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WSI[ WAPiQ PZQMIWa ' EMLDQ EMLAUO[DQ FTEH GJAUO[DQ GORo DRBAR EVYC POYJ GeQ . S^GT GOzARQ JhGI JOrI HheI SI . SKYTR SAEHB JI NQ SMjh SA' MYtA lQKiA bARI KR EDYTA EKUO[EK UOH VI EKSQ JYtQ DQ POYJi DI Ee^TzAR KR RHQ SN . SAXA JYtA ESYdA WASi VYL ' Hh TOERWA . EeYK SAXQ EDL EVYC EeH VI VEHM EK EJS' WSI[ Pq[X DQ KQ WAeQ Ha UOH WJQ DRBAR EVYC PHO^ECWA HI NHI[ DoJA SAXQ EDL drK RHQ SN EKUO[ EeH SAXI HALT EeH SI EJVQ[ KALI ETYTLI KMADh[ ENKLI EK UOr|DI ' BAz Pw EGWA . WSI WASi UO]YPR WJQ WAPiA PwR HI dERWA SI Ta SKYTR SAEHB JI NQ EPEcu SAXA Na Lw KQ HAK MAR EDYTI . SAXA Ta uDh[ HI MYtA piK EGWA EK KheI KOTAHI Hh GeI LGDI Hw . JD WSI[ EPcaH ' MOrQ Ta SKYTR SAEHB JI NQ SAXQ CRNa VYL EesARA KRKQ WAEkWA EK WASi UO]YPR EBRAJi Th[ PEHLa WAPIIWa JRABa UOTARNIWa JRoRI HN . WSI[ ET^N|a NQ WAPiIWa JRABa LAH KQ WAPh WAPiI JQB EVYC TO^N LeIWa . WSI[ HRMhNIWM ' VAEHGORo JI DA JAP JPEDWa khL|iA sORo KR EDYTA PR SAXA EdWAN Pq[X VALQ SYJi VYL HI SI EK UOH KDh[ DRBAR EVYC PHO^CDA Hw . RYB NQ EeH VI SAXI SOi LeI . WSI[ UOS' W^DR Vr|EDWa VQEkWA Ta MN thrA saT Hh EGWA . WSI[ WJQ HRMhNIWM DQ SORa UO]YPR HYt HI ElKAEeWA SI S^GT EVYCh[ EeYK NQ WAVAz KYSI, "EeS ' eQtQ sBD Pr|N DI WAEGWA NHI[ . EeSNQ DAHrI KYlI HheI Hw . EeS DRBAR EVYC P^Ja KYKARa VALA PoRN GORESYk HI sBD KIRTN KR SKDA Hw . EFR S^GT EVYC WAPS EVYC RqLA Pw EGWA . KheI KOYj KEH ERHA SI KheI KOYj KEH ERHA SI . M^NiA PUo SKYTR SAEHB GORBAiI EVYC BHOT S^P^N SN UON|a NQ KeI UODAHRiA DQKQ S^GT ' saT KITA Ta SA' HOKM KITA, "bAeI SAEHB TOSI[ WAPiA EvVEkWAN WAR^b KRh ."
