF imMdr nUM hYrfnI hoeI ik ies ivclq hflq ivc vI AusnUM ieh nMbr ikvyN Xfd rih igaf .
   “bws, ieh pOVIaF cVH ky qIsrf kmrf hI hY .” ieÈfry nfl dwsidaF bYrHf hyTF clf igaf .
   imMdr ny bYrHy nUM ieÈfrf kridaF jrf ghu nfl vyiKaf, bws vIh-pwcI kdmF df Ìfslf hI rih igaf sI qih krn leI . ieh soc ky Ausdy idl dI DVkx hor vI qyË ho geI .
   “E BfAU ! hux AusnUM qUM inÈMg ho ky afpxy mn dI gwl dws deIN . ieh nf hovy ik sfrI Aumr ‘cuwp-gVuwp rFJf hI bixaf rhyN .” aÈok dI idwqI nsIhq AusnUM Xfd afeI .
   “gwl-guwl nIN mYQoN koeI hoxI, bws AuhnUM vyKx nUM hI mn krdf, cfhy rfh jFdI iksy koinEN KVH ky ids jfvy. mn dI gwl dwsdy nUM mYnUM muV ieho lwgdf rihxf ijvyN iksy ny kfsf PVf ky mnjIq dy sfhmxy KVHf kr idwqf hovy.” afKdf imMdr afpxy mn dI gwl dws hI igaf sI .
   “cwl ijvyN qyrf mn krdf, krlIN,” mn dI iKJ aÈok dy ÈbdF ivc sfÌ Jlk rhI sI . “bMdy nUM sB kuJ iewko ZMg nfl nhIN imldf, kuwJ Koh ky imldf hY, kuwJ imwTy bx ky, kuJ kOVy qy keI kuJ mMg ky, jo ijvyN imldf iKwcI jfAu,” anykF vfr khI gwl aÈok ny muV duhrfeI sI . “pr mYN pfÊl pqf nhIN qYnUM ikAuN dwsx lwg jfnF, AuNJ ksUr qyrf nI, Es imwtI df hY, ijhqoN qUM bxiaF .” afKidaF aÈok ny afpxI gwl pUrI kIqI sI qy kuwJ icr mgroN afAux dI gwl afK ky clf igaf sI .
   “iks imwtI df bixaf Auh ?” Kohxf qy mMgxf, AusnUM kuwJ vI qF nhIN sI afieaf .” lMmf hAukf Brky socidaF Auh mn ivc rqf ku muskrfieaf qy dUr ikqy bIqy vwl qur igaf sI .
   AusnUM Xfd hY ik skUl ivc pVHidaF jdoN pihlI vfr ipqf ny AusnUM ÌIs muafÌ krfAux leI arËI ilKx nUM ikhf sI . ieh Èfied AusdI surq ivc pihlI vfr sI jdoN AusnUM iksy koloN kuwJ mMgx df aihsfs hoieaf sI.
   “ikMJ ilKIdI aY ?” arËI mUMh-ËbfnI jfxidaF vI Auhdy mUMhoN inl igaf sI . Aus kfÊË pYn cuwk ilaf. ipqf Èfied Qwikaf hox krky kuwJ bolxf nhIN cfhuMdf sI .
   “kI ilKF ?” Aus ipqf nUM puwiCaf sI .
   “ilKdy ik asIN grIb bMdy aF, iqMn BYx-Brf ny, ipAu mËdUrI krdY, cONk c KVdf . kdI idhfVI lwg jFdI aY, kdI nhIN . rotI msIN cwldI aY, rfq dI rotI df iPkr dupihr aqy svyr dI rotI df iÌkr rfq nUM huMdf aY . inafixaF dI pVHfeI bVI muÈkl af-krf nI skdy, ÌIs mfÌ kr idAu .” iswDf aqy sfAU ipqf ikMnf icr bolI igaf sI . imMdr ny kuwJiliKaf, kuwJ Cwz idwqf .
   jdoN arËI pUrI krn mgroN dsqÉq krn leI Aus ipqf nUM PVfeI sI qF ipqf Aus dIaF lfl awKF vyK ky hYrfn rih igaf sI .
   “E inwikaf ! kI ho igaf, roNdf ikAuN ?” ipqf ny puwiCaf sI .
   “nhIN, bws aYvyN hI .” dovF hwQF dIaF muwTIaF ijhIaF bxf ky awKF nUM mlidaF Aus eynf ku hI ikhf sI . sfied Qwikaf hox krky ipqf ny idmfg qy bhuqf Ëor nhIN sI pfieaf, mUMh dUjy pfsy krky sON igaf sI pr imMdr sfrI rfq socdf irhf sI ik Auh aiDafpk nUM arËI ikMJ dyvygf aqy Kud nUM kuwJ mMgx dI iglfnI vfly aihsfs qoN ikvyN mukq kr skygf .
   iksy dy pOVIaF cVHdy kdmF dI afvfË ny Auhdf iDafn BMg kIqf . qyËI nfl pOVIaF cVHx mgroN Auh kmiraF dy nMbr vwl vyKx lwg ipaf sI .
