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s~I ]zI. vah lagaBaga 45 vaYaI-yaa qaI¸ AaOr ]saka rMga gaaora haonao pr BaI Aayau ko QaĐuQalako maoM Aba maOlaa–saa idKnao lagaa qaa. ]sakao doKkr lagata qaa ik vah
futI-laI qaI. jaIvana–Bar kzaor maohnat krnao sao¸ ]sakI gazna ko Z,Ilao pD,nao pr BaI ]sakI fUtI- ABaI tk maaOjaUd qaI.
"tuJao Sarma nahIM AatI¸ gadlaĆ" – DaoD,I nao pUCa.
"@yaaoM¸ Sarma @yaaoM AaegaIĆ" – gadla nao pUCa.
DaoD,I xaNaBar sakto maoM pD, gayaa. BaItr ko caaObaaro sao Aavaaja Aa[- – "Sarma @yaaoM AaegaI [saoĆ Sarma tao ]sao Aae¸ ijasakI AaĐKaoM maoM hyaa bacaI hao."
"inahalaŃ" – DaoD,I icallaayaa – "tU caup rhŃ"
ifr Aavaaja baMd hao ga[-.
gadla nao kha – "mauJao @yaaoM baulaayaa hO tUnaoĆ"
DaoD,I nao [sa baat ka ]%tr nahIM idyaa. pUCa – "raoTI Ka[- hOĆ"
"nahIM¸ " gadla nao kha – "KatI BaI kbaĆ kmabaKt rasto maoM imalao. Kot haokr laaOT rhI qaI. rasto maoM Arnao–kMDo baInakr saMJaa ko ilae lao jaa rhI qaI."

DaoD,I nao pukara – "inahalaŃ bahU sao kh¸ ApnaI saasa kao raoTI do jaayaŃ"
BaItr sao iksaI s~I kI ZIz Aavaaja saunaa[- dI – "Aro¸ Aba laaOhraoM kI baOyar Aa[- hOMÂ ]nhoM @yaaoM garIba KairyaaoM kI raoTI BaaegaIĆ"
kuC is~yaaoM nao zhaka lagaayaa.
inahala icallaayaa – "sauna lao¸ prmaosaurI¸ jagahĐsaa[- hao rhI hO. KairyaaoM kI tao tUnao naak kTakr CaoD,I."

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gaunnaa mara¸ tao pcapna barsa ka qaa. gadla ivaQavaa hao ga[-. gadla ka baD,a baoTa inahala tIsa vaYa- ko pasa phĐuca rha qaa. ]sakI bahU dullaa ka baD,a baoTa saat ka¸ dUsara caar ka AaOr tIsarI CaorI qaI jaao ]sakI gaaod maoM qaI.

inahala sao CaoTI tra–}pr kI dao baihnaaoM qaI campa AaOr camaolaI¸ ijasaka ËmaSa: Jaaja AaOr ivaSvaara gaaĐvaaoM maoM byaah huAa qaa. Aaja ]nakI gaaoidyaaoM sao ]nako laala ]trkr QaUla maoM GauT$vana calanao lagao qao. AMitma pu~ naarayana Aba baa[-sa ka qaa¸ ijasakI bahU dUsaro baccao kI maaĐ bananaovaalaI qaI. eosaI gadla¸ [tnaa baD,a pirvaar CaoD,kr calaI ga[- qaI AaOr ba%tIsa saala ko ek laaOhro gaUjar ko yahaĐ jaa baOzI qaI.

DaoD,I gaunnaa ka sagaa Baa[- qaa. bahU qaI¸ baccao BaI hue. saba mar gae. ApnaI jagah Akolaa rh gayaa. gaunnaa nao baD,I–baD,I khI¸ pr vah ifr Akolaa hI rha¸ ]sanao byaah nahIM ikyaa¸ gadla hI ko caUlho pr Kata rha. kmaakr laata¸ vaao ]saI kao do dota¸ ]saI ko baccaaoM kao Apnaa maanata¸ kBaI ]sanao Alagaava nahIM ikyaa. inahala Apnao caacaa pr jaana dota qaa. AaOr ifr KarI gaUjar Apnao kao laaOhraoM sao }Đca samaJato qao.

gadla ijasako Gar baOzI qaI¸ ]saka pUra kunabaa qaa. ]sanao gadla kI ]ma` nahIM doKI¸ yah doKa ik KarI AaOrt hO¸ pD,I rhogaI. caUlho pr dma fĐUknaovaalaI kI ja$rt BaI qaI.

