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ijEN hI iemIgRysn APsr ny jsvIr dy pwsport qy lYifMf ieMmIgRWt dI mohr lweI,aus ny ieko Jpt nwl pwsport Kohky dPqroN B~jx dI kIqI-mqy A&sr mohr nUM kYMsl kr dvy!aus dI pqnI nUM Ehdy nwl kdm imlwEx leI B~jxw hI ipAw[dPqr dy bwhr sVk dy iknwry l~gy dRKqW dI CW hyT KVHky Ehny fUMGw swh ilAw-auhnUM l~igAw ijvyN auhdy PyPiVAW nUM ikMny icr bwAd AwksIijn nsIb hoeI hovy!
A`j auhnUM fwaUn-twaUn dIAW aucIAW swndwr iblifMgW suhxIAW-suhxIAW l~g rhIAW sn[dRKqW dy hry-kcUr p~qy auhdIAW AKW 'c TMf pw rhy sn[iknHw Prk pw idqw sI kwZz qy l~gI iek mohr ny! pihloN iehI cuigrdw auhnUM v`f-v~F KWdw sI [BYA nwL EhdI jwn muTI 'c AweI rihMdI [pqw nhIN ikhVI nukro iksy APsr ny inklky auhnUM gYr-knUMnI pRvwsI kih jyL dI kwl-koTVI 'c quMn dyxw sI[
ikMnHw lMbw sPr sI idlI dI kYnyfIAn AbYNsI qoN ies iemIgRysn dy dPqr q~k dw!
hjwrW grIb ikswnW dy puqrW vWg sony dy imrg dI qlws 'c luty-puty jwx vwlI khwxI dw jsvIr vI iek ritAw-rtwieAw pwqr sI[ iksy gOx vwly dI pwrtI nwL kynyfw Byjx dy s~q-l~KIey vwAdy kwrn auh AMbYsI dy swhmxy Awpxy vrigAW dI lMbI kqwr 'c KVHw sI[
"BwA jI!" jsvIr ny nwty ijhy AYjMt ,ijhVw BIVH nwL swLI-jIjy dy msgUilAW vWg h~s-h~sky itckrbwjI 'c msrUP sI,nUM blwENidAW ikhw[
"hW beI j~sI syT , kr hukm?"
"hukm kwhdw jI--- fr l~gI jWdw-ijhVy cwr kIly sIgy, Drky QonUM dyqy-jy g~l isry nw l~gI,AsIN qW p~ty eI jwvWgy!"
"Eey j~sI syTw,mn nUM KVHwA--- qYnUM vIh vwrI ikhw beI swfy Byjy p~qxI jwky KVHdy Aw,ivc-ivcwLy nI-nwLy qYnMU jIhdy nwL Byj irhW,iehny qW pMjwb-puils dI mwr qoN ijMnHy muMfy bcy ny,swry kynYfw vwVHqy---iehdy nwL ijMnHy mrjI qUMbI-FolkI vwLy hox,mjwl AY 'bYNsI AwLy nWh krn["
"h~Cw jI!" jsvIr dw hOslw bulMd ho igAw[
"FolkI dI tRyinMg qW pUrI lY leI sI nw---imLwauxw qwl nwl qwl!"AYjMt A~KW mtkwauNdw boilAw[
"qwL kwhdy mylxy Aw jI-j~t dw puq qW b~s n~ky C~fx jogw hI huMdw!"
"Eey j~sI syTw,j~tW dI sux lY[ Drmrwj jdoN bwxIey nMU dunIAw qy Byjx l~gw qW kihMdw ,'lwlw jI! pihlW qusIN DrqI qy jwxw ik QofI Akl jwvy!" bwxIAw iqKw,h~Q joVky boilAw,"pwqswho! Akl -rwxI nUM Byjo pihlW!" Pyr iehI svwl Drmrwj ny j~t qoN puiCAw,qW pqw kI jvwb imilAw,"bUbinAw! golI mwr Akl dY,mYN swLI qoN gMFy gfwExy ny-mYN cldW,ByjdIN jy ByjxI hoeI ipCoN"---qy Drmrwj ny hux ibltI kIqI AY j~t dI Akl! Awh dyKlY, hryk moV qy j~t qUMbI cu~kI iPrdy ny[ inrHw lwhy dw sOdw-cwr ku illkW mwro,pYsy qW srwbI lwxw jybW 'coN aUeIN vrHwEx nUM iqAwr rihMdw!"
