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sLrfbI bMidaF koloN mYnUM zr lgdf hY. pqf nhIN ikAuN? iesdf iewk kfrx ieh vI ho skdf hY ik myrf pqI hwd drjy df sLrfbI hY. pr sMDU BfjI koloN zr nhIN lgdf, hflF ik Auh myrf skf Brf nhIN. sLrfb pIky qF mYN afpxy keI irsLqydfrF nUM vI bdqmIjLIaF kridaF dyiKaf hY. pIx bfd bMdf pihlF vrgf nhIN rihMdf.

jdoN df myrf pqI alwg rihx lwgf hY, hux pqf nhIN ikMnI aqy ikvyN pINdf hovygf? kihMdy hn kuwqy dI pUC iswDI nhIN huMdI. lokI TIk hI afKdy hoxgy, pr afpxy pqI bfry aijhy sLbd vrqxy mYnUM cMgy nhIN lgdy ijvyN mYN Ausdf apmfn kr rhI hovF! jykr socxI aqy rihxI-bihxI iewk dUjy nflL myl nhIN KFdI qF judy rihx nflL kI Prk pYNdf hY? Prk pYNdf vI hY, ikAuN nhIN pYNdf? iPr socdI hF. keI vfr pqI vloN kIqI mfr-kutfeI nUM njLr aMdfjL krky vI dyKdI hF.

pihlF-pihl, ivcoligrI df sLOk rwKx vflLy mrd aqy aOrqF, bVy cfa nflL mYnUM KLbr dyx afieaf krdy sn. ho skdf keIaF nUM myrf pqI hI Byjdf hovy. keI mrd hmdrdI dI afVH ivwc, dosqI df svfrQI irsLqf joVn dI nIaq nflL vI afAuNdy sn. pr jdoN qoN mYN AunFH dIaF gwlF ivwc AuwkI idlcspI lYxI Cwz idwqI hY, hux Auh Gt-vwD hI gyVf mfrdy hn.

sfnUM sLfipMg krky afeIaF nUM ajy awDf-pOxf GMtf hI hoieaf hY ik zor-bYlw dI avfjL suxfeI idwqI hY. rsoeI ivwcoN mYN bytI amn nUM afKdI hF---amn, byty dyK qF kOx hY?”

drvfjfL Kolx qoN pihlF hI, Auh bfhr JfqI mfrky dwsdI hY—-mMmI sMDU aMkl afey af.”

Ausdy bolF ivwc sfvDfnI vrgf lihjLf hY.

---koeI gwl neIN, zor KolH dy nf!” mYN afKdI hF.

Auh aMdr lMGidaF hI bytI amn nUM ipafr nflL afKdf hY---mfmf juafrI hovy jF sLrfbI, afKLr huMdf qF mfmf hI ey! bVI mfVI afdq hY pr lwK jqn krn qy vI sflLI CwzI nhIN jFdI, kI krF?” Ausdy kdm nhIN pr bol jLrUr zgmgf rhy hn.

iPr lFj ivwc dfKl huMidaF hI mYnUM klfvy ‘c lYky afKdf hY---bytI df kI ksUr? jd BYx hI mYnUM sLwk dI njLr nflL vyKdI hY.”

Auh soPy qy bYT jFdf hY. asIN mfvF-DIaF Ausdy sfhmxy.

---awj klH mYN Gr bYTky Gwt-vwD hI pINdf hF. lflI dI sLfp ipwCy bhuq vwzI qy isLMgfrI hoeI swLYz hY. keI vfr AuwQY ‘qy keI vfr iDafn isMG dy zyry.”

---swc aMkl iDafn isMG dI ishq ikvyN aF?” mYN icMqfqur ho ky puwCdI hF.