   “iek sO iek[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[” iek kmrf nMbr nUM mn ivc duhrfAuNidaF Auh agly kmry awgy jf puwjf .
   “iek sO do[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[” Aus iPr piVHaf .
   qy aglf kmrf nMbr ??? mnjIq df sI . bws iqMn cfr kdmF df Ìfslf sI . Aus drvfËf KVkfAuxf sI, drvfËf KuwlHidaF sfr Auh ichrf Ausdy sfhmxy hoxf sI . Auh ichrf ijsnUM Auh awj qwk afpxy aMdroN nhIN kwZ sikaf . Auh ichrf ijsny AusnUM rfq rfq Br cMdrmf vyKx dI afdq pf idwqI sI . Auh ichrf ijs bfry socx nfl Auh awj vI Enf hI bycYn ho AuTdf hY, ijMnf vIh sfl pihlF . Auh ichrf ijsnUM Auh imlIaF keI asÌlqfvF df kfrx smJdf irhf sI . Esy ichrynUM vyKx leI drvfËf KVkfAux leI Aus hwQ vDfieaf hI sI ik AuhnUM keI iekwTy lokF dy hwsx dI afvfË suxfeI idwqI. Aus aflf duaflf vyiKaf, koeI vI qF nhIN sI pr hwsx df ieh Èor AucI hoeI jf irhf jfipaf . iPr cuwp ho geI.
   AudoN vI ieMj eI hoieaf sI, jdoN aÈok qy idvfkr dy vfr-vfr Ëor pfAux qy Aus afpxy mn dI gwl mnjIq awgy kih dyx df mn bxfieaf sI . aÈok qy idvfkr hI sn jo imMdr dy mn dI gwl pUrI qrHF smJdy sn . Auh jfxdy sn ik imMdr nUM mnjIq df cMgf-cMgf lwgxf dIvfngI ivc bdl cuwkf hY . klfs ivc jdoN aiDafpk pVHf irhf huMdf qF Auh mnjIq vwl vyK irhf huMdf . ivhly pIrIaz ivc mnjIq nfl bYTx nfl imMdr dy idl dI DVkx qyË ho jFdI hY . idl, idmfg Ausdy vws qoN bfhr ho jFdy ny, kihxf Auh kuwJ hor cfhuMdf hY, mMUh coN kuwJ hor inkl jFdf hY . ikqfb iksy hor dI gwl kr irhf huMdf hY, kwZ koeI hor lYNdf hY, ilKxf kuJ hor cfhuMdf hY, ilK kuJ hor bYTdf hY .
“mnjIq nfl bYT ky qUM eynf Gbrf ikAuN jFdf ?” iek idn aÈok ny imMdr nUM puwC hI ilaf sI . imMdr dI ijvyN corI PVI geI hovy, AusnUM koeI juafb nhIN sI ahuV irhf .
   “drasl mYnUM lwgdf ik ijhVy sDfrn twbrF coN asIN afAuNdy hF, AuhnF ivc kuVI dI nyVqf iek aphuMc ijhI cIË lwgdI af-iPr jdoN myry vrigaF nUM kuVI dy nyVy bihxf imldf qF idl dI DVkx rqf ku vD hI jFdI af .” imMdr ny Thfky nfl juafb idMidaF aÈok qy idvfkr dy pRBfv nUM kuJ hlikaF krn dI koiÈÈ kIqI sI .
   “qyrI gwl TIk vI ho skdI hY-pr hr kuVI dI nyVqf nfl qyry idl dI DVkx qyË ikAuN nhIN huMdI ? mnjIq bfry jo kuJ qUM socdf, Auh mMnx ivc kI burfeI hY .” aÈok GoKvIN nËr nfl vyKdf boilaf sI . imMdr nUM koeI juafb nhIN sI ahuiVaf . “AUeIN qYnUM lgdf eI aY .” afKdf Au hYrfn sI ik ijhVI gwl Aus iksy nfl vI sFiJaF nf krn df inscf kIqf sI, Auh idvfkr qy aÈok eynI afsfnI nfl ikvyN jfx gey sn .
   Aus idn imMdr, idvfkr qy aÈok iekwTy bYTy sn .nfl mnjIq vI sI . cfry jxy pVHfeI mgroN iËMdgI ivc ivcrn dy ZMg bfry gwlF kr rhy sn .
   “beI afpF nUM qF bfpU dI kursI eI rfs afAuxI aF . suxI nhIN khfvq qusIN ik ‘afKr puwq mUilaf qYN hwtI bihxf. jo mrËI kr lAu, ijMnf mrËI pVH lAu, krnf qF vpfr hI hY .” ipqf dy kfrobfr ivc lwgx dI ÉfihÈ jF mjbUrI aÈok ny dwsI sI .
   “mYnUM qF skUl mfstr bx ky Boly-Bfly bwicaF nUM pVHfAuxf cMgf lgdY, nrm imwtI af, ijvyN mrËI Zfl lvo, ijMny mrËI afpxy vrgy GV lAu .” imMdr ny afpxy mn dI gwl dwsI sI .
   “mYnUM qF iewQy sB kuJ boirMg lwgdf-dysI ijhy bMdy, dysI sB kuJ, idl krdf ik Auz ky smuMdroN pfr jf ky mfzilMg krF . afkfÈ vwl nËrF itkfeI mnjIq ny afiKaf sI . “mYnUM aksr iek supnf afAuNdY, supny ivc sony dy GoVy qy svfr iek rfjkumfr mYnUM afpxy ipwCy ibTf lYNdf hY . iPr sfrI sfrI rfq qfiraF nfl Bry afkfÈ ivc GumfAuNdf rihMdf, bhuq AucI-eynI AucI ik DrqI qy GuMmdy bMdy kIVIaF-kfVHy jfpdy ny[[[[[[[[” imMdr ny mn dI iewCf dws rhI mnjIq dIaF awKF ivc vyiKaf sI . Auh lgfqfr vyKI igaf . AusnUM XkIn nhIN sI afieaf ik ieh AuhI awKF sn ijnHF AusnUM Aumr Br dI bycYnI idwqI sI . awKF ivclI aMnHI BuwK vyK ky AusnUM iek vfrI qF zr lwigaf sI . AuhnF awKF ivc ibnF prF qoN Auzx dy supny sn qy ibnF prF qoN Auzx df hÈr[[[[[[[[[[socky imMdr Gbrf igaf sI . AuhnUM jfipaf sI ik duinafvI ckfcOND df iÈkfr mnjIq nUM qF koeI vI vrglf skdf hY . mnjIq dI khI gwl keI idn imMdr dy mn ivc gUMjdI rhI sI.
   iek idn aÈok ny mnjIq nUM rfkyÈ dI kfr ivwc GuMmidaf vyiKaf sI . rfkyÈ AuhnF dy kfilj ivc hI pVHdf sI, kflj dI zrfmf tIm df mYNbr sI . iek do nftkF ivc kMm kr cuwkf sI . iek iPlm ivc vI koeI rol imlx dI gwl cwl rhI sI . gorf rMg, ibwlIaF awKF, BrvF ijsm aqy Aupr iPlmI nfiekF ijhf pihrfvf qy kfPI mfqrf ivc iCVikaf ieqr. rfkyÈ nfl mnjIq nUM vyK ky aÈok nUM ijvyN Jtkf ijhf lwgf hovy . agly idn hI Ausny imMdr nUM ikhf sI :
   “imMdr jo vI qyry mn ivc hY, Auh mnjIq nUM sfÌ-sfÌ dws ikAuN nhIN idMdf ?”
   ibnF iksy BUimkf qoN aÈok vloN ÈurU kIqI gwl qy imMdr nUM hYrfnI hoeI sI .
   “ieMj ikAuN kihMnf eyN ?” imMdr ny puwiCaf sI .
   “bws AuNj hI .” aÈok ny ikhf sI .
   “pqf nIN ikAuN mYnUM ievyN lwgI jFdf ik ijMnf mYN AuhnUM cfhuMdf, Auh mUMhoN kihx nfl Gt jfvy . nfly iek gwl hor, mMgxf BfvyN kuwJ vI hovy, myry vws dI gwl nhIN .”
   “qy Kohxf ?” aÈok ny aglf suafl kIqf sI .
   “Auh afAuNdf nhIN .” bybsI ijhI ivc hwsidaF imMdr boilaf sI .
   “pr ies qrHF qF kuJ nhIN bxygf[[[[[Boly pfqÈfh[[[[iËMdgI ivc swB kuJ ieko ZMg nfl nhIN imldf, kuJ mMg ky imldf hY, kuJ Koh ky, kuJ AuNj hI pYrF Qwly afey btyr vFg iml jFdf hY . bws jo imldf hY AuvyN hI iKwcI jfAu .” afKidaF aÈok imMdr nUM ies gwl leI mnfAuNdf irhf sI ik Auh afpxy mn dI gwl mnjIq nUM dws dyvy . ies ivc ‘kuJ mMgx dy aihsfs ijhf kuJ nhIN hY .
   keI idnF dI koiÈÈ mgroN imMdr ies gwl leI mMinaf hI sI qF smwisaf ieh KVHI ho geI sI ik mn dI gwl kihx leI ikhVf rfh cuixaf jwvy . gwl ilKqI rUp ivc khI jfvy jF mUMh ËbfnI . keI idn kihx vflI gwl dI rUp-ryKf iqafr huMdI rhI sI . imMdr iek lMmf smF socx mgroN iek gwl socdf, AuhnUM ilKxf, iPr pVHdf . pVHx mgroN Auh Kud nUM qrs df pfqr mihsUs krn lwg pYNdf . bybs qy apfhj ijhf . AuhnUM afpxf afp iCwQf pYNdf jfpdf aqy kdy sfrf aflf duaflf Kud qy hwsdf pRqIq huMdf .
“ijs kMm nUM mn nf mMny, Auh krnf bhuq aOKf huMdf hY .” ikMny idnF dI asÌl koiÈÈ mgroN imMdr ny ieh afKidaF dovyN imwqrF awgy hwQ KVHy kr idqy sn .
   awj iPr imMdr iblkul Ausy hI siQqI ivc KVHf sI-drvfËf KVkfAux dI . sfhmxy kmrf sI, aMdr mnjIq qy bfhr Auh . drvfËf KVkfAux leI Aus dubfrf hwQ awgy vDfieaf .
   “hux mnjIq vyKx nUM ikMJ dI lwgdI hovygI ? AuhnUM pCfx lvygI ik nhIN ?” socidaF hI Ausdf hwQ ruk igaf .
jdoN sony dy GoVy qy svfr hox dI iewCuk mnjIq pVHfeI ivc eI Cwz ky rfkyÈ nfl AuhdI nftk mMzlI rfhI ivdyÈ clI geI sI qF imMdr nUM jfipaf sfI ijvyN Ausdf swB kuJ guafc igaf hovy . AudoN Auh smiJaf sI ik aÈok mnjIq kol afpxI gwl kihx leI kfhlI ikAuN pf irhf sI .
   byÈk imMdr ny bhuq koiÈÈ kIqI sI ik mnjIq dy qur jfx df koeI vI asr afpxy ichry qoN nf idsx dyvy pr Auhdf Auqiraf ichrf mn dI sfrI khfxI dws jFdf .
   “mjnUM jI, hux kml Cwzo, jo igaf cMgf ho igaf . idl lf ky pVHfeI kr, pypr isr qy ny .” icqfvnI idMidaF aÈok ny ‘vwzy duwK nUM Cotf krky vyKx dI slfh idwqI sI .
   “cfhuMdf qF mYN vI ieMj hI hF, pr myrf koeI vws vI qF nhIN cwldf, bs ikqy idl nhIN lgdf . hr vyly bycYnI mihsUs krdf rihMdf hF . Èihr suMnf-suMnf jfpdf hY . sB kuJ ÌjUl ijhf lgdf .”
   aÈok nUM jfipaf sI ik imMdr iËMdgI dy Aus moV qy af KVHf hoieaf hY, ijwQy byiDafnI ivc ilaf igaf koeI vI ÌYslf AusnUM isafh hnyiraF ivc Dwk skdf sI pr nfl hI AuhnUM ieh XkIn vI sI ik kuJ idn pYx mgroN imMdr sB kuJ Buwl jfvygf, iPr sB kuJ afm ho jfvygf, ijvyN aksr huMdf hY .
   pr kuJ vI qF afm nhIN sI hoieaf, sgoN rog vDdf hI igaf sI . imMdr ny kflj vI afAuxf Cwz idwqf sI . sB dy vfr-vfr kihx aqy smJfAux dy bfvjUd imMdr kflj nhIN sI igaf . sgoN cup-cupIqy Èihr Cwz ky ikqy dUjI QF clf igaf sI . iksy PYktrI ivc nOkrI kr leI sI . imMdr do iqMn mhIny hI AuQy itk sikaf . jgHf bdlx nfl AusdI bycYnI nhIN sI GtI . Ausdy Btkx df dOr ÈurU ho cuwkf sI jo Èihr-dr-Èihr swq sfl jfrI irhf sI . AuhnUM jfpdf sI ik Auh ijs Èihr vI jFdf hY, suMnfpx Aus nfl hI puwj jFdf hY .
   “ieh suMnfpx ikqy bfhr nhIN, sgoN qyry aMdr hY .” acfnk bws stYNz qy imly aÈok ny AusnUM smJfieaf sI . ieh gwl Èfied Auh Kud vI jfxdf sI pr ieh suMnfpx Brn df AusnUM koeI ZMg nhIN sI suwJdf .