"mYQoN vjvwky qW nIN dyKxgy jI?"jsvIr ny sMkw jwhr kIqw[
"Eey auQy ikhVw crnjIq AwhUjw bYTw,cwr Toly mwrdIN[ gory vwsqy qW Grwt-rwg vI pMjwbI dw pOp-sMgIq AY-nwLy qUM 'k~lwH-Ahu dyK iqMn rwgI-isMG,do qW shI ny,pr qIjw-jIhdw dwhVI Kurcx qy jor AY-AslI dINhdw? knyfw Kwqr r~KI nvIN-nvIN dwhVI vKq pweI bYTI ivcwry nUM-ieh cilAw knydw gurm~q-pRcwr krn, dsW gurW dy nW vI ds dvy qW myrw nW vtwdIN-Aoh kOfI dI tIm dyKlY-iqMnW ku dy jusy qW iKlwVIAW vwly Aw,bwkI qW svyirEN qoLw Kwky mMjy qo auTx vwly ny-so j~sI syTw, lY sIqw dw nwm,rwm BlI krUgw["
jsvIr horW dI swrI sMgIq-pwrtI nUM klcrl-So pyS krn dw vIjw iml igAw[
do-cwr klwkwrW qo ibnHw AYjMt ny bwkI lwxy nUM Awpxy-Awpxy rihmo-krm qy C~f idqw[ijQy isr GVosx nUM QW imilAw,do-do,cwr-cwr krky swrw lwxw itk igAw[jsvIr dw skw cwcw,ijhVw virAW pihloN isrkq krky kYnyfw Aw igAw sI qy jIhdw Awpxy Brw nwl koeI rwbqw nhIN sI,auhdI Twhr dI iek DuMdlI ijhI Aws sI[ Pon-buk 'coN nMbr l~Bky auhny Pon kIqw[
"hYlo!",A~goN znwnw Awvwj sI[
"swsrI-'kwl cwcI jI-mYN jsvIr boldW!"
"ikhVw jsvIr-rONg-lMbr lgdw BweI!" jsvIr ny AwpxI cwcI dI Awvwz pCwx leI,ijhVI cwr ku vrHy pihlW ipMf AwpxI jmIn dw ihsw vMfwky vyc AweI sI[
"cwcI jI ,mYN ipMfo AwieAW-mYN Qofw---!"
"qUM qW D~ky nwl BqIjw bxI jwnw---hYnI swfw ipCy koeI!"
"qW jI ieh srdwr ikhr isEN huxw dw Gr nhIN?"
"nw BweI, ieh qW dlyr isEN huxw dw Gr Aw!" kih cwcI ny Pon r~K idqw qy mUMh 'c bVHbVwEx l~g peI,'myry BqIijAW qoN qsIl nI t~p hoeI,ieh pqw nIN ikvyN Twh krky Aw vjdy ny!' Pyr Pon cogy qy r~KdI bolI,'DgVw cwcI dw! srW smJky mMjy-ibsqry nUM PUn kIqw sI!'
corI rih irhw lwxw ikqy nw ikqy kMm l~BI rKdw,pr gYr-knUMnI ijMdgI inrHI ijlHq sI[sihm-sihm ky jIx nwLo sB dw jIA vwps mulk prqx nUM krdw sI,pr mwipAW dy isr qy krijAW dIAW pMfW sB leI lCmx-ryKwvW bxIAW hoeIAW sn[
qy kdy-kdy ies qrWH dy kbUqrW leI Awlxy vI l~B jWdy hn[vr-isr hoeIAW DIAW dy mwpy lMbI aufIk qy mihMgy sOdy vwly pMjwb jwky ivAwh krn nwloN jsvIr vrigAW nwl sMXog dw qopy Br idMdy hn[ievyN hI iek DI dw lwVw bx igAw sI jsvIr!
ivAwh qoN bwAd kwgjW dI KwnwpUrI ny kuC vkq ilAw qy jsvIr dy pwsport qy iemIgRysn A&sr ny lYYNifMf-iemIgRWt dI mohr T~p idqI[shuirAW dI bysimMt 'c rihMdw Foly dIAW lwauNdw ijMdgI lMGw irhw sI jsvIr!
vIk-AYNf dI iek Swm nUM Pon KVikAw[
"hYlo?" jsvIr ny Pon kMn qy r~KidAW ikhw[
"Eey jsvIr Aw?---mYN qyrw cwcw boldW!" dUjy pwisEN Awvwj AweI[
"swsrI-'kwl cwcw jI!,jsvIr dw cwA auhdI aucI Awvwj 'c ful-ful pY irhw sI["cwcw jI! mYN qW Awaux swr hI Pon kIqw sI,pr cwcIjI nUM KOry pCwx nw AweI, iehI kihMdI rhI,'BweI,rONg nMbr Aw!"
"Eey cwcI qyrI nMU imrgI pYNdI Aw,kuC nIN cyqy-cUqy rihMdw!"
