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c©ôv bs 8
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†kvb ..Õ | KLbI ivbv‡K Mvwo‡Z Zz‡j wb‡q wjdU
w`‡Zv| ivbvi †`ix †`L‡j wb‡R KLbI KLbI A‡c¶v
Ki‡Zv| gv‡S gv‡S ivbv‡K †ióz‡i‡›U wb‡q †h‡Zv, `vgx
me Lvev‡i Avc¨vqb Kivi Rb¨|
Avi ivbv ..
QvweŸk eQ‡ii AweevwnZ hyeK cyi“l ivbvi g‡a¨
ZLb †bkv| `vgx cÖvB‡fU Mvwo‡Z GKRb †g‡qi m‡½
†Nviv †div, we‡`kx fyi fyi cviwdD‡gi g‡a¨ Wy‡e
_vKv| fvB ejyK Avi hvB-B ejyK, GB A™¢yZ †gvngq
nvZQvwb mwZ¨B ivbv Gov‡Z cv‡i wb|
Aek¨ ivbv A‡bK¸‡jv cÖkœ wb‡qB †f‡e‡Q Ñ
wSwjK AvKw¯§K m¤úK© m„wói g‡a¨ w`‡q †Kb Ii
KvQvKvwQ Avm‡Z Pv‡”Q, wK D‡Ïk¨ wSwj‡Ki, G
RvZxq me cÖkœ| †KvbUviB cwi®‹vi DËi cvq wb ivbv|
wSwj‡Ki Z‡j Z‡j †h wekvj eo GK D‡Ïk¨
wQ‡jv †mUv ivbvi Kv‡Q cÖKvk n‡jv GK`g nVvr| eo
†ewk AvKw¯§Kfv‡eB|
GK mܨvi NUbv| we.we.G †Kv‡m© gvm wZ‡bK †K‡&U
†M‡Q Z‡Zvw`‡b|
c©ôv bs 12
 †mw`b mvZUvi w`‡K †kl K¬v‡kB wSwjK ivbv‡K
†W‡K wb‡q wb‡Ri Mvwo‡Z Zzj‡jv| Zvici I‡K m‡½
wb‡q GLv‡b ILv‡b ‡NvivNywi| gMevRv‡ii Kv‡Q †gŠ-eb
bv‡g b~Zb M‡o IVv GKUv wWcv‡g›Uvj k‡c I‡K
wb‡Ri cv‡k euvwa‡q wb‡q AKvi‡Y nvUvnvwU Ki‡jv|
I‡K wb‡R †_‡K GKUv m`¨ †Kbv kvU© †cÖ‡R›UI
Ki‡jv, Av‡M hv KLbI K‡iwb, ivbvi AvcwË m‡Z¡I|
Gici GK PvBwbR †ióz‡i‡›U wb‡q wM‡q ivbv‡K
†jvfbxq Lvev‡i Avc¨vqb Ges me‡k‡l ivbv‡K Mvwo
nvwK‡q wb‡h †mvRv ¸jkv‡bi GK ev‡i| ivbv‡K †hb
Qvo‡QB bv| ivbvi †PvL ZLb eo eo| Gme Ki‡Q wK
wSwjK? evuav w`‡q ej‡jv, ÔAvwg G me wWªsK-wUªsK Kwi
bv, wSwjK|Õ wKš‘ wSwjK wK Kvb †`q? ivbv‡K ev‡ii
†fZi XywK‡q wb‡q wb‡R †``vi‡m ûB¯‹x-e¨vwÛ wMj‡jv,
ivbv‡KI †Mjv‡jv| ivbvi kZ AvcwË m‡Z¡I| Gici
.... Gici hv nIqvi ZvB&-B| ivbvi gv_v U‡j hvq|
‡PvL †Rvov njy` m‡l© dzj| ivbv Ávb nviv‡jv|
Zvic‡ii K_v ivbvi Avi wKQyB g‡b †bB|
ciw`b mKv‡j Nyg fv½‡ZB ivbv j¶¨ K‡iwQ‡jv,
¯’vbxq GK †nv‡U‡ji GK Kvgivq †m wSwj‡Ki m‡½
ï‡q Av‡Q| `yRbB bMœ| wSwjK I‡K Rwo‡q a‡i wgwU
wgwU nvm‡Q| Avnv, Swj‡Ki †m-wK cwiZ…wßi nvwm!
