|  Baa[- saahba
                    gaaD,I sao ]trto hI laGauSaMka ko ilae ek Aaor calao gae.
                    BaaBaI ApnaI Saa^la samhalatI hu[- maaolDoD kusaI- pr jaa
                    baOzIM. D/a[var Zabao ko tMdUrI–caUlho ko mauhanao pr jaa
                    KD,a huAa. vah caUlho kI AaMca maoM Apnao haqa saoMknao
                    lagaa. ]sao haqa saoMkta doK kr maorI BaI tIva` [cCa hu[- ik
                    maOM BaI ]sakI trh caUlho ko mauhanao pr jaa KD,I hao}M
                    laoikna maOM jaanatI qaI ik yah Baa[- saahba kao kt[- psaMd
                    nahIM Aaegaa AaOr maOM eosaa kao[- kama nahIM krnaa caahtI
                    qaI ijasasao [sa saÔr maoM tnaava kI isqait ]%pnna hao.
                    maOM BaI isahrtI¸ izzurtI ]MgailayaaoM kao Aapsa maoM rgaD,
                    kr ga,rma krnao ka Asafla p`yaasa krtI hu[- BaaBaI kI bagala
                    vaalaI kusaI- pr jaa baOzI. kusaI- BaI AcCI–KasaI zMDI
                    qaI.
 'kusaI-
                    bahut zMDI hO.' kusaI- pr baOzto hI maoro zhat maMuh sao
                    inaklaa.'baOz jaaAaoÑ baOznao sao garmaa jaaegaI.' BaaBaI baaolaI.
 'kusaI- tao garmaa jaaegaI laoikna maOM zMDI hao jaa}MgaI.'
                    maOMnao fIkI hMsaI hMsato hue kha. BaaBaI nao BaI maorI
                    hMsaI maoM saaqa donaa caaha laoikna Baa[- saahba kao ApnaI
                    Aaor Aato doK kr caup rh ga[-. Baa[- saahba BaI caUlho kI
                    Aaor baZ, ilae. tba tk Zabao pr kama krnao vaalao laD,ko nao
                    caaya ko igalaasa hmaaro saamanao vaalaI maoja, pr rK dI.
                    yaVip ]sa samaya tk hma daonaaoM sao iksaI nao nahIM pUCa
                    qaa ik hmaoM caaya pInaI hO yaa nahIMÆ Saayad baD,Ppna ko
                    rMga maoM rMgao hue puÉYa ApnaI [cCa kao dUsaro kI [cCa
                    saaibat krko Apnaa AiQakar jatanaa psaMd krto hOM. Baa[-
                    saahba nao Kud hI maana ilayaa ik zMD ko karNa hmaoM caaya
                    pInao kI [cCa hao rhI haogaI. kuC BaI maana laonaa iktnaa
                    Aasaana haota¸ bajaae saca jaananao ko.
 caaya ka
                    igalaasa ABaI maOMnao Apnao haozaoM sao lagaayaa hI qaa ik
                    vaatavarNa 'kaMya–kaMya' kI )dya–BaodI Qvaina sao Bar
                    gayaa. maOMnao caaOMk kr ]sa Aaor doKa ijaQar sao vah
                    Aavaaja, Aa[- qaI. ek CaoTa¸ nanha–saa ipllaa caUlho ko
                    bauJao hue mauhanao sao 'kaMya–kaMya' krta huAa inakla rha
                    qaa. ]sa ipllao nao mauhanao sao baahr inaklanao ka p`yaasa
                    ikyaa AaOr ifr laD,KD,ata huAa vaapsa mauhanao maoM Gausa
                    gayaa. mauhanao ko BaItr sao BaI ]sakI dd-naak Aavaaja,
                    pMcama saur maoM saunaa[- do rhI qaI. ekbaargaI eosaa lagata
                    qaa maanaao caUlha hI rao rha hao. pla dao pla baad vah
                    ipllaa puna: baahr Aa gayaa. [tnao maoM lagaBaga ]saI ka
                    hma]ma` ipllaa BaI iksaI maoja, ko naIcao sao inakla kr
                    ]sako pasa jaa phMucaa. Aba vao daonaaoM ipllao hmaaro
                    kaOtUhla ka koMd` bana gae. raonao vaalaa ipllaa dUsaro
                    ipllao sao saT jaanaa caahta qaa ijasasao hma samaJa gae ik
                    vah zMD laganao ko karNa rao rha hO. laoikna dUsara ipllaa
                    SarartI iksma ka qaa. vah ]sa raonao vaalao ipllao kI
                    TaMga–pMUC KIMcanao lagaa tqaa ]sao AaOr satanao lagaa.