   “mnjIq ny rfkyÈ nfl ivafh krvf ilaf .” keI hor ieDr AuDr dIaF gwlF krn mgroN aÈok ny Ébr idwqI sI. Auh ipCly idnIN kfrobfr dy islisly ivc ivdyÈ igaf sI . siBafcfrk gruwp nfl gey rfkyÈ qy mnjIq AuQy hI rih gey sn.
   “AuQy mnjIq imlI sI, KuÈ sI ik AuhnUM Auhdy supinaF df rfjkumfr iml igaf .” aÈok ny dwisaf sI .
   “ikho ijhI lwgdI af .” ibnF puwCy imMdr koloN irhf nhIN sI igaf .
   “QoVHf ku Prk ipaY, jrf ku motI hoeI aY .”
   “kI kihMdI sI ?” imMdr ny muV puwiCaf sI .
   “sB dI rfËI-KuÈI puwCdI sI .” aÈok ny ikhf sI .
   imMdr dy mn ivc sI ik Auh puwCy ik mnjIq ny Auhdy bfry vI puwiCaf sI ik nhIN-pr Auh cuwp kr igaf sI .
   “hux qUM sB kuJ Bul-Bulf ky ivafh krvf lY .” aÈok ny imMdr nUM slfh idwqI .
   “sB ieMj eI afKdy ny, pr hfly myrf mn nhIN mMndf . socdF jy myry nfl ‘Auh nhIN qF iksy hor dI vI kI loV aY.” imMdr ny afiKaf sI .
   “iËMdgI ivc sB nUM sB kuJ nhIN imilaf krdf-kuJ Gwt imldf hY-kuJ vwD qy keI kuJ imldf eI nhIN-bws iesy df nF iËMdgI hY .” Aus idn aÈok ikMnf icr smJfAuNdf irhf sI .
   afKr imMdr df ivafh ho igaf sI ivafh qoN bfad imMdr nUM lwgf sI ik iËMdgI kuJ kuJ sfvIN ho rhI hY . AuhdI pqnI gIqf Èkl sUrqoN byÈk bhuqI sohxI nhIN sI, pr Auhdf suBfa cMgf sI . Auh pqI dI inwkI inwkI loV df iÉafl rwKdI. jy imMdr ikqy iekwlf bih ky aqIq ivc guafcx dI koiÈÈ krdf qF Auh itkitkI lwgIaF awKF mUhry hwQ Gumf ky puwC lYNdI,“jnfb ikwQy puwj gey ny ?”
   “ikqy nhIN” afKdf imMdr twbr ivc rcx imcx dI koiÈÈ krdf .
   gIqf dy suBfa kfrx imMdr BfvyN sB kuJ Buwlx dI koiÈÈ ivc sI, pr iPr vI mn dy iksy kony ivc Auh pihly iek-pfsV ipafr dI Xfd ËrUr bYTI sI . ieho kfrx sI ik Auh mnjIq nUM iek vfr vyKx dI iewCf iqafg nhIN sI sikaf . aÈok jdoN vI kMm-kfr dy islisly ivc ivdyÈ jFdf, mnjIq nUM ËrUr imldf . vfips af ky imMdr nUM dwsdf .
“E Xfr ! ikvyN kr iek vfr AuhnUM imlf qF dy .” gwlF suxdf suxdf imMdr bol AuTdf .
   “Cwz E vIiraf ! hux twbr pflI jf cuwp krky, juafk mYnUM dursIsF dyxgy .” aÈok mÈkrI krn dy rONa ivc huMdf.
   “cMgf, muV ky myry kol AuhdI gwl nf krIN .” imMdr iKwJ ky afKdf .
   “nfly qUM ikhVf AuhnUM iml ky mwl mfr lYxIN af ?” aÈok iPr afKdf .
imMdr nUM jfpdf ik aÈok TIk hI afK irhf hY .
   “mnjIq ny rfkyÈ koloN qlfk lY ilaf . kuJ icr iekwlI rihx mgroN hux ikqy hor ivafh krfieaf hY .” iek vfr ivdyÈoN muVy aÈok ny dwisaf sI .
imMdr bycYn ho AuiTaf sI .
   “awgy nfloN awDI rih geI hY, hux bhuq pCqfAuNdI af, rfkyÈ nfl ivafh krvf ky . afKdI hY nf hux iewQy rihx jogI hF, nf ieMzIaf muVx jogI .”
   “iewQy afAux nUM nhIN sI kihMdI ?” bycYnI dI hflq ivc imMdr ny pwuiCaf sI . Auhdf idl kIqf sI ik Auh mnjIq qy afAx vflI hr muuÈkl Zfl bx ky Kud qy sihMdf .
   “Èfied agly do-iqMn mhIinaF ivc iek vfr gyVf lfvy .” aÈok ny dwisaf sI .
   “ies vfr Auhny qyry vfry vI dwisaf sI ik afpxf cwup-cuwp rihx vflf imMdr AunHF idnF ivc qYnUM bhuq ipafr krdf sI-AudoN qUM rfkyÈ nfl kfr ivc bYT ky GuMimaf krdI sI . pihlF qF Auh bhuq hYrfn hoeI qy iPr iek lMmf smF Audfs bYTI rhI .” aÈok dws ky clf igaf sI pr imMdr keI idn bIqy dIaF lihrF ivc vihMdf irhf sI .
   qy ijs idn AusnUM mnjIq dy Bfrq afAux df pqf lwgf sI, Aus iek iek pl igxnf ÈurU kr idqf sI . aÈok anusfr mnjIq ny Ausdy Èihr iek idn iksy hotl ivc Tihrnf sI . imMdr nUM pihlF qF mnjIq df Gr nf afAuxf ajIb lwigaf pr iPr AuhnUM jfipaf sI ik Auh Aus nfl imlxI dy plF dOrfn sihj nhIN rih skygf, ies leI mnjIq nUM bfhr ikqy imlxf ijafdf byhqr sI .
   awj aÈok imMdr nUM Ausy hotl ivc Cwz igaf sI, ijwQy mnjIq TihrI hoeI sI .
qy Auh socF ivc ipaf muV vIh sfl pihlF vflI siQqI ivc KVHf hY-drvfËf KVkfAux jF nf KVkfAux dI doicwqI ivc .
   pOVIaF cVHdy iksy dy qyË kdmF df KVfk hoieaf sI . Aus ipwCy muV ky vyiKaf, ieh aÈok sI . aÈok lgfqfr hYrfn hoieaf Aus vwl vyKI igaf .
   “hfly qwk bfhr hI KVF ?” Auh boilaf .
   “bws, AuNJ hI, aMdr jf hI irhF .” Gbrfht ivc imMdr nUM pqf nhIN lwgf ik Aus ikhVI gwl df juafb aÈok nUM idwqf .
   imMdr dI iek bFh PVky lgpg iKwcidaF aÈok ny drvfËf KVkfieaf .
   “Cwz vI Xfr .” afpxI bFh aÈok dI pkV coN CuzfAux dI koiÈÈ ivc imMdr ny lgpg PusPusf ky hI ikhf sI .Ausdf iDafn drvfËy vwl sI . aÈok bFh Cwzx dI rONa ivc nhIN sI . Aus dubfrf drvfËf KVkfieaf . drvfËf Kuwlf . imMdr dy sfhmxy AuhI ichrf sI ijs nUM vyKx leI Auh muwdqF qoN qrs irhf sI . mnjIq dy ichry vwl vyKidaF Aus afpxI bFh aÈok dI iZwlI hoeI pkV coN iKwc leI .
   “ieh af afpxy imMdr jI, ipCly awDy GMty qoN drvfËy qoN puwC rhy hn ik qYnUM KVkfvF ik nf ?” imMdr vwl ieÈfrf kridaF aÈok ny Ërf qlÉI nfl ikhf sI .
   ichry qy muskfn ilafAuNidaF aÈok dI gwl nUM axsuxI krky pr Aus vwl lukvIN ijhI nËr nfl vyKidaF imMdr ny mnjIq nUM ‘siq sRI akfl bulfeI sI . juafb ivc mnjIq dy dovyN hwQ vI juV gey sn . imMdr cuwp-cfp mnjIq vwl vyKdf irhf .
   “iehnUM ieh vI puwC, bfhr ieh awDy GMty qoN kI kr irhf sI ?”
aÈok muV Ausy rONa ivc mnjIq nUM sMboiDq sI . mnjIq kuJ jfxn dI iewCf ivc vfrI vfrI dovF vwl vyiKaf .
   “bs, rIsYpÈn qy iek jfxU iml igaf sI, gwlF ivc AuQy kuJ smF lwg igaf .” inrf JUT bolidaF imMdr afpxy afp qy hYrfn vI hoieaf . aÈok ny Aus vwl vyiKaf, awKF hI awKF ivc afpxI hfr nUM svIkfr kridaF “juafb nhIN qyrf” afKidaF Auh rqf ku muskrfieaf .