EFR KI SI WSI[ BrI ENMZTA NAL S^GT DQ CRNa EVYC BQNTI KRDQ HheQ WAR^b Hh GeQ . EeS EVYC KheI sYK NHI[ SI EK WSI[ sBD ' PoRI TR|a K^p KITA HhEeWA SI . WSI[ lQK LITI Ta S^GT KOYj HwRAN JHI Hh GeI . sBD sORo KITA Ta S^GT HYSi LYG PeI . SA' VEHM Hhi LYGA EK sAEeD WSI[ KOYj GYLT UOCARN KRDQ Ha . BrI ShC NAL WSI[ WAPiQ WEbWAS UO]YTQ MAi KITA EK WSI[ EBLKOL SHI UOCARN KR RHQ Ha . SOR HRMhNIWM NAL EMLDI SI . NA HI POYpA COEKWA SI PR SMj NA PVQ EK S^GT EKUO[ HYSDI Hw . JD WSI[ EFR lQK LAeI Ta SAXA Pq[X VALA DhST SAXI HqSLA HFJAeI KRN WA EGWA . lQK LAUO[EDWA LAUO[EDWA WSI[ BABA JI VYL TYEKWA . UOH JhrI VALQ ' HRMhNIWM DIWa SORa NAL CYLi LeI WYka WYka NAL SMjA RHQ SI . JDh[ BABA JI JhrI VALQ VYL TYKi JhrI VALA BABA JI VYL TYKKQ ESR EHLA KQ BABA JI NAL RLQ Ta S^GT UON|a VYL TYK KQ HYSi LYG PVQ . SARQ sBD EVYC UON|a DhNa DA EeHh WEbWAS HI ERHA . WSI[ sBD GAUO[DQ RHQ . JhrI VALA TQ BABA JI EeYK DoJQ ' pIK KRDQ EeYK DoJQ VYL TYKDQ RHQ Ta SARI S^GT UON|a ' TYK TYK HYSDI RHI SAXI HqSLA HFJAeI VASTQ S^GT EVYCh[ HhR KheI SYJi NA UO]YEpWA . UO]YpDQ VI EKVQ[ UON|a ' Ta HYSi EVYCh[ HI NA EVHL LYGI . sBD WJQ WYdA KO HI UOCAERWA SI EK SAXQ JQB EVYC WrO^EGWA lwLIFoN WAPiA KIRTN KRN LYG EPWA . NA WSI[ UOS' B^D KRN JhGQ WTQ NA UOS' SOiN JhGQ . JQ B^D KRDQ SI Ta sBD DI LrI lOYlDI SI . JQKR SOiDQ SI Ta S^GT GORMERyADA ' b^G KRDQ SI . EeH SAXI HALT SYP DQ Mo^H EVYC KhHr EKRLI VRGI SI . WSI[ sBD DIWa dARNA LA RHQ SI UOdR SAXI JQB EVYC lwLIFoN WAPiA WLAP KR ERHA SI . EeYK EeH VI KARN SI EK S^GT EVYCh[ UO]Yp KQ SAXI KheI HqSLA HFJAeI NA KRN WAEeWA . WSI[ WAPiA MN MAR KQ EeH ShECWA EK KheI GYL NHI[ SARQ B^DQ EXYG EXYG KQ HI HOEsWAR HO^DQ HN . PR EDL EVYC BHOT WAVQ EK WSI[ KMAeI Ta KI KRNI SI SGh[ WAPiI JQB EVYCh[ VI Pq[X GOWA KQ Bwp GeQ . WSI[ WAPiQ HRMhNIWM ' CADR NAL LPQElWA WTQ CADR DI GYp MARN DI VI Lhr NHI[ SMjI, BABA JI ' WTQ TAEBWA UO]YPR MYtA lQEKWa WTQ JhrI VALQ DA WYka NAL HI d^NVAD KRKQ EFR BAHR WAiKQ WAPiQ K^N|a ' DhHa HYtA NAL EkECWA WTQ BOr-BOr|AeQ, EJSDA K^M UOSQ TAeI[ SJQ, HhR KheI KRQ Ta xI[GA BJQ ."
BAHR ENKL KQ WJQ WSI[ WAPiQ WAP No^ S^bAELWA HI SI JD TYK gR SOYTA EPWA UO]YpKQ JhrI VALA VI GORogR DI DEHLIz lYP WAEeWA . KhL PHO^CDA HI SANo^ WAki LYGA, "bAeI SAEHB Mw[ EKTQ LQl Ta NHI[ Hh EGWA ? bAeI SAEHB Mw[ TOHAXQ MhBAeIL UO]YPR BHOT g^lIWa VJAeIWa . TOSI[ UOSNo^ COYEKWA HI NHI[ . Mw[ Ta ShCDA SI sAEeD TOSI[ gR WARAM HI KRDQ Hh ."
