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                      AaOr vah Apnao jaUto haqa
                    maoM ]zae vahaM sao inakla pD,a. Gaup AMQaora. JamaaJama
                    baairSa. tD,tD,atI ibajalaI kI camak maoM rasta phcaanata.
                    saD,k ko panaI maoM pOr Cpkata¸ BaIgata Baagata¸ izzurta
                    kaMpta¸ ek–ek kdma iganata jaOsao–tOsao vah Gar tk Aa
                    phMucaa. gaoT pr talaa nahIM pD,a. talaa tao ]saI kao
                    lagaanaa hO. jaba BaI vah AaiK,rI Saao maoM jaata hO¸ maoma
                    saahba talaa ]sako kmaro ko baahr rK CaoD,tI hOM. 
                    ]sako kmaro ko baahr yaaina
                    ]sako BaItr Kulanao vaalao drvaaja,o ko saamanao. [sa
                    puranaI iksma kI kaozI maoM jahaM baahr baD,o–baD,o laa^na
                    hOM hI¸ BaItr BaI ek AaMgana jaOsaa CaoD,a huAa hO. caaraoM
                    trÔ sao baramadaoM sao iGara ek CaoTa–saa AaMgana. Qyaana
                    isaMh ko kmaro ka BaItr ka drvaaja,a yahIM ipClaI trÔ
                    vaalao baramado maoM Kulata hO. jaba QyaanaisaMh baahr jaata
                    hO tao Apnao kmaro ko baahr kI trÔvaalao drvaaja,o pr talaa
                    lagaa kr jaata hO. 
                    svaoTr maoM haqa Dalakr
                    kmaIja, kI jaoba sao ]sanao caabaI inakala kr talaa Kaolaa.
                    kmaro maoM BaItr ka AMQaora AaOr BaI Ganaa hO. ]sanao isvaca
                    TTaola kr dbaayaa. laoikna laa[T tao hO hI nahIM. ]sanao
                    ApnaI jaoba sao maaicasa inakala kr ek tIlaI jalaanao kI
                    kaoiSaSa kI. nahIM jalaI. ]sanao dUsarI tIlaI inakalaI ifr
                    tIsarI. khaM jalanaI qaIÆ maaicasa baurI trh sao saIla
                    caukI hO. baD,o Armaana sao bacaa kr rKI ]sakI dao
                    baIiD,yaaM rKI hI rh ga[-M. 
                    jaOsao–tOsao BaItr ka
                    drvaaja,a TTaola kr Kaolaa AaOr talaa ]zakr ifr baairSa maoM
                    BaIgato–Baagato jaakr baahr ko gaoT pr lagaayaa. caabaI
                    laakr vaapsa vahIM rKI AaOr BaItr ka drvaaja,a baMd kr
                    idyaa. 
                    baairSa maoM gauDuca Apnao
                    kpD,aoM kao ek–ek krko ]tarta gayaa AaOr inacaaoD,ta
                    gayaa. ifr inacauD,I hu[- kmaIja, sao badna kao paoMCa. ]sao
                    isar maoM rgaD,a. 
                    Apnao kmaro maoM naMgaQaDMga KD,a vah saaoca rha hO ik Aba
                    phnao @yaaÆ Apnaa AMgaaoCa TTaola kr ]sanao naIkr ko sqaana
                    pr baaMQa ilayaa AaOr ibastr kI caadr kao KIMca kr badna Zk
                    ilayaa. qaaoD,a–saa caOna pD,a. basa¸ qaaoD,a–saa.
                    eosaI BayaMkr zMD maoM [tnaa BaIga jaanao ko baad yah bahut
                    naakaÔI hO. ]sanao ApnaI gaudD,I TTaolaI. laoikna vah tao
                    sacamauca BaIgaI hu[- qaI. baurI trh baaOCar pD,I qaI ]sa
                    pr. 