"cwcw jI! fwktr nUM idKWauxw sI cwcI jI nUM?" jsvIr ny icMqw jwhr kIqI[
"idKweI AY vQyirAW nMU,auhnW qoN qW 'rwm AwieAw nIN pr mY 'lwj l~B ilAw[ hPqy 'c iek idn stor C~f AweIdI Aw KrIdy BWvyN kuJ nw-Polw-PwlI krky pUry s~q idn TIk rihMdI Aw---Eey aUN vI mwVy Klxy dI Aw,myirAW nUM ikQy JldI Aw-ilKw AYfirs mYnUM,AwQxy imlx Awauny AW["
cwcw-cwcI imlx Awey[ s~s-shury ny bhuq mwx-iejq idqw[Awaux-jwx dw islislw surU ho igAw[
jdoN jsvIr cwcy-cwcI koL iek~lw jWdw qW Gr prqdy dy auhdy qyvr bdly huMdy[Gr vwlI nwl g~l-g~l qy lVx-JgVx l~g jWdw[ g~l gwlWH qoN vDky DOL-D~Py qy clI geI[s~s-shury ny vwvyLw kIqw[cwcw-cwcI s~d ley[
"jy nhIN bxdI,A~f hojo---ifvors lY lo---Qofy ikhVw pYrIN byVI pweI hoeI Aw!"cwcy ny PVwh sotw mwrdy ikhw[
"swbwSy Qofy!"DI dy ipE ny cwcy vl Awhurw ijhw Jwkdy ikhw,"isAwxy mwpy jvwkW nMU JwV-JMb ky 'k~Ty r~Kdy ny, qy qusIN Awaudy swr pwtk pwauxy surU kr idqy!"
"pwtk pwaux nUM mYN hukm-nwmW jwrI krqw-ieh knyfw,koeI Jldw ieQy DONs-nwLy cODrI sw'b! DIAW vwly AYnw aucI nI boldy huMdy!"
"ieh muMfy AwLy ikQoN jMmpy-loV vyLY qW nW vI bdl ley sI ,hux bVw hyj jwgdw!"
"auh qW Gr vwlInUM puTI ijhI ibmwrI krky----~"
"mYnUM ikhVI ibmwrI Aw?"cwcI Gr vwly nMU tutky peI,"Ibmwr qW qUM AYYN,swrI rwq ku~qy AWgUM KMGI jwnW!"
"ikauN BOkdI AYN…bMidAW 'c buVIAW boldIAW cMgIAW lgdIAW--- BweI sw'b! jy ikqy jsvIr dw mYnUM pihlW pqw l~g jWdw,mMihgw vkIl krky mYN qW aUeIN iehnUM p~kw krvw dyxw sI-Qofw ro'b qW nw J~lxw pYNdw ivcwry nUM!"
jsvIr soPy dI nukroN shury vl A~KW k~Fdw boilAw,"qusIN by-mqlbI cwcw jI dI lwh-pwh krI jWny EN-hyj jwgy nw -cwcw jI ny myry-Awpxw lhU Awpxw hI huMdw!"
"jsvIr puq!AsIN ikhVw bygwny AW!"s~s ny ivc pYdy ikhw[
"g~l-g~l qy Kwx nUM pYny EN -Awpxy AwlI iehdy 'c ikhVI g~l rih geI["
"mYNnUM lgdw ieh PYimlI nI qyry iPt -qUM qlwk dy pypr Br-ieh AwpxI kuVI nUM ijQy mrjI ivAwhux,mYN qYnUM ijQy mrjI ivAwhvW!"
"swfI kuVI dw ksUr kI AY,ijhVy g~l-g~l qy qlwk dI DmkI idMdy EN?"ipE ny iqKI sur 'c puiCAw[
"ksUr koeI nhIN---s`q-A`T l~K lwky ieQy AwieAw,auh ikQoN hrw krnw-ieMfIAw jwaU,iksy dy kIly DrwaU,nhIN qW jxidAW dI kurkI AweI peI Aw-nwLy knyfw pihlw ivAwh qW pOVI Argw huMdw, jIhdy qy cVHky bMdw knyfw vVx jogw huMdw["
"myrI DI bwry puTy-isDy bol socky bolIN Eey v~ifAw muMfy AwilAw-jy swnUM p~kw krwauxw AwauNdw qW ipCly pYrIN jhwj vI cVwauxw Awaudw!"
"Qofw Gr Aw jI ,jo kuC kihxw kih lvo-AwbdI gLI 'c qW kuqw vI Syr huMdw!"cwcw kih irhw sI[
"qyrI Eey v~fy srdwr dI-inkl BYx-.. myry GroN!"
"ieh KLxy nUM Akl nIN!"cwcI soPy qo auTdI bolI,"pihlW myry pykIN jwky ikVH-ikVH krdw myry BrWvW qo juqIAW KWdw irhw,hux Brw dy coxy ipCy dur-dur krweI jWdw,dyKUM qYnMU jdoN mMn prosky dyxgy!"
"qUM swlIey AwbdI igT dI jIB nUM AMdr nw vWVI!"
"gwL k~F AwbdI mW nUM, AwbdI BYx nUM-mYnUM-!"cwcw-cwcI lVHdy bwhr ho gey qy auhnWdy ipCy jsvIr vI qur ipAw[kuVI dy ipE ny bysimMt dw forbMd kr idqw[mW A~KW 'c hJUM BrI aupr nMU qur peI[
drvwjy qy dsqk hoeI[bwp ny drvwjw KoilAw[swhmxy jsvIr KVHw sI[
"kI g~l AY?"ipE ny ru^w ijhw puiCAw[
"p~g Bul igAw-nMgy isr---!"
"p~g iejqW vwilAW dy isrW qy soBdIAW,qyry vrgy kMjrW dy nIN--!"bwp ny jor nwl drvwjw bMd kr ilAw[