WSI[ BrQ pR^MQ NAL UON|a DQ EeS PZsN DA UO]YTR EDYTA, "WYcAW ! lwLIFoN, TOSI[ SANo^ KRDQ SI . CLh C^GA HhEeWA PTA LYG EGWA . JQ TOSI[ GORogR WAiKQ SAXA SAt NHI[ DQ SKQ Ta TOSI[ EeH BHOT C^GA KITA EK lwLIFoN RAHI[ SAt JRoR ED^DQ RHQ Hh . JD TYK sBD kTM NHI[ HhEeWA TOHAXA gOMAEeWA HhEeWA FoN VJDA HI ERHA . sBD kTM HO^EDWa HI FoN DI g^lI VI kTM Hh GeI SI . TOHAXI BrI EMHRBANI JI .
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Inderjit Singh 'Jeet'
P^JABI DA PZTIENYd HAS-EVW^G LQkK
MAXRN ~zL
Ee^DRJIT ES^g ‘JIT’EeH EDL M^GQ yARh ‘MhR’ .
EKVQ[ KRIeQ WSI[ GqR .
PZQM Ta bAVQ[ LOKKQ KRIeQ,
MYC JaDA Hw EFR VI shR .
EDSih[ UODh[ HYl JaDA Hw,
WYka JD Hh JAVN ‘FhR’ .
NAHRQ LA WSI[ KI kYElWA,
Hh EGWA SAXA GLA ‘ShR’ .
PEHLI VARI EDYTA TwNo^,
EDL Hw SAXA NVa-NKhR .
KOrI Ta DoRh HI EDS Pw[DI,
bAVQ[ NzR HheI KMzhR .
GOYXI Hh GeI Hw Bh-KAlA,
HYt EVYC KQVL REH GeI XhR .
DRDQ EDL DI EMLI NA DARo,
EFR DQkQ SARQ SrQ ‘SlhR’ .
EesK ENbAUO[iA To^ KI JAiQ,
UOMR Hw TQRI WJQ KshR .
MQRI KEVTA MwNo^ SOiA GeQ,
ChRa No^ Pw GeQ NQ MhR .
eQS UOMRQ JQ EesK NA KRIeQ,
DSh KRIeQ WSI[ KI HhR ?
HR KheI WwtQ HYSiA CAHO^DA,
bAVQ[ ES^g HhVQ Ja KqR .
EDL EVYC SAXQ EKVQ[ Vr| GeQ
EJS No^ NA KheI ‘EV^Xh XhR’ .
PTNI MoHRQ Jh NA BhLQ,
SMjh PTI Hw UOH ‘MwChR’ .
~zL SANo^ ELkiI Pw GeI,
DQk KQ yARh UOSDI lhR .
PQs Mw[ KRDA Ha HOi MKTA
Hh NA JAEeu EKdRQ ‘BhR’ .
PYB No^ JAiA bOYL GeQ yARh,
‘JIT’ No^ EesK DI WAGeI LhR .
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MAXRN ~zL
Ee^DRJIT ES^g ‘JIT’
UOH Hhi SAXQ HMSAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw .ENYT KRN HAeQ HAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw .
‘PYB’ EVYC WSI[ Ta Rhz JaDQ PIi VASTQ,
NzR ‘C KheI EPLAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw .
ESR TQ Ta Chla Ez^DGI ‘C kAdIWa BHOT,
EDL ‘TQ KheI Chl kAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw .
bOYkQ REH REH KQ bOYk TQ DYSh Mw[ KI ELka ?
MORG DI LYT frAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw .
XAK EVYC Ta EBYL HI BS EBYL WAUO[DQ NQ,
KDI KheI Cw]YK VI WAeQ,Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw.