                    @yaa kro Aba Qyaana isaMhÆ
                    kOsao kaTo [tnaI laMbaI ratÆ kOsao maukabalaa kro [sa
                    BayaMkr sadI- ka. badna kaMp rha hO¸ daMt ikTikTa rho hOM¸
                    pOr saunna hue jaa rho hOM. Apnao SarIr kao garmaanao ko
                    ilae ]sanao ]zk–baOzk Sau$ kr dI. saaMsa fUlanao lagaa tao
                    baOz gayaa. caadr AcCI trh lapoT laI. kuC dor caOna rha. ifr
                    izzurna Sau$ hao ga[-. 
                    Aba @yaa kroÆ bahut qak
                    cauka hO. AaOr ]zk–baOzk nahIM haotIM. @yaa BaItr jaakr
                    maoma saahba sao kuC maaMga lao AaoZ,nao ko ilae. laoikna
                    vao tao saao rhI haoMgaI gahrI naIMd. ]nhoM ]zanao ka saahsa
                    khaM sao laaeMÆ 
                    vah BaItr ka drvaaja,a Kaola
                    kr baramado maoM Thlanao lagaa hO. [sa ]mmaId maoM¸ ik
                    Saayad kao[- KTka haonao sao maoma saahba jaga jaaeM¸ ]nako
                    kmaro kI laa[T jalao AaOr vah Aavaaja, lagaa sako. laoikna
                    nahIM. kao[- Asar nahIM huAa ]sakI KTr–pTr ka [sa toja,
                    baairSa ko Saaor maoM. bahut zMD lagaI tao vah ]Cla–]Cla
                    kr daOD,nao lagaa. ]Qar sao [Qar¸ [Qar sao ]Qar. 
                    baar–baar camak rhI
                    ibajalaI maoM ]saka Qyaana ]sa maKmalaI rjaa[- kI trÔ
                    iKMcaa calaa jaata hO ijasamaoM maoma saahba ipClao k[- idna
                    sao isalaa[yaaM Dala rhI hOM. rMgaIna sapnaaoM kI ]sa gazrI
                    pr. 
                    AaiK,r vah Apnao Aapkao nahIM raok saka. rjaa[- ko pasa
                    phMuca kr ]sanao ]sakI maulaayama sath pr haqa fornao ka
                    saahsa baTaora. [sa gaudgaudo maKmalaI Ahsaasa nao ]sao
                    [tnaa ivacailat kr idyaa ik ]saka Apnao Aap pr basa hI nahIM
                    rha. phlao Apnao daonaaoM haqaaoM sao ]sao sahlaata rha¸
                    ifr Apnaa qakana sao caUr isar ]samaoM QaMsaa idyaa. maaM kI
                    gaaod ka–saa sauK. kuC xaNa eosao hI AaOMQao maMuh pD,a
                    rha. bahut garmaahT imala rhI hO laoikna pIz pr AaOr baakI
                    SarIr pr zMD ka p`har vaOsao hI banaa huAa hO. @yaa eosaa
                    nahIM hao sakta ik qaaoD,I dor ko ilae vah samaUcaa hI [sa
                    rjaa[- maoM Gausa jaae. basa qaaoD,I dor ko ilae¸ jaba tk
                    SarIr maoM pUrI trh garmaI nahIM Aa jaatI. 
                    Qyaana isaMh kao saubah
                    jaldI ]znaa haota hO¸ sabasao phlao. ]zkr ]saI kao gaoT
                    Kaolanaa haota hO. ifr dUQa laonao jaanaa. ifr rat ko
                    bat-na. Aaja tao saaro hI bat-na pD,o haoMgao. saubah tao
                    KUba jaldI ]znaa pD,ogaa. 
                    ]sao #yaala Aayaa ik ]sasao phlao tao kao[- ]zogaa nahIM.
                    Agar vah idna inaklanao sao phlao–phlao [sa rjaa[- ka sauK
                    lao lao AaOr ifr caupcaap laakr vaapsa rK do tao iksaI kao
                    @yaa pta calaogaa. laoikna [sa maulaayama gaudgaudo sauK kao
                    lapoT kr jaao naIMd AaegaI ]sa pr ]saka iktnaa vaSa calaogaa¸
                    [saka Anaumaana lagaanao kI isqait maoM vah [sa samaya
                    nahIM. 
                    saubah ko saat baja cauko
                    hOM. saahba ABaI saao rho hOM gahrI naIMd. laoikna maoma
                    saahba kI naIMd Kula ga[- hO. Qyaana isaMh ABaI tk nahIM ]za¸
                    ]nhoM AaScaya- huAa. ]nhaoMnao Aavaaja, lagaa[-. kao[-
                    javaaba nahIM imalaa tao ]zkr AaMgana kI trÔ Aa[-. Aakr
                    ]sako kmaro ka drvaaja,a KTKTayaa. 
                    drvaaja,a tao AaQaa Kulaa hI
                    pD,a hO. BaItr JaaMka tao AaMKaoM pr ivaSvaasa nahIM Aayaa.
                    gaussao sao BaD,k ]zIM. "kmaba#t¸ torI yah majaalaÑ"
                    ]nhaoMnao caIKto hue fTkar lagaa[-¸ "sa%yaanaaSa hao
                    toraÑ" 
                    vao [tnao ja,aor sao caIKIM ik saaihba BaI hD,baD,a kr ]z
                    baOzo AaOr AaMKoM malato–malato vahaM Aa phMucao¸
                    "@yaa hao gayaa Ba[-Æ" 
                    "Aro yahaM doKao Aakr [sa Caokro ko laxaNaÑ" 
                    maoma saahba kI fTkar sao
                    hD,baD,a kr ]za Qyaana isaMh dIvaar ko saaqa lagaa KD,a hO.
                    ]sako badna pr kovala vahI AMgaaoCa hO ijasao ]sanao thmad
                    kI trh baaMQaa huAa hO. 
                    ]sako ibastr pr maoma saahba kI ip`ya rjaa[- fOlaI hO
                    laoikna yah Dbala baOD kI rjaa[- hO¸ ]sakI CaoTI–saI KaT
                    pr iktnaI samaa patIÆ AaQaI sao j,yaada naIcao ÔSa- pr
                    pD,I hO¸ ijasako naIcao sao Qyaana isaMh ko gaMdo jaUto
                    AaOr gaIlao pD,o kpD,o JaaMk rho hOM. 
                    maoma saahba ka KUna KaOla
                    rha hO. vao ifr caIKnao lagaIM¸ "inakla jaaAaoÑ
                    faOrnaÑ maOM tumharI Sa@la nahIM doKnaa caahtI." 
                    saahba ka idla bahut narma hO. vah ]sao ibanaa kmaIja,
                    sahmaa huAa KD,a doKto hOM tao ]naka mana psaIja jaata hO.
                    ]sako isar pr haqa forto hue pUCto hOM¸ "eosaa @yaaoM
                    ikyaa¸ hMUÆ" Qyaana isaMh kI AaMKoM ClaClaa Aa[- hOM.
                    galaa ÉMQa gayaa hO. vah kuC BaI baaola nahIM pa rha. maoma
                    saahba garja ]zIM¸ "mat idKaAao [sasao hmaddI-Ñ maOM
                    [sao ek pla BaI nahIM rhnao dMUgaI yahaM , , ,iksaI halat
                    maoM nahIMÑ" 
                    laoikna saahba bahut ]dar hOM. khto hOM¸ "zIk hOM
                    Baagavaana¸ nahIM rKnaa tao mat rKao¸ pr ga,rIba kao eosao
                    DaMTao tao nahIMÑ" 
                    ifr Qyaana isaMh kI naMgaI pIz qapqapato hue khto hOM¸
                    "GabaraAao nahIM baccaoÑ ihmmat rKaoÑ jaao haogaa
                    AcCa hI haogaa." 
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