Aaja hI gadla savaoro ga[- qaI AaOr Saama kao ]sako baoTo ]sao ifr baaĐQa laae qao. ]sako nae pit maaOnaI kao ABaI pta BaI nahIM huAa haogaa. maaOnaI rĐDuAa qaa. ]sakI BaaBaI jaao paĐva fOlaakr maTk–maTkkr CaC ibalaaotI qaI – dullaao saunaogaI tao @yaa khogaIĆ
gadla ka mana ivaxaaoBa sao Bar ]za.
AaQaI rat hao calaI qaI. gadla vahIM pD,I qaI. DaoD,I vahIM baOza icalama fĐUk rha qaa.
]sa sannaaTo maoM DaoD,I nao QaIro sao kha – "gadlaŃ"
"@yaa hOĆ" – gadla nao haOlao sao kha.
"tU calaI ga[- naĆ"
gadla baaolaI nahIM. DaoDI nao ifr kha – "saba calao jaato hOM. ek idna torI dovaranaI calaI ga[-¸ ifr ek–ek krko toro BatIjao BaI calao gae. BaOyaa BaI calaa gayaa. pr tU jaOsaI ga[-Â vaOsao tao kao[- BaI nahIM gayaa. jaga hĐsata hO¸ jaanatI hOĆ"

gadla baurbaura[- – "jaga hĐsaa[- sao maOM nahIM DrtI dovarŃ jaba caaOdh kI qaI¸ tba tora BaOyaa mauJao gaaĐva maoM doK gayaa qaa. tU ]sako saaqa tola ipyaa laT\z laokr mauJao laonao Aayaa qaa na¸ tbaĆ maOM Aa[- qaI ik nahIMĆ tU saaocata haogaa ik gadla kI ]mar ga[-¸ Aba ]sao Ksama kI @yaa ja$rt hOĆ pr jaanata hO¸ maOM @yaaoM ga[-Ć"
"nahIM."
"tu tao basa yahI saaoca krta haogaa ik gadla ga[-¸ Aba phlao–saa raoiTyaaoM ka Aarama nahIM rha. bahueĐ nahIM kroMgaI torI caakrI dovarŃ tUnao Baa[- sao AaOr mauJasao inaBaa[-¸ tao maOMnao BaI tuJao Apnaa hI samaJaaŃ baaola JaUz khtI hĐUĆ"
"nahIM¸ gadla¸ maOMnao kba khaŃ"
"basa yahI baat hO dovarŃ Aba maora yahaĐ kaOna hOŃ maora mard tao mar gayaa. jaIto–jaI maOMnao ]sakI caakrI kI¸ ]sako naato ]sako saba ApnaaoM kI caakrI bajaa[-. pr jaba maailak hI na rha¸ tao kaho kao hD,kMp ]za}ĐĆ yah laD,ko¸ yah bahueĐŃ maOM [nakI gaulaamaI nahIM k$ĐgaIŃ"
"pr @yaa yah saba torI AaOlaad nahIM baavarI. iballaI tk Apnao jaayaaoM ko ilae saat Gar ]laT–for krtI hO¸ ifr tU tao maanauYa hO. torI maayaa–mamata khaĐ calaI ga[-Ć"
"dovar¸ torI khaĐ calaI ga[- qaI¸ tUnao ifr byaah na ikyaa."
"mauJao tora sahara qaa gadlaŃ"
"kayarŃ BaOyaa tora mara¸ karja ikyaa baoTo nao AaOr ifr jaba saba hao gayaa tba tU mauJao rKkr Gar nahIM basaa sakta qaa. tUnao mauJao poT ko ilae pra[- D\yaaOZ,I laĐGavaa[-. 
caUlha maOM tba fĐUkĐU¸ jaba maora kao[- Apnaa hao. eosaI baaĐdI nahIM hĐU ik maorI kuhnaI bajao¸ AaOraoM ko ibaiCe Cnako. maOM tao poT tba Ba$ĐgaI¸ jaba poT ka maaola kr laĐUgaI. 
samaJaa dovarŃ tUnao tao nahIM kha tba. Aba kunabao kI naak pr caaoT pD,I¸ tba saaocaa. tba na saaocaa¸ jaba torI gadla kao bahuAaoM nao AaĐKoM trorkr doKa. Aro¸ kaOna iksakI prvaa krta hOŃ"
"gadlaŃ" – DaoD,I nao Bara-e svar maoM kha – "maOM Drta qaa."
"Balaa @yaaoM taoĆ"
"gadla¸ maOM bauZ\Za hĐU. Drta qaa¸ jaga hĐsaogaa. baoTo saaocaoMgao¸ Saayad caacaa ka AmmaaĐ sao phlao sao naata qaa¸ tBaI caacaa nao dUsara byaah nahIM ikyaa. gadla¸ BaOyaa kI BaI badnaamaI haotI naĆ"
"Aro cala rhnao doŃ" gadla nao ]%tr idyaa – "BaOyaa ka baD,a #yaala rha tuJaoĆ tU nahIM qaa karja maoM ]nako @yaaĆ maoro sausar maro qao¸ tba toro BaOyaa nao ibaradrI kao ijamaakr haozaoM sao panaI Culaayaa qaa Apnao. AaOr tuma sabanao iktnao baulaaeĆ tU BaOyaa dao baoTo. yahI BaOyaa hOM¸ yahIM baoTo hOMĆ pccaIsa AadmaI baulaae kula. @yaaoM AaiKrĆ kh idyaa laD,a[- maoM kanaUna hO. puilasa pccaIsa sao jyaada haoto hI pkD, lao jaaegaIŃ Drpaok khIM koŃ maOM nahIM rhtI eosaaoM ko."
hzat\ DaoD,I ka svar badlaa. kha – "maoro rhto tU prae mard ko jaa baOzogaIĆ"
"haĐ."
"Abako tao khŃ" – vah ]zkr baZ,a.
"saaO baar khĐU laalaaŃ" gadla pD,I–pD,I baaolaI.
DaoD,I baZa,.
"baZ,Ń" – gadla nao fufkara.