   “afAu, lMG afAu .”
   afKidaF mnjIq ny dovF nUM kmry ivc pey soiPaF Auqy bYTx df ieÈfrf kIqf sI . afp Auh kmry ivc pey bYz qy jf bYTI sI . imMdr ny mnjIq vwl vyiKaf qy afpxy idl dI qyË DVkx nUM mihsUs kIqf . Aus aÈok vwl vyiKaf, afdq qoN Ault cuwp rihx qy AusnUM rqf hYrfnI hoeI . sfhmxy bYTI mnjIq nUM, kdy nfl pVHdI mnjIq nfl mylidaF AusnUM smyN dy Ëorfvr hox df aihsfs hoieaf . bIqy lMmy vwl iek JfqI mfridaF Aus iek hAukf Biraf .
   “hor mnjIq, sÌr qF TIk irhf .” cuwp qoVx leI aÈok ny hI pihl kIqI .
   “hF-bs TIk eI irhf .” ikqy dUr guafcI jfpdI mnjIq iek dm vrqmfn ivc prq afeI .
   imMdr df mn kIqf sI ik kfÈ Auh aqIq ivc goqy KFdI mnjIq dy mn dI Qfh pf skdf .
   “hor rfkyÈ df kI hfl aY-nftk mMzlI hux vI kMm krdI aY ik[[[[[[[” dUjf suafl vI aÈok ny hI kIqf sI .
   “Auh qF sB iek bhfnf sI bfhr inklx df-bs hux qF sfry pOzF ipwCy dOV rhy ny, pwky hox leI qrly mfrdy .”
imMdr ny sony dy GoVy qy iksy rfjkumfr nfl bRihmMz dI sYr krn dI iewCuk mnjIq dIaF awKF ivc ikrcF-ikrcF hoey supinaF bfry soc ky Aus hAukf Biraf . Aus dIaF nËrF kmry ivc lwgy pridaF qoN huMdIaF Cwq qwk puwj geIaF . aYvyN Cwq dy cfry koinaF qy ingHf GumfAuNidaF Aus mihsUs kIqf ik kmry ivc cuwp boJl huMdI jf rhI hY . Aus aÈok vwl vyiKaf.iek vfr gwl ÈurU krn qoN mgroN hux dubfrf Auh koeI gwl krn dI rONa ivc nhIN sI .
   “bhuq sflF bfad afeI eyN .” ies vfr imMdr ny pihl kIqI sI . Aus Kud vI qy aÈok ny vI mihsUs kIqf ik Ausdy bolF c iQVkfa sI . AusdI gwl suxky aÈok dy ichry qy muskrfht ijhI PYlI sI . socdf hovygf ‘clo kuwJ boilaf qF shI .
   “hF ho eI gey ny ????? sfl .”
   ies juafb qoN bfad Aus muV aÈok vwl vyiKaf . Aus vwl vyKdf lgfqfr muskrfeI jf irhf sI .
   “mOsm ikho ijhf AuQoN df ?” bhuq nyVy smJy jFdy ivakqI nfl gwl krn df koeI ivÈf nf lwBy, ieh gwl AusnUM Kud nUM bhuq aKrI sI . pr iPr vI koeI gwl nf suwJx dI hflq ivc Aus mOsm dI gwl krn ivc hI afpxI pRfpqI smJI sI.
   “mOsm bhuq TMZf hY, lgpg sfrf sfl hI TMZ pYNdI hY, hux jdoN mYN eynI grmI ivc iewQy afeI hF, AuQy brÌ izwg rhI sI .” dwsidaF mnjIq ny bYl vjf ky bihry nUM cfh ilafAux leI ikhf sI . nflo nfl AuQy dy mOsm bfry ivsQfr nfl dwsdI rhI . AuhI gwlF sn jo aÈok qy imMdr ny keI vfr pVHIaF suxIaF hoeIaF sn .
   “Cwzo mOsm dI gwl, ieh gwlF qF ajnbI krdy ny, afpF qF[[[[[[[[[[” afKdf aÈok hws hI ipaf sI . imMdr qy mnjIq ny vI muskrfey sn .
   eyny nUM cfh af geI .
   “hor imMdr, ivafh krvf ilaf ? pqnI ikho ijhI ey ? bwicaF bfry vI kuJ dws .” cfh df pihlf Guwt BridaF mnjIq imMdr nUM sMboiDq sI.
   “hF, swq ku sfl ho gey ny ivafh krvfey nUM, pqnI ivcfrI cMgI ey, pUrI dI pUrI BfrqI nfrI, do muMzy eI ny .” afKidaF imMdr ny sB kuJ suafl vFg iek lfeIn ivc hI juafb dy idwqf sI .
   “imlfeyNgf nhIN afpxI ‘Auh nUM ?” afKidaF mnjIq hwsI sI .
   “hF-hF, ikAuN nhIN -mYN aÈok nUM ikhf qF sI ik qYnUM Gr lY afvy . pr pqf nhIN iehdy mn c kI sI ?” muskrfAuNidaF hoieaF sfrI dI sfrI gwl aÈok qy suwtidaF imMdr nUM ijvyN qswlI mihsUs hoeI . Aus aÈok vwl vyiKaf, jfpdf sI Auh sB JUT-swc svIkfr krI jf irhf sI .