WSI[ Ta SOHiQ No^ SI WAPiA BiA ELWA,
UOH VI WAPiA BiAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw.
GRMI DI EeS ROYT EVYC KOYj Wqr|DA NHI[
zOLfa DI cAVQ[ EBpAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw.
CAR LAVa Lw KQ Hh GeQ KwD SARI Ez^DGI,
PTNI Th[ KheI cOXAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw .
PwSQ VALA Ta sQWR KAfI TKrA HO^DA Hw,
Nhla DQ DRsN KRAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw .
yAD WSANo^ UON|a DI BQHYD Hw STaUODI,
WAi UOH WAP STAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw .
H^jo PI KQ ~zL ELkiI Hw BrI MOsKL,
EVSKI DI BhTL EDkAeQ,Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw.
KI bLA JANi EVCARQ ~zL DA EeH RoP,
WALhCKa Th[ RYB BCAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw.
HAS RS DA KVI ELkQ HAS RS Rh Rh KQ,
‘JIT’ No^ KheI HSAeQ, Ta ~zL HO^DI Hw .
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MAXRN ~zL
Ee^DRJIT ES^g ‘JIT’
ELWA EesK NQ X^G u yAR .
Hh GeQ XAxQ T^G u yAR .
TQRQ EPWAR DQ kRECWa KITA,
MwNo^ XAHxA N^G u yAR .
WAPiQ WAP Mw[ S^G JAVa,
lORa Ja TQRQ S^G u yAR .
BAPo DI EKTQ WYk NA kOYL|Q,
HqLI HqLI k^G u yAR .
EeYK EDL SI Jh TwNo^ EDYTA,
HhR NA KOYj VI M^G u yAR .
SYCQ EPWAR DI GYL KRDA eQ,
PI RYkI LYGQ b^G u yAR .
TQRA EDL MQRQ EDL ‘C FESWA,
cAEPWa EVYC PT^G u yAR .
‘SIRIWS’ ~zL HR KheI ELkQ,
Wqka ELkiA EVW^G u yAR .
HR EeYK NA’ UOH P^GA Lw[DA,
LGDA KheI ENH^G u yAR .
yAD TQRI ‘C UOSLVYl Lw[EDWa,
lOYl EGWA SAXA PL^g u yAR .
TQRQ NAL KI yARI LAeI,
Hh GeQ WSI[ ML^G u yAR .
EDL SAXA lhlQ lhlQ HhEeWA,
Thr NA DQVI[ l^G u yAR .PhP ES^GR SOi bAeIWA BhLQ,
WwVQ[ NA PAr| S^g u yAR .
EesK DI FYKI JD Mw[ FYKI,
FYK HhEeWA MQRA R^G u yAR .
KI HhEeWA ‘JIT’ JQ To^ KVI,
Mo^H NA Mhr| KQ L^g u yAR .
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MAXRN ~zL
Ee^DRJIT ES^g ‘JIT’
UODh[ DI HI GeI MYT SAXI MARI .
JDh[ DI TQRQ NAL LAeI Hw yARI .
GYL EJSDI KheI PYLQ PVQ NA,
UOHI WYJ KYL| DA VYXA ELkARI .
SqDQ EDLa DQ KRN VALQ EJHrQ,
LYD GeQ NQ WYJ Wwth[ EVPARI .
Dh-CAR BYECWa DI Ma WAkDI Hw,
Mw[ Ta WJQ TYK Ha KYCI KVARI .
JDh[ RAsN Lw KQ Cr|DI zNANI,
UOHI RAT LGDI SANo^ BrI bARI .
MQRQ sQWR SOi KQ Rh[DQ NQ LhKI[,
MOHYBT ‘C kAdI WSI[ Chl bARI .
HhVQ SAHMiQ BwpA WAPiA EPWARA,
~zL FQR BiDI Hw yARh EPWARI .
JhrI UON|a DI Hw LYGDI WSANo^,
EJVQ[ HhVQ ‘U’ No^ LAeI ESHARI .
PwR TQ WAPiQ kLh NHI[ UOH SKDQ,
KRNI UON|a NQ KI KqM DI UOSARI
?zNANI NQ WA KQ UODh[ ENYc MARI,
ELki DI KRDA SI JDh[ ETWARI .
UO]YGQ NQ WwDa KeI GAUO[i VALQ,
KiKa ‘C UOYGQ EJUO[ Ka-EGWARI.
EeYl COEKWa TQ WYGQ KVI ENKLQ,
UO]YTh[ WYJ TYKQ NQ MARDQ UOXARI .
L#MI DI PoJA koB KRI JA RHQ,
kA kA KQ M^DRa DQ C^DQ POJARI .
KVIWa ‘C BwpA Ee^j UOHh LYGDA,
EJVQ[ HhVQ SkIWa ‘C BaKQ-EBHARI .
KRo Kqi SAXQ ‘KLCR’ DI RAkI,
MaBhLI WAPiI JQ BYECWa EVSARI .
~zL ‘JIT’ DI MOsAEeRQ ‘C SOiKQ,
ENKLQ HR sQWR ‘TQ KOTKTARI .
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Ee^DRJIT ES^g ‘JIT’
DQ HYSDQ KVI .
DAD
bART JAi Th[ PEHLa VOLVRHw[PlN DQ KOYj KVI MQRQ gR MwNo^ EMLi WAeQ . sQWRh sAEeRI DA MHqL Bi EGWA . stANK KVIWa NQ KOYj KEVTAVa SOiAeIWa . MQRI VARI WAeI Ta Mw[ WAPiI EeYK ~zL SOiAeI EJSDA MTLA SI:-
"VAHDQ TQ TQRQ VSAH KR ELWA .
VQkh Mw[ EKYXA GONAH KR ELWA ."
SYb Th[ MwNo^ DAD EMLI . MQRI gR VALI VI UOtQ BwpI SI, Jh EBLKOL COYP SI . Mw[ UOS No^ POYEcWA, "XAREL^G ! TOHANo^ EeH ~zL EKS TR|a LYGI ? UOH BhLI:-
"EeH ~zL ELkKQ (TOSI[) SOWAH KR ELWA Hw .
EeYK Mw[ HI SI EJSNQ ENBAH KR ELWA Hw ."
EeH SOiKQ MwNo^ kOsI VI HheI . bAVQ[ MQRI ~zL DI SOWAH KR EDYTI PR KAfIWA Ta MQL EDYTA .
EeS No^ KEH^DQ HN yARh ShHBT DA WSR .
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NVa x^G
Ee^XIWN HAeI KEMsNR HhRa DQ gR WAzADI EDVS DQ ESLESLQ EVYC PARlI SI . NwRhBI sEHR Th[ PTV^TQ SJi WTQ KeI KVI VI BOLAeQ HheQ SI . bART Th[ WAeQ SABR WTQ BRKT HhRI[ VI HAzR SI . PIi EPLAUO[i DA K^M BrA zhRa TQ SI . CMN HhRI[ kr|Q MQRQ NAL GYLa KR RHQ SI WTQ ESGRl VI PI RHQ SI . PI[DQ PI[DQ ESGRl VALA HYt UOH WAPiQ EPcQ Lw JaDQ SN . UON|a DA HYt EPYcQ SI TQ ESGRl JL ERHA SI . JD SABR HhRI[ KhL DI L^gQ Ta UON|a DA HYt JLDQ HheQ ESGRl NAL LYG EGWA .
UOH KOYj GOYSQ EVYC BhLQ, "MOWAF KRNA CMN JI, Mw[ Ta LhKa No^ Mo^H tAiI ESGRl PI[DQ HI VQEkWA Hw . MwNo^ NHI[ PTA EK TOSI[ ESGRl Ee^j VI PI[DQ Hh !"
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EDL LGI
SZ: TQJA ES^g SABR WTQ BRKT RAM BRKT JD WfRIKA WAeQ Ta EeYK CMN LAL CMN HORa DQ gR MEHfL J^MI . JD EK NwRhBI DQ VI KOYj sAEeR UOtQ MqJoD SN . SABR HhRa NQ EeYK sQWR SPiAEeWA Jh KOYj EeS TR|a SI:-
"TQRIWa zOLfa Ch[ EXYGDA PAiI,
sRAB SMj KQ PI Lw[DA Ha .
Ee^J grI Dh grI Mw[ JI Lw[DA Ha ."
EeH sQWR SOi KQ ‘BRKT’ HORI[ EeYK DM BhLQ, "MAf KRNA SABR JI, KI TOSI[ WAPiI P\QMKA DQ VALA Ch[ EXYGIWa Jo^Wa VI EVYC HI PI Lw[DQ Hh ?"
WYGh SABR JI zRA GOYSQ NAL BhLQ, "COYP KRh BRKT JI, Mw[ WAPiI PZQMKA DI GYL KRDa TOHAXI DI NHI[ .
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VdIWA KVI
RTN RIHL WwtQ VOLVRHw[PlN EVkQ MQRQ sEHR EVYC HI REH^DA Hw . UOSNQ SAEHT DI HR EVdA UO]YTQ WAPiI KLM WzMAeI BrI SMRYtA NAL KITI Hw WTQ BHOT SARIWa POSTKa DA NAMVR LQkK Hw . MQRI UOS NAL GOfT-Go WKSR HO^DI HI REH^DI Hw . EeYK VAR WSI[ ECRhKa EMLQ Ta Mw[ UOSNo^ HAL CAL POcEDWa POYEcWA, "SOiAu RIHL SAEHB PRVAR DA KI HAL CAL Hw ?"
UON|a NQ BrQ dIRJ NAL JOWAB EDYTA, "Dh dIWa HN, DhVQ[ VKIL Bi GeIWa HN . Dh POYTR WA, EeYK POYT SAFl-Ee^NJINIWRI VASTQ tISS ELk ERHA Hw WTQ DoJA chlA UOH Ta KhRA WNPr| HI ERHA PR TOHANo^ yKIN NHI[ WAUO[iA EK UOH W^GRQzI DA KVI BHOT HALQ DA Hw . UOSDIWa W^GRQzI EVYC ELkIWa KEVTAVa UO]YC DRJQ DQ W^GRQzI DQ Mw~zINa EVYC cPDIWa HN .
Mw[ HwRANI NAL RIHL HhRa KhLh[ POYEcWA, "KhRA WNPr| UO]YTh[ W^GRQzI DA KVI !"
UON|a JVAB EDYTA, " VdIWa KVI Ta UOHI HO^DA EJHrA KhRA WNPr| HhVQ . EetQ zBAN DA NHI[ KheI MSLA ."