---srIrk pwKoN qF hux TIk-Tfk ey. pr iewkl mihsUs krdf ey. bolI nf afAux krky gory lokF ‘c ivcrn qoN vI kMnI kqrfAuNdf rihMdf ey. vfry-vfry jfeIey iewQoN dy vYlPyar isstm dy. do kmry df nvF bixaF bMglo Aus nUM imliaf hoieaf ey. nflL sLfndfr bfQ, rsoeI aqy tfielt. Cotf ijhf awgy-ipwCy bgIcf vI hY. duwK ieho hY ik Ausdy mn aMdrly bgIcy df KyVf Gtdf jf irhY. klH Aus kolL mYN cfr GMty bYTf irhf. lflI dI dukfn qoN mYN aDIaf lY igaf sI. asF imlL ky pIqI, gwlF-bfqF kIqIaF. bVf Audfs bYTf sI pr jdoN mYN quiraf qF cVHdIaF klF ivwc ho cuwkf sI. qurn vyly mYnUM qfVn lwg ipaf.

kihMdf, dyK igafn isaF. qUM afAunYN, afpF gwlF-bfqF krIdIaF. qUM dflL-sbjLI bxf ky, rotI pkf ky vI KuaLf jfnF aF. imlLky pIny vI aF pr qUM ies qrFH jyb ‘c aDIaf pfky nf ilafieaf kr. ijhVy pYsy mYnUM srkfr idMdI af. Kf-pI ky iPr vI awDy bc rihMdy af. nflL dy gory sfl ivwc do vfr hOlIzya jFdy af. mYnUM puwCxgy aKy qUM ikAuN nhIN jFdf? aYqkIN mYN vI ieMzIaf jfx df mn bxf irhF. jykr myry nflL qUM vI clyN qF mjLf af jfey. sfzf AuQy koeI nhIN. iewk BqIjf sI, Auh vI amrIkf jf bYTf. KyqF ivcly mkfn ‘c BeIey, Gr vflLy ‘c vI BeIey, ikhdy kolL jf ky rhF? ipMz dy ijhVy lok mYnUM jfxdy sn, AunFH ‘coN koeI irhf nhIN. BeIaF bfry gwlF suxky zr lgdY ik hor nf ikqy gwzI eI cfVH dyx. cl qyrf itkt mYN lfAUNgf.”

---vfkeI ijhVf bMdf ‘kwlf rihx df afdI nf hovy, Aus leI aOKf. gwl qF Aus dI TIk af, QoVf icr pMjfb cly jfieaf kry.” sMDU BfjI dI gwl sux ky mYN afKdI hF.

---hux pihlF qF mYnUM pfxI iplfE. jwg pfxI df qy nflL KflI glfs.” BfjI dI gwl suxdy hI bytI amn pfxI lYx cly jFdI hY.

igafn sMDU bhuqIaF gwlF ivwc, sky irsLiqaF nfloN vI vwD ivsLvfs df pfqr hY. AusdI vwzI KULbI ieh hY ik Auh afpxI gLlqI mMnx ivwc PLKLr smJdf hY. JUT nflL afpxy aYb Zkx dI bjfey, swc nflL nMgy krn ivwc ivwc sLrm mihsUs nhIN krdf.

QoVI dyr bfd, Auh kot dI jyb ‘coN ivskI df aDIaf kwZ ky myjL ‘qy rwK idMdf hY. ieh Biraf hoieaf nhIN,qIjf ku ihwsf KLflI jfpdf hY. myrI qrP dyKky Auh kihx lwgdf hY---BYx myrIey, swcI gwl dwsF. mYN vI awj kuwJ qnhf ijhf mihsUs kr irhf sF. idlbfg vwl igaf sF, Auh Gr nhIN imilaf. Pyr qyrf iKLafl afieaf; qyry vwl af igaf. afpxf sYwl Pon Gry Buwl afieaf hF. ivcfrF dI sFJ ibnF iksy kol bYiTaf vI nhIN jFdf. qUM qF BlI-BFq jfxnI eyN.”

---BfbI ikqy geI hoeI ey?” mYN acfnk puwCdI hF.

Auh AuwcI-AuwcI hwsx lgdf hY ijvyN mYN koeI cutklf suxfieaf hovy. iPr glfs ‘coN kuwJ Guwt ivskI dy Brky dwsxf sLurU krdf hY---dyK jIqI, gwl eydF peI qyrI BfbI bVI cMgI aOrq ey. bVI kdr krdF mYN AusdI. Ausdy afsry myry inafxy plL gey. sfzI afpsI smJ vI cMgI rhI hY pr hux, jd kdy mYN Aus nflL afpxy jjLbfq sFJy krny locdf hF qF Auh koeI hor hI ikwsf CyV bYTdI hY jF iPr iksy vwl Pon Gumf lYNdI hY. myrI gwl ivwc idlcspI hI nhIN sLo krdI. qy mYN twbr ivwc bYTf vI iekwl mihsUs krn lgdf hF. awj vI ievyN hI hoieaf hY.”

---mYN krF Pon BfbI nUM ik Auh vI ieQy af jfvy? mYN puwCdI hF.

---nhIN, awj rihx dy. awj qF mYN ieh vI nhIN dwsxf ik mYN ikwQy sF. bws qyry nflL gwlF krnIaF, rotI KfxI qy Gr jfky cuwp-cfp sON jfxf.”

---pr BfbI iPkr krygI?” mYN icMqf jLfhr krdI hF.

---iPkr krn dy idn bIq gey lgdy. awj klH Auh myrf eynf iPkr nhIN krdI, ijMnf afpxI CotI-motI bImfrI vl sB df iDafn duafAux df jqn krky, sfry twbr nUM iPkr ivwc pfAux dI koisLsL ivwc rihMdI hY.”

---pihlF qF BfbI eydF krdI dyKI nhIN!” mYN jfnx leI Auqsuk hF.

---qyrI gwl TIk ey. pihlF qF myry JUT nUM vI swc afKdI huMdI sI. hux keI vfr myry swc nUM vI JUT sfbq krn qy qul jFdI hY.” eynf afKdy hoey Auh myjL qoN glfs cukdf hY qy KflI krky vfps rwK idMdf hY.

---pr eydF ikAuN?”

sMDU BfjI hwsdf hoieaf afpxI dlIl pRgt krdf hY---pihlF sLfied, myry izktytr rwveIey Qwly dwbI hoeI sI. qy hux mn-mfnI krn jogI hox dy GumMz df isLkfr ho geI hovy.

---awCf BfjI, rotI iqafr krF hux Py? mYN AusdI slfh puwCdI hF.

---hF-hF, kr lY. rotI Kfx jogf ho igaF hux mYN.” ieh kih ky Auh sLIsLI ivc bcdI ivskI glfs ivwc incoV lYNdf hY.

amn tybl qy Kfxf lfAux dy afhr ivwc hY. rsoeI df kMm nbyV ky mYN vI zfeIinMg rUm ivwc af jFdI hF. asIN Kfxf Kfx lgdy hF. sMDU BfjI mIt nhIN Kf rhy, dflL-sbjLI Kf ky hI KusL rihMdy hn. pINdy jLrUr hn, Auh vI isrP sLfm vyly. idn nUM iblkul nhIN. Aus kol bYiTaF sLrfbIaF vflf zr mihsUs nhIN huMdf, sgoN afsrf mihsUs huMdf hY . surwiKaf . AusdI iewk KLUbI ieh vI hY ik iksy dI cuglI nhIN krdf. iksy nUM mfVf nhIN afKdf. jo idl ‘c hovy, mUMh ‘qy afK idMdf hY.

asIN rwj ky gwlF kIqIaF. jfpdY ijvyN Ausdy mn df boJ hlkf ho igaf hovy!

mYN rukx leI afKdI hF. pr Auh jfx leI muwK drvfjLy vl vDx lgdf hY.

amn afKdI hY---mMmI, aMkl nUM kho ieQy sON jfx. svyry cly jfx.”

---nhIN bytf, qyrI mfmI pqf nhIN kI socygI. iksy gLlq PLihmI df mOkf AusnUM ikAuN idwqf jfvy?”

amn, afpxIaF njLrF myry ichry ‘qy icpkf ky msLvrf dyx lgdI hY---qF iPr afpF kfr ivwc Cwz afAudy aF. Gr nf jfvFgy, Gr dy nyVy Auqfr idaFgy”

Aus rfq mYN dyr qwk amn dy pRqIkrm bfry socI geI. hYrfn sF ik amn qF sLrfbI bMidaF nflL nPrq krdI hY. jF iPr ijMdgI jIAux vFg, sLrfb pIx ivwc vI koeI Prk smJdI hovy!

iPr myrI soc ivwc sMDU BfjI dIaF do sqrF dy bol gUMjx lgdy hn.

mYKLfny df ijLkr kdy vI pIx leI AuksfAuNdf nhIN,

kr skdf hY pRyirq ieh qF Cwzx leI vI irMdF nUM!

socF ivwc AulJI hoeI nUM, pqf nhIN kdoN nINd af GyrdI hY? qy mYN afpxy afp qoN byKLbr hox lgdI hF!

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dUjI ivsLv pSjfbI kfnPrSs, ipRSs jfrj kYnyzf ivKy sLurU

iekIvIN sdI ivc kOmF dI AusfrI aqy pSjfbI kOm dy svfl dy muwdy nUM lY ky sLurU hoeI dUsrI ivsLv pSjfbI kfnPrSs 'c dysL-ivdysL qoN phuMcy 200 qoN vwD zYlIgytF dI BrpUr hfjLrI nfl sLurU hoeI. ibRitsL kulMbIaf dIaF rmxIk phfVIaF ivc vsy ipRSs jfrj sLihr dI XUnIvristI afP nfrQ ibRitsL kulMbIaf dy gol akfrI sYmInfr hfl ivc, kYnyzf dy mUlvfsIaF dy pRDfn ron sImor ny afpxy bhuq hI Bfvuk BfsLx nfl ies kfnPrSs df AudGftn kIqf. XUnIvristI dI ividafrQI XUnIan dI pRDfn ims sLYrn smQ ny pSjfbIaF nUM ijQy sucyq pwDr Auqy afpxy bfry kfnPrSs krn leI vDfeI idwqI, AuQy nfl hI Aus ny XUnIvrsitI dy smUh ividafrQIaF vwloN sfry zYlIgytF nUM jI afieaF ikhf. pSjfbI soc dy kfrj dI sLurUafqI irvfieqF nUM jfrI rKdy hoey kfnPrSs df afrMB bfbf buwlysLfh dI kfPI nUM tozI rfg ivc pSjfbI Grfxy dy Ausqfd lCmx isSG sIn ny pysL krky sLurU kIqf. ies dy nfl hI pSjfbI suBfa nfl myl KFdf nfc Coty bwicaF ny pysL kIqf. kfnPrSs dI pRDfngI dI ijLSmyvfrI sFBdy hI zf: krnYl isSG iQSd ny pRDfngI mSzl ivc afAux leI zf: pRym pRkfsL isSG aqy suwcf dIpk nUM swdf idwqf, ies sYsLn ivc zf: rOxkI rfm qy zf: mnjLUr iejfj ny prcy pVHy. sYsLn dy sMcflk zf: jspfl isSG ny zYlIgytF vwloN puwCy gey svflF nUM bVy hI XojnfbwD qrIky nfl prcf lyKkF nUM pysL krky sYsLn nUM rOick bxfeI riKaf. dUsrf sYsLn bhuq hI BrpUr ho inwbiVaf jdoN gUVHy nIl asmfn ivc imwTI Duwp aqy duwD icwty bwdlF ny dUroN nyVy afAux vfly zYlIgytF qy sroiqaF dI igxqI dugxI kr idwqI. ies sYsLn dy pRDfngI mSzl ivc jnmyjf isSG jOhl, zf: awlfidwqf, rjLf cODrI aqy mjLhr iqrmjLI sn. njLIr khUt dy pSjfbI moh ivc iBwjy BfsLx qoN bfad zf: svrfj isSG ny iek lMmf qy Auqyjnf BrpUr prcf piVHaf. pSjfbI sfihq sBf, ipRSs jfrj dy pRDfn ivjY kiplf aqy ivrfsq PfAUNzysLn dy srvy-srvf BuipSdr mwlHI ny afey sfry zYlIgytF df DMnvfd kIqf, ijnHF ivc Kfs qOr 'qy pSjfb qoN afey pRym gorKI, pRoPYsr inrdosL kOr, nftkkfr sMjIvn aqy svIzn qoN afsP sLfhkfr df ijLkr kIqf igaf. aSq ivj pSjfbI pRfhuxcfrI leI pRiswD hrdIp sMGyVf aqy ngInf isSG ny vDIaf Kfxy nfl sB df idl moh ilaf.

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