   “hux qyrf AuQy kI hfl aY ?” imMdr ny AusdI hflq jfxn leI suafl krn df jyrf kIqf .
   “TIk aY-Auh bMdf qF TIk lgdf-pr iPr vI[[[[[[[[[[[[[” afpxy nvyN pqI bfry dwsidaF mnjIq gwl nUM golmol kr geI sI .
   “kdy af-AuDr sfzy kol, aÈok qF afAuNdf jFdf rihMdf . af jf kdy nfl .”
   “hF - dyKFgy kdy .” afKidaF imMdr ny aÈok vwl vyiKaf sI . Èfied Aus qYa kIqf hoieaf sI ik Auh kuJ nhIN bolygf .
   cfh Kqm ho geI .
   hor bhuq sfrIaF gwlF huMdIaF rhIaF . ies dyÈ qy Aus dyÈ dIaF . mnjIq afpxy bfry qy imMdr afpxy bfry, ivwc ivc aÈok vI Èfiml ho jFdf .
   “hux iPr cwlIey ?” imMdr ny aÈok nUM puwiCaf .
   “bYTo, cfh hor pIny aF .” juafb mnjIq df sI .
   “nhIN, hor cfh nhIN, hux cwldy aF .” afKidaF imMdr AuT KVHf hoieaf . aÈok nUM vI AuTxf ipaf .
iqMny drvfËy vwl vDy .
   “pqf lY lf, kdI icTI pf idaF krIN .” mnjIq ny kmry vwl ipwCy muVidaF afpxy prs ivcoN kfrz kwZ ky imMdr vwl vDfieaf sI .
   imMdr ny mihsUs kIqf ik aÈok rqf qyËI nfl qurdf AuhnF qoN cfr kdm awgy ho igaf . aijhf Èfied aÈok ny jfx-buwJ ky kIqf sI .
   “imMdr !” afvfË mnjIq dI sI .
imMdr ny mihsUs kIqf ik ieh afvfË mnjIq dI nhIN sI ijhVI GMtf ku Br AuhnF nfl gwlF mfrdI rhI sI .
   “imMdr ! aÈok dwsdf sI ik qUM mYnUM bhuq ipafr krdF, hfly qwk vI mYnUM afpxy mn ivcoN nhIN kwZ sikaf .” afvfË kfPI dwbvIN sI .
   “qUM myry nfl ipafr krky bhuq duwK sihaf, qy mYnUM pqf vI nhIN .” mnjIq KVH geI sI . aÈok kfPI dUr pOVIaF qwk puwj cuwkf sI .
   imMdr ny mnjIq dIaF awKF vwl vyiKaf, awKF ivc hMJU sn . sfhmxy KVHf imMdr zuwlxoN bcx leI sfrf Ëor lf irhf sI .
   “kmilaf ! aOrq nUM qF nwko-nwk ipafr nfl Bry iek afdmI dI loV huMdI hY .” awKF ivcly hMJU Clk pey .
   “qy qUM [[[[[[afpxy afp nUM Aumr Br df rog lf ilaf . cuwp-cfp mYnUM cfhuMdf irhF, Auprly qoN mMgdf irhf[[[[[[qy mYnUM JwlI pqf eI nhiN [[[[[.” afKidaf mnjIq ny Ausdf hwQ PV ilaf . imMdr leI ieh qih krnf muÈkl sI ik ieh hMJU Ausdy duwK krky sn jF mnjIq dy afpxy duwK krky . Auh cuwp sI, bws iek lMmf hAukf Biraf sI .
   “qUM mYnUM eynf cfhuMdf sI Jwilaf[[[[[[[[[iek vfrI mYQoN ipafr mMg qF lYNdf, sfrI Aumr qyry nfl kwt lYNdI .” imMdr nUM iek Jtkf ijhf lwigaf .
   “ipafr nfl nwko-nwk Bry qYnUM mYN nFh ikvyN krdI, qUM iek vfr mMgdf qF shI, sfrI dI sfrI qyrI ho jFdI, qyry nfl BwuKI kwt lYNdI, bws iek vfr[[[[[[[[[[[ipafr mMg ky dyKdf qF shI [[[[[[[[[[”
   imMdr df mn kIqf sI Auh mnjIq nUM qswlI dyvy, Auhdy isr nUM afpxy moiZaF qy itkx dyvy .
   pr pqf nhIN ikAuN Auh mnjIq df hwQ Cwz ky cuwpcfp ibnF kuJ khy hotl dIaF pOVIaf Auqr igaf sI .
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