                    Gabara kr vah raonao vaalaa ipllaa vaapsa caUlho ko mauhanao
                    maoM Gausa gayaa. dUsaro ipllao nao caUlho ko BaItr Gausa kr
                    ]sao baahr inakalanao ka p`yaasa ikyaa laoikna vah safla na
                    hao saka. vah raonao vaalaa ipllaa na tao mauhanao sao baahr
                    Aayaa AaOr na ]sanao raonaa baMd ikyaa. Aba mauJao
                    ]sako Édna–svar sao JaMuJalaahT haonao lagaI qaI. hma
                    vahaM kuC dor AaOr zhrnao vaalao qao. karNa ik Baa[- saahba
                    nao Zabao vaalao kao AalaU ko prazoM banaanao ka AadoSa do
                    idyaa qaa. hmasao [sa baar BaI pUCa nahIM qaa. mauJao KIJa
                    haonao lagaI qaI ]nako [sa baD,Ppna ko qaaoqao p`dSa-na sao.
                    Acaanak mauJao lagaa ik jaba caUlho ko ek mauhanao pr
                    lakiD,yaaM QaQak rhI hOM tao ]sakI AaMca AaOr garmaahT
                    dUsaro mauhanao pr BaI phMuca rhI haogaI ifr vah ipllaa raoe
                    @yaaoM jaa rha hOÆ vahaM tao ]sao zMD nahIM laganaI caaihe.
                    bahrhala¸ ]sa ipllao ko raonao ko karNa jaananaa saMBava
                    nahIM qaa. vah caUlho kI gaunagaunaI raK maoM dba kr BaI rao
                    rha qaa. ]sakI ]sa dSaa kao doK kr maoro mana maoM Acaanak
                    ek p`Sna ]z KD,a huAa ik @yaa dadI kI gaaorsaI³AMgaaro
                    rKnao ka ima+I ka bartna´ kI raK maoM dbao hue AMgaaro BaI
                    @yaa kBaI–kBaar [saI trh raoto haoMgaoÆ maanaa ik AMgaaro
                    inajaI-va haoto hOM laoikna ]namaoM basaI hu[- Aaga ]nako
                    jaIivat haonao ka Ba`ma ]%pnna krtI rhtI hO. zIk dadI kI
                    trh. hma dadI kao
                    hI laonao tao jaa rho qao. dao idna phlao hI CaoTo Ba[yaa
                    nao ica{I ilaK kr jata idyaa qaa ik vao Aba dadI kao Apnao
                    pasa rKnaa nahIM caahto hOM. eosao maoM ek maa~ ivaklp yahI
                    qaa ik dadI Baa[- saahba ko pasa Aa kr rhnao lagaoM. Baa[-
                    saahba yao caahto tao nahIM qao laoikna dadI kao laanaa
                    ]nakI ivavaSata bana ga[- qaI. @yaa dadI BaI CaoTo Ba[yaa ko
                    Gar sao ivasqaaipt haonao ko duK maoM [sa ipllao kI BaaMit
                    raotI haoMgaIÆ nahIM dadI [Msaana hOM AaOr [Msaana Apnao
                    AiQaktr duK caupcaap pIta rhta hO¸ vah Kula kr rao BaI
                    nahIM pata hO. maorI AaMKaoM ko Aagao dadI ka Jauir-yaaoM
                    Bara caohra tOr gayaa. CaoTo Ba[yaa
                    ko Gar phMuca kr maorI @yaa BaUimaka rhnaa hO¸ [saka mauJao
                    pta nahIM qaaÆ basa¸ Baa[- saahba nao kha ik saumana
                    tumhoM BaI calanaa hO kanapur AaOr maOM ]nako saaqa hao laI.
                    vaOsao mauJao laga rha qaa ik mauJao Apnao saaqa lao kr
                    calanao ko pICo Baa[- saahba ka ]_oSya isaÔ- [tnaa qaa ik
                    maorI ]pisqait maoM CaoTo Ba[yaa yaa ]nakI baIvaI AiQak
                    bahsabaaja,I nahIM kroMgao. karNa ik maOM ]nakI sagaI bahna
                    nahIM hMU¸ dUr ko irSto kI bahna hMU. irStaoM ko samaIkrNa
                    BaI iktnao ivaica~ haoto hOM. svaaqa- ko ilae dUr ko irSto
                    inakT maoM badla jaato hOM AaOr inakT ko irSto dUr haoto
                    calao jaato hOM. dadI [na daonaaoM Baa[yaaoM kI sagaI dadI
                    hO laoikna daonaaoM baaoJa maanato hOM ]nhoM AaOr ek
                    AnacaahI¸ puranao kpD,aoM kI gazrI kI trh ApnaI pIz sao
                    ]tar kr dUsaro kI pIz pr laadnao kI ifrak maoM rhto hOM.
                    @yaa dadI nao ApnaI javaanaI maoM Apnao–Apnao bauZ,apo ko
                    baaro maoM kBaI eosaa saaocaa haogaaÆ nahIM¸ kao[- nahIM
                    saaocata hO. saaoca BaI kOsao sakta hO ik ]nako Apnao
                    r@tsaMbaMQaI ek idna ]nhoM puranao kpD,aoM kI gazrI
                    samaJanao lagaoMgao. puranao
                    kpD,aoM sao CuTkara panaa iktnaa sauKd haota hO Agar ]nako
                    badlao sTIla ka kao[- sasta–saa bat-na¸ PlaaisTk ka
                    saamaana yaa eosaa hI kao[- falatU saamaana imala jaae.
                    jaanao iktnao laaoga Apnao kana KD,o ike rhto hOM bat-na yaa
                    saamaana ko badlao r_I kpD,o laonao vaalaaoM kI Aavaaja, kI
                    p`tIxaa maoM. Aba tao
                    vaRwaEama ka BaI AcCa–Kasaa calana baZ, gayaa hO¸ ek idna
                    Baa[- saahba iksaI sao cacaa- kr rho qao. Saayad Baa[-
                    saahba ko mana ko iksaI kaonao maoM yah baat
                    ]maD,tI–GaumaD,tI haogaI ik dadI jaOsaI r_I kpD,aoM kI
                    gazrI kao vaRwaEama maoM saaOMp kr jaIvana ka daiya%vahIna
                    pla haisala ikyaa jaa sakta hO. magar¸ Baa[- saahba ka
                    duBaa-gya ik saagar ABaI [tnaa p`gaitvaana Sahr nahIM banaa
                    hO jahaM vao dadI kao vaRwaEama ko hvaalao kr ko caOna sao
                    rh sakoM. maaohllao¸ pD,aosa¸ piricat saba ko saba
                    TaokoMgao. AcCI–KasaI Ba_ ]D,ogaI. At: dadI kao Apnao
                    saaqa hI rKnaa haogaa¸ hr hala maoM. yah ivavaSata ]nako hr
                    hava–Baava maoM pirlaixat hao rhI qaI. Saayad yahI karNa
                    qaa ik vao baat–baat maoM icaD,icaD,a rho qao. baar–baar
                    Asahja hao ]zto qao. eosaa maanaa jaata hO ik Gar kI bahueM
                    Apnao Gar maoM vaRwaAaoM kao psaMd nahIM krtI hOM. vao ]nhoM
                    svatM~ta maoM baaQa maanatI hOM. @yaa BaaBaI BaI eosaa
                    maanatI hOMÆ
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