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R^G EVYC b^G
EPcLQ SAL KwNQXA Th[ ~zL-Gh sAEeR JNAB NDIM PRMAR HhRI[ Ee^GLw[X TsRIf ELWAeQ . UON|a DQ SVAGT VJh[ WwtQ VOLVRHw[PlN XA: DQEV^DR KqR C^DN HhRa DQ gR KOYj KVI EeYKpQ HheQ . EeS MEHfL EVYC SVRGI ENR^JN ES^g NoR, KVwlRI Th[ HRbJN EVRK, MEH^DR EGYL, DRsN dIR, HRPAL, DLBIR, ENRML ES^g K^dALVI WAED sAML HheQ . kAi PIi DA PZhGRAM VI SI . HRbJN EVRK HhRI[ PKqrQ BiA KQ ELWAeQ SI . PKqrQ BHOT SOWAD SI . Mw[ bJN No^ POYEcWA, "EVRK SAEHB ! PKqErWa ‘C b^G Ta NHI[ PAeI HheI . HQLQ EVRK HhRI[ ShC HI RHQ SI EK No6 HhRI[ jYl BhLQ, "EeH PKqErWa ‘C b^G NHI[ PAUO[DA, EeH R^G EVYC b^G PAUO[DA Hw . ***** ShHBT DA WSRCMN LAL CMN WTQ Mw[ NwRhBI KIENWA EeYKpQ REH^DQ HO^DQ SI . MQRI EKTAB ‘KOYKOTArIWa’ DI RoH-NOMAeI TQ UOH WwtQ VOLVRHw[PlN WAeQ . EKTAB DI RuH-NOMAeI MGRh[ KVI DRBAR HhEeWA EJS EVYC P^JABI WTQ UORDo DQ ChlI DQ KVIWa NQ EHYSA ELWA . Mw[ VI WAPiI EeYK KEVTA SOiAeI EJHrI EK BHOT PS^D KITI GeI . MQRI KEVTA SOi CMN HhRI[ KEHi LYGQ, "JIT JI JD TOSI[ MQRQ KhL NwRhBI REH^DQ HO^DQ SI Ta WwNI C^GI KEVTA Ta KDQ NHI[ SI ELkI ."
Mw[ WYGH EKHA, "CMN JI BS EeH SYb ShHBT DA WSR Hw ."
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sQRNI
MQRI EKTAB DI RILIz MGRh[ kAi PIi DA VI PZhGRAM SI . KVI kAi PIi LYG PeQ WTQ NALh NAL sQWRh sAEeRI VI sORo Hh GeI . WSI[ KAfI LQl Hh GeQ SI . RAHI SYb UO]YpKQ kAi LYGQ Ta Mw[ UON|a No^ EKHA, "RAHI SAEHB, MwNo^ EeYK sQWR yAD WA EGWA, SOiKQ JAiA ."
WYGh RAHI[ HORI[ KEHi LYGQ, "JIT JI ! HOi NHI[, TOHANo^ sQWR yAD WA EGWA, MwNo^ sQRNI yAD WA GeI ."
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BS EVYC
SAXQ WwtQ bo^EP^DR ES^g SYGo BrQ C^GQ KVI HN WTQ KeI EKTABa VI ELk COYKQ HN . UOH BYSa EVYC K^M KRDQ HN . EeYK EDN SVRN C^DN DQ gR BwpQ GYPa MAR RHQ SI . Mw[ SYGo No^ POYEcWA, " TOSI[ EK^NQ g^lQ BS EVYC REH^DQ Hh ?"
WYGh[ UOH KEHi LYGA, "CqVI g^lQ HI BYS ‘C REH^DA Ha ."
Mw[ HwRANI NAL POYEcWA, "UOH EKVQ[ ?
UOH DSi LYGA, "WYp g^lQ BYS DQ BS EVYC WTQ
16 g^lQ gR VALI DQ BS EVYC ."*****
VdIWA GIT
VOLVRHw[PlN DA EeYK ES^GR B#sIs yMLA EeYK EDN MQRQ KhL WAEeWA Ta MwNo^ KEHi LYGA, "bAJI ! TOSI[ SAXQ GROYP LeI KheI GIT zRoR ELkh ."
Mw[ UOHNo^ DYESWA EK Mw[ KDI KheI GIT NHI[ ELEkWA, EeH K^M J^XoELYTRaVALQ DA Hw . UOH FQR MwNo^ KEHi LYGA, NHI[, MwNo^ TOHAXA HI GIT CAHIDA Hw . Mw[ UOSNo^ DYESWA EK Mw[ VdIWA GIT NHI[ ELk SKDA . bAJI! VdIWA GIT MwNo^ CAHIDA VI NHI[, bLA VdIWA GIT Kqi SOio ?" GAEeK ThrA jArEDWa BhELWA .
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