DaoD,I $k gayaa. gadla doKtI rhI. DaoD,I jaakr baOz gayaa. gadla doKtI rhI. ifr hĐsaI. kha – "tU mauJao krogaaŃ tuJamaoM ihmmat khaĐ hO dovarŃ maora nayaa mard hO naĆ mard hO. [tnaI sauna tao lao Balaa. mauJao lagata hO tora Ba[yaa hI ifr imala gayaa hO mauJao. tUĆ" – vah $kI– "mard hOŃ Aro kao[- baOyar sao iGaiGayaata hOĆ baZ,kr jaao tU mauJao maarta¸ tao maOM samaJatI¸ tU Apnaapa maanata hOM. maOM [sa Gar maoM rhĐUgaIĆ"
DaoD,I doKta hI rh gayaa. rat gahrI hao ga[-. gadla nao lahĐgao kI pt- fOlaakr tna Zk ilayaa. DaoD,I }ĐGanao lagaa.

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Aaosaaro maoM dullao nao AĐgaD,a[- laokr kha – "Aa ga[- dovaranaI jaIŃ rat khaĐ rhIĆ"
saUka DUba gayaa qaa. AakaSa maoM paO fT rhI qaI. baOla Aba ]zkr KD,o hao gae qao. hvaa maoM ek zMDk qaI.
gadla nao tD,ak sao javaaba idyaa – "saao¸ jaozanaI maorIŃ hukuma nahIM calaa mauJa pr. torI jaOsaI baoiTyaaĐ hO maorI. dovar ko naato dovaranaI hĐU¸ torI jaUtI nahIM."
dullaao sakpka ga[-. maaOnaI ]za hI qaa. Bannaayaa huAa Aayaa. baaolaa– "khaĐ ga[- qaIĆ"
gadla nao GaĐUGaT KIMca ilayaa¸ pr Aavaaja nahIM badlaI. kha – "vahI lao gae mauJao GaorkrŃ maaOka pako inakla Aa[-."

maaOnaI dba gayaa. maaOnaI ka baap baahr sao hI Zaor haĐk lao gayaa. maaOnaI baZ,a.
"khaĐ jaata hOĆ" – gadla nao pUCa.
"Kot–har."
"phlao maora fOsalaa kr jaa." gadla nao kha.

dullaao ]sa AQaoD, s~I ko na@Sao doKkr Acarja maoM KD,I rhI.
"kOsaa fOsalaaĆ – maaOnaa nao pUCa. vah ]sa baD,I s~I sao dba gayaa.
"Aba @yaa toro Gar ka pIsanaa pIsaĐUgaI maOMĆ" – gadla nao kha – "hma tao dao janao hOM. Alaga kroMgao KaeĐgao." – ]sako ]%tr kI p`tIxaa ike ibanaa hI yah khtI rhI – "kmaa[- Saaimala krao¸ maOM nahIM raoktI¸ pr BaItr tao Alaga–Alaga Balao."

maaOnaI xaNa–Bar sannaaTo maoM KD,a rha. dullaao itnakkr inaklaI. baaolaI – "Aba caup @yaaoM hao gayaa¸ dovarĆ baaolata @yaaoM nahIMĆ dovaranaI laayaa hO ik saasaŃ torI baaolatI @yaaoM nahIM kZ,tIĆ eosaI na samaiJayaao tU mauJaoŃ raoTI tvao pr plaTto mauJao BaI AaĐca nahIM lagatI¸ jaao maOM [sakI KrI–KaoTI sauna laĐUgaI¸ samaJaaĆ maorI AmmaaĐ nao BaI mauJao caUlho kI ma+I Kako hI janaa qaa. haĐŃ"

"ArI tao saaOtŃ" – gadla nao pukara – "ma+I na Ka ko Aa[-¸ saaro kunabao kao cabaa jaaegaI Dayana. eosaI nahIM torI gauD, kI BaolaI hO¸ jaao na KaeMgao hma¸ tao raoTI galao maoM fMda maar jaaegaI."

maaOnaI ]%tr nahIM do saka. vah baahr calaa gayaa. duphr hao ga[-. dullaao baOzI carKa kat rhI qaI. narayana nao Aakr Aavaaja dI – "kao[- hOĆ"
dullaao nao GaĐUGaT kaZ, ilayaa. pUC – "kaOna haoĆ"
narayana nao KUna ka GaĐUT pIkr kha – "gadla ka baoTa hĐU."
dullaao GaĐUGaT maoM hĐsaI. pUCa – "CaoTo hao ik baD,oĆ"
"CaoTa."
"AaOr iktnao hOŃ"
"ik%to BaI haoM. tuJao @yaaĆ" – gadla nao inakalakr kha.
"Aro Aa ga[-Ń" khkr dullaao BaItr BaagaI.
"Aanao do Aaja ]sao. tuJao bata dĐUgaI ijazanaIŃ" – gadla nao isar ihlaakr kha.
"AmmaaĐŃ" – narayana nao kha – "yah torI ijazanaIŃ" 
"@yaaoM Aayaa hO tUĆ yah bataŃ" – gadla Jallaa[-.
"dMD Qarvaanao Aayaa hĐU¸ AmmaaĐŃ – khkr narayana Aagao baOznao kao baZ,a.
"vahIM rhŃ" – gadla nao kha.

]saI samaya laaoTa–Daor ilae maaOnaI laaOTa. ]sanao doKa ik gadla nao Apnao kD,o AaOr hĐsalaI ]tarkr fok dI AaOr kha – "Bar gayaa dMD toraŃ Aba mard ka saba maala dbaakr bahuAaoM ko khnao sao baoTaoM nao mauJao inakala idyaa hO."
narayana ka maĐuh syaah pD, gayaa. vah gahnao ]zakr calaa gayaa. maaOnaI mana–hI–mana SaMikt–saa BaItr Aayaa.

dullaao nao iSakayat kI – "saunaa tUnao dovarŃ dovaranaI nao gahnao do ide. GauTnaa AaiKr poT kao hI mauD,a. caar jagah baOzogaI¸ tao baoTaoM ko Kot kI DaOr pr DMDa–QaUAa tk laga jaaeĐgao¸ p@ka cabaUtra Gar ko Aagao bana jaaegaa¸ samaJaa dotI hĐU. tuma Baaolao–Baalao zhro. itiryaa–cair%tr tuma @yaa jaanaao. QaMQaa hO yah BaI. Aba khogaI¸ ifr banavaa mauJao."

gadla hĐsaI¸ kha– "vaah ijazanaI¸ puranao mard ka maaola nae mard sao toro Gar kI baOyar caukvaatI haoMgaI. gadla tao maalaikna banakr rhtI hO¸ samaJaIŃ baaĐdI banakr nahIM. caakrI k$ĐgaI tao Apnao mard kI¸ nahIM tao ibaQanaa maoro zoMgao pr. samaJaIŃ tU baIca maoM baaolanaovaalaI kaOnaĆ"
dullaao nao raoYa sao doKa AaOr paĐva pTktI calaI ga[-.
maaOnaI nao doKa AaOr kha – "bahut baZ,–baZ,kr baatoM mat haĐk¸ samaJa lao Gar maoM bahU banakr rhŃ"
"Aro tU tao tba pOda BaI nahIM huAa qaa¸ baalamaŃ" – gadla nao mauskrakr kha – "tba sao maOM saba jaanatI hĐU. mauJao @yaa isaKata hO tUĆ eosaa kao[- maOMnao kama nahIM ikyaa hO¸ jaao ibaradrI ko naoma ko baahr hao. jaba tU doKo¸ maOMnao eosaI kao[- baat kI hao¸ tao hjaar baar raok¸ pr saaOt kI zsak nahIM sahĐUgaI."
"tao bata}Đ tuJaoŃ" – vah isar ihlaakr baaolaa.
gadla hĐsakr AaobarI maoM calaI ga[- AaOr kama maoM laga ga[-.

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zMDI hvaa toja hao ga[-. DaoD,I caupcaap baahr CPpr maoM baOza hu@ka pI rha qaa. pIto–pIto }ba gayaa AaOr ]sanao icalama ]laT dI AaOr ifr baOza rha.

Kot sao laaOTkr inahala nao baOla baaĐQao¸ nyaar Dalaa AaOr kha – "kakaŃ" DaoD,I kuC saaoca rha qaa. ]sanao saunaa nahIM.
"kakaŃ" – inahala nao svar ]zakr kha.
"hoŃ" DaoD,I caaOk ]za – "@yaa hOĆ mauJasao kha kuCĆ"
"tumasao na khĐUgaa¸ tao khĐUgaa iksasaoĆ idna–Bar tao tuma imalao nahIM. icammana kZ,ora khta qaa¸ tumanao idna–Bar manamaaOjaI baabaa kI QaUnaI ko pasa ibatayaa¸ yah saca hOĆ"
"haи baoTa¸ calaa tao gayaa qaa."
"@yaaoM gae qao BalaaĆ"
"eosao hI jaI ikyaa qaa¸ baoTaŃ"
"AaOr ksbao sao GaI kT} @yaa krayaa ik bainae ka AadmaI Aayaa qaa. maOMnao kha – "nahIM hO¸ vah baaolaa – laoko jaa}Đgaa. JagaD,a haoto–haoto bacaa."
"eosaa nahIM krto¸ baoTaŃ" – DaoD,I nao kha – "baaOhro sao kao[- JagaD,a maaola laota hOĆ"

inahala nao icalama ]za[-¸ kMDaoM maoM sao AaĐca baInakr QarI AaOr fĐUk lagaata huAa Aayaa. kha – "maOM tao gayaa nahIM. isar fUT jaato. narayana kao Baojaa qaa."
"khaĐĆ" DaoD,I caaOMka.
"]saI kulacCnaI kulabaaornaI ko pasa."
"ApnaI maaĐ ko pasaĆ"
"na jaanao tumhoM ]sasao @yaa hO¸ Aba BaI tumhoM ]sa pr gaussaa nahIM Aata. ]sao maaĐ khĐUgaa maOMĆ"
"pr baoTa¸ tU na kh¸ jaga tao ]sao torI maaĐ hI khogaa. jaba tk mard jaIta hO¸ laaoga baOyar kao mard kI bahU khkr pukarto hOM¸ jaba mard mar jaata hO¸ tao laaoga ]sao
baoTo kI AmmaaĐ khkr pukarto hOM. kao[- nayaa naoma qaaoD,I hI hO."
inahala BaunaBaunaayaa. kha– "izk hO¸ kaka zIk hO¸ pr tumanao ABaI tk yao tao pUCa hI nahIM ik @yaaoM Baojaa qaa ]saoĆ"
"haĐ baoTaŃ" – DaoD,I nao caaOMkkr kha – "yaha tao tUnao batayaa hI nahIMŃ bata naĆ"
"dMD Barvaanao Baojaa qaa. saao pMcaayat jauD,vaanao ko phlao hI ]sanao tao gahnao ]tar foMko."

DaoDI mauskurayaa. kha – "tao vah yah bata rhI hO ik GarvaalaaoM nao pMcaayat BaI nahIM jauD,vaa[-Ć yaanaI hma ]sao Bagaanaa hI caahto qao. narayana lao AayaaĆ"
"haĐ."
DaoDI saaocanao lagaa.
"maOM for Aa}ĐĆ" – inahala nao pUCa.
"nahIM baoTaŃ" DaoD,I nao kha – "vah sacamauca $zkr hI ga[- hO. AaOr kao[- baat nahIM hO. tUnao raoTI Ka laIĆ"
"nahIM."
"tao jaa phlao Ka lao."
inahala ]z gayaa¸ pr DaoD,I baOza rha. rat ka AĐQaora saaĐJa ko pICo eosao Aa gayaa¸ jaOsao kao[- pt- ]laT ga[- hao. 
dUr Zaolaa gaanao kI Aavaaja Aanao lagaI. DaoD,I ]za AaOr cala pD,a.
inahala nao bahU sao pUCa – "kaka nao Ka laIĆ"
"nahIM tao."
inahala baahr Aayaa. kaka nahIM qao.
"kaka." ]sanao pukara.
rah pr icarMjaI pujaarI gaZ,vaalao hnaumaanajaI ko pT baMd krko Aa rha qaa. ]sanao puCa –"@yaa hO roĆ"
"paĐya laagaUи pMiDtjaI." inahala nao kha – "kaka ABaI tao baOzo qao."
icarMjaI nao kha– "Aro¸ vah vahaĐ Zaola sauna rha hO. maOM ABaI doKkr Aayaa hĐU."
icarMjaI calaa gayaa¸ inahala izzk KD,a rha. bahU nao JaaĐkkr pUCa– "@yaa huAaĆ"
"kaka Zaolaa saunanao gae hOM." – inahala nao AivaSvaasa sao kha – "vao tao nahIM jaato qao."
"jaakr baulaa lao AaAao. rat baZ, rhI hO." – bahU nao kha AaOr raoto baccao kao dUQa iplaanao lagaI.
inahala jaba kaka kao laokr laaOTa¸ tao kaka kI dohI tp rhI qaI.
"hvaa laga ga[- hO AaOr kuC nahIM." – DaoD,I nao CaoTI KiTyaa pr ApnaI inakalaI TaĐgao samaoTkr laoTto hue kha – "raoTI rhnao do¸ Aaja jaI nahIM caahta."
inahala KD,a rha. DaoD,I nao kha – "Aro¸ saaoca tao¸ baoTaŃ maOMnao Zaolaa iktnao idna baad saunaa hO.

]sa idna BaOyaa kI sauhagarat kao saunaa qaa¸ yaa ifr Aaja , , , , ."
inahala nao saunaa AaOr doKa¸ DaoD,I AaĐK maIcakr kuC gaunagaunaanao lagaa qaa , , , , , 

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