ivbvi ‡PvL Z_b cÖPÛ we¯§‡q dzUe‡ji AvK…wZ
aviY K‡i‡Q, †m‡i‡Q! GB Zvn‡j cvZv‡bv fvB-†evb
inm¨?
&Avnv, &Avnv ...
ivbvi c‡¶I m¤¢e nq wb ‡hŠebeZx eo‡jv‡Ki GB
Kb¨vi kix‡ii myL †fv‡Mi mnR my‡hvM Gwo‡q hvIqv|
cÖ_g cÖ_g Aek¨ ivbvi evi evi we‡e‡Ki Zvobvq
wcwQ‡q †h‡Z, GB c‡_ Avi bv G‡Mv‡Z B‡”Q K‡i‡Q|
wKš‘ QvweŸk eQ‡ii hyeK cyi“l ivbv Gov‡ZB cv‡i wb|
Ggb GK †hŠbZvi †jvf †_‡K wd‡i Avmv mnR bv|
wbLvZ †hŠbZvi m¤úK©| evB‡i ïay †jvK †`Lv‡bv
e¨vcvi-m¨vcvi| GLb Pj‡Q|
c©ôv bs 13
 MZ wZb gvm a‡iB Pj‡Q|
cÖ_g cÖ_g wSwjK I‡K Lye Nb Nb WvK‡Zv, †m·
Kivi Rb¨| GLb Aek¨ K‡g †M‡Q|
GB †hgb AvR, cÖvq c‡bi w`b ev‡`B wSwjK AvR
Avevi I‡K WvK‡Q|
ivbv Rv‡b, GeviI Zvi mvov bv w`‡q Dcvq †bB|
Ii GB QvweŸk eQi eqmUvB †h fqsKi Lvivc|
♣♣♣♣♣
‡Kvb Awd‡m ‡g‡q em _vK‡jB h‡Zv Sv‡gjv|
GUv Aek¨ ivbvi aviYv|
wSwj‡Ki ILv‡b hv‡e wKš‘ GB Awdm AvIqv‡i
QywU g¨v‡bR Kivi †Kvb Kvq`vB ivbv †hb Luy‡R cv‡”Q
bv|
Nvg‡Q †m GLb, `i `i K‡i|
wg‡mm ingvb, GB Awd‡mi em, ivbvi BwgwW‡qU
mycvifvBRviI, cÖPÛ iKg ivkfvix UvB‡ci gvbyl
ej‡Z hv †evSvq ZvB-B| gvSvix e‡q‡mi bvwi| ¯^vgxi
mv‡_ Aí eq‡mB QvovQvwo n‡q hvIqvq eÇ `ygov‡bv
†gvPov‡bv KvM‡Ri g‡Zv GKUv Aš—-KiY wb‡q GB
gwnjv †hb P‡jb| Lei`vwi Ki‡Z fv‡jvev‡mb| †Kvb
÷v‡di †Kvb e¨vw³MZ `ytL-Kó-cÖ‡qvR‡b Zvi we›`ygvÎ
mnvbyfywZ †bB| ïay Zvi PvB Kwg‡UW IqvK©vi| †bv
Qvo GU Aj| ivbv Aek¨ Kwg‡UW Kgx© nIqvq Zvi
cÖwZ em wn‡m‡e wg‡mm ingv‡bi GKUv fv‡jv aviYvI
Av‡Q, Zv‡K we.we.G Kivi my‡hvMI w`‡q‡Qb| