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qaaoD,I dor baad ]sanao maaohna kI Aaor maMuh
fora¸ tao laD,ka lagaBaga Kanaa samaaPt kr cauka qaa.
isawoSvarI nao caaOMkto hue pUCa¸ "ek raoTI dotI hMUÆ"
maaohna nao rsaao[- kI Aaor rhsyamaya nao~aoM sao doKa¸ ifr saust svar
maoM baaolaa¸ "nahIM."
isawoSvarI nao igaD,igaD,ato hue kha¸ "nahIM baoTa¸ maorI ksama¸
qaaoD,I hI lao laao. tumharo BaOyaa nao ek raoTI laI qaI."
maaohna nao ApnaI maaM kao gaaOr sao doKa¸ ifr QaIro–QaIro [sa trh ]%tr
idyaa¸ jaOsao kao[- iSaxak Apnao iSaYya kao samaJaata hO¸ "nahIM ro¸
basa¸ Avvala tao Aba BaUK nahIM. ifr raoiTyaaM tUnao eosaI banaa[-
hOM ik Ka[- nahIM jaatIM. na maalaUma kOsaI laga rhI hOM. KOr¸
Agar tU caahtI hI hO¸ tao kTaoro maoM qaaoD,I dala do do. dala
baD,I AcCI banaI hO."
isawoSvarI sao kuC khto na banaa AaOr
]sanao kTaoro kao dala sao Bar idyaa.
maaohna kTaoro kao maMuh lagaakr sauD,–sauD, pI rha qaa ik maMuSaI
caMid`ka p`saad jaUtaoM kao Ksa–Ksa GasaITto hue Aae AaOr rama ka naama
laokr caaOkI pr baOz gae. isawoSvarI nao maaqao pr saaD,I kao
kuC naIcao iKsaka ilayaa AaOr maaohna dala kao ek saaMsa maoM pIkr tqaa
panaI ko laaoTo kao haqa maoM laokr tojaI sao baahr calaa gayaa.
dao raoiTyaaM¸ kTaora–Bar dala¸ canao
kI tlaI trkarI. maMuSaI caMid`ka p`saad pIZ,o pr palaqaI maarkr
baOzo raoTI ko ek–ek ga`asa kao [sa trh cauBalaa–cabaa rho qao¸
jaOsao baUZ,I gaaya jaugaalaI krtI hO. ]nakI ]ma` pOMtalaIsa vaYa-
ko lagaBaga qaI¸ ikMtu pcaasa–pcapna ko lagat qao. SarIr ka
camaD,a JaUlanao lagaa qaa¸ gaMjaI KaopD,I Aa[-nao kI BaaMit camak rhI
qaI. gaMdI QaaotI ko }pr ApoxaakRt kuC saaf bainayaana tar–tar
laTk rhI qaI.
maMuSaI jaI nao kTaoro kao haqa maoM laokr dala kao qaaoD,a sauD,kto hue
pUCa¸ "baD,ka idKa[- nahIM do rhaÆ"
isawoSvarI kI samaJa maoM nahIM Aa rha qaa ik ]sako idla maoM @yaa hao
gayaa hO – jaOsao kuC kaT rha hao. pMKo kao jara AaOr jaaor sao
GaumaatI hu[- baaolaI¸ "ABaI–ABaI Kakr kama pr gayaa hO. kh
rha qaa¸ kuC idnaaoM maoM naaOkrI laga jaaegaI. hmaoSaa¸ 'baabaU
jaI¸ baabaU jaI' ike rhta hO. baaolaa¸ baabaU jaI dovata ko
samaana hOM."
maMuSaI jaI ko caohro pr kuC camak Aa[-. Sarmaato hue pUCa¸
"eoM¸ @yaa khta qaa ik baabaU jaI dovata ko samaana hOMÆ
baD,a pagala hO."
isawoSvarI pr jaOsao naSaa caZ, gayaa qaa. ]nmaad kI raoigaNaI kI
BaaMit baD,baD,anao lagaI¸ "pagala nahIM hOM¸ baD,a haoiSayaar hO.
]sa jamaanao ka kao[- maha%maa hO. maaohna tao ]sakI baD,I [jjat
krta hO. Aaja kh rha qaa ik BaOyaa kI Sahr maoM baD,I [jjat haotI
hOM¸ pZ,nao–ilaKnaovaalaaoM maoM baD,a Aadr haota hO AaOr baD,ka tao
CaoTo Baa[yaaoM pr jaana dota hOM. duinayaa maoM vah sabakuC sah
sakta hO¸ pr yah nahIM doK sakta ik ]sako p`maaod kao kuC hao jaae."
maMuSaI jaI dala–lagao haqa kao caaT rho qao. ]nhaoMnao saamanao
kI tak kI Aaor doKto hue hMsakr kha¸ "baD,ka ka idmaaga tao KOr kafI
toja hO¸ vaOsao laD,kpna maoM naTKT BaI qaa. hmaoSaa Kola–kUd
maoM lagaa rhta qaa¸ laoikna yah BaI baat qaI ik jaao sabak maOM ]sao
yaad krnao kao dota qaa¸ ]sao bara-k rKta qaa. Asala tao yah ik
tInaaoM laD,ko kafI haoiSayaar hOM. p`maaod kao kma samaJatI haoÆ"
yah khkr vah Acaanak jaaor sao hMsa pD,o.
maMuSaI jaI DoZ, raoTI Ka cauknao ko baad
ek ga`asa sao yauw kr rho qao. kiznaa[- haonao pr ek igalaasa panaI
caZ,a gae. ifr Kr–Kr KaMsakr Kanao lagao.
ifr cauPpI Ca ga[-. dUr sao iksaI AaTo kI ca@kI kI puk–puk
Aavaaja saunaa[- do rhI qaI AaOr pasa kI naIma ko poD, pr baOza kao[-
pMDUk lagaatar baaola rha qaa.
isawoSvar kI samaJa maoM nahIM Aa rha qaa
ik @yaa kho. vah caahtI qaI ik saBaI caIjaoM zIk sao pUC lao.
saBaI caIjaoM zIk sao jaana lao AaOr duinayaa kI hr caIja pr phlao kI trh
QaDllao sao baat kro. pr ]sakI ihmmat nahIM haotI qaI. ]sako
idla maoM jaanao kOsaa Baya samaayaa huAa qaa.
Aba maMuSaI jaI [sa trh caupcaap dubako hue Ka rho qao¸ jaOsao ipClao dao
idnaaoM sao maaOna–va`t QaarNa kr rKa hao AaOr ]sakao khIM jaakr
Aaja Saama kao taoD,nao vaalao haoM.
isawoSvarI sao jaOsao nahIM rha gayaa. baaolaI¸ "maalaUma
haota hO¸ Aba baairSa nahIM haogaI."
mauMSaI jaI nao ek xaNa ko ilae [Qar–]Qar doKa¸ ifr inaiva-kar svar
maoM raya dI¸ "mai@KyaaM bahut hao ga[- hOM."
isawoSvarI nao ]%saukta p`kT kI¸ "fUfa jaI baImaar hOM¸ kao[-
samaacaar nahIM Aayaa.
maMuSaI jaI nao canao ko danaaoM kI Aaor [sa idlacaspI sao dRiYTpat ikyaa¸
jaOsao ]nasao baatcaIt krnaovaalao haoM. ifr saUcanaa dI¸
"gaMgaaSarNa baabaU kI laD,kI kI SaadI tya hao ga[-. laD,ka
ema•e• pasa hOM."
isawoSvarI hzat caup hao ga[-. maMuSaI jaI BaI Aagao kuC nahIM
baaolao. ]naka Kanaa samaaPt hao gayaa qaa AaOr vao qaalaI maoM
bacao–Kucao danaaoM kao baMdr kI trh baIna rho qao.
isawoSvarInao pUCa¸ "baD,ka kI ksama¸ ek raoTI dotI hMU. ABaI
bahut–saI hOM."
maMuSaI jaI nao p%naI kI Aaor ApraQaI ko samaana tqaa rsaao[- kI Aaor
knaKI sao doKa¸ t%pScaat iksaI CMTo ]stad kI BaaMit baaolao¸ "raoTIÆ
rhnao dao¸ poT kafI Bar cauka hO. Anna AaOr namakIna caIjaaoM sao
tbaIyat }ba BaI ga[- hO. tumanao vyaqa- maoM ksama Qara dI.
KOr¸ ksama rKnao ko ilae lao rha hMU. gauD, haogaa @yaaÆ"
isawoSvarI nao batayaa ik hMiDyaa maoM qaaoD,a saa gauD, hO.
maMuSaI jaI nao ]%saah ko saaqa kha¸ "tao qaaoD,o gauD, ka zMDa rsa
banaaAao¸ pI}Mgaa. tumharI ksama BaI rh jaaegaI¸ jaayaka BaI badla
jaaegaa¸ saaqa–hI–saaqa hajamaa BaI du$st haogaa. haM¸ raoTI
Kato–Kato naak maoM dma Aa gayaa hO." yah khkr vao zhaka
maarkr hMsa pD,o.
maMuSaI jaI ko inabaTnao ko pScaat
isawoSvarI ]nakI jaUzI qaalaI laokr caaOko kI jamaIna pr baOz ga[-.
baTlaao[- kI dala kao kTaoro maoM ]D,ola idyaa¸ pr vah pUra Bara nahIM.
iCpulaI maoM qaaoD,I–saI canao kI trkarI bacaI qaI¸ ]sao pasa KIMca
ilayaa. raoiTyaaoM kI qaalaI kao BaI ]sanao pasa KIMca ilayaa.
]samaoM kovala ek raoTI bacaI qaI. maaoTI–Ba_I AaOr jalaI ]sa
raoTI kao vah jaUzI qaalaI maoM rKnao jaa rhI qaI ik Acaanak ]saka Qyaana
Aaosaaro maoM saaoe p`maaod kI Aaor AakiYa-t hao gayaa. ]sanao
laD,ko kao kuC dor tk ekTk doKa¸ ifr raoTI kao dao barabar TukD,aoM maoM
ivaBaaijat kr idyaa. ek TukD,o kao tao Alaga rK idyaa AaOr dUsaro
TukD,o kao ApnaI jaUzI qaalaI maoM rK ilayaa. tdupraMt ek laaoTa
panaI laokr Kanao baOz ga[-. ]sanao phlaa ga`asa maMuh maoM rKa AaOr
tba na maalaUma khaM sao ]sakI AaMKaoM sao Tp–Tp AaMsaU caUnao lagao.
saara Gar mai@KyaaoM sao BanaBana kr rha
qaa. AaMgana kI AlaganaI pr ek gaMdI saaD,I TMgaI qaI¸ ijasamaoM
pObaMd lagao hue qao. daonaaoM baD,o laD,kaoM ka khIM pta nahIM qaa.
baahr kI kaozrI maoM maMuSaI jaI AaOMQao maMuh haokr inaiScaMtta ko saaqa
saao rho qao¸ jaosao DoZ, mahInao pUva- makana–ikrayaa–inayaM~Na
ivaBaaga kI @lakI- sao ]nakI CMTnaI na hua[- hao AaOr Saama kao ]nakao
kama kI tlaaSa maoM khIM jaanaa na hao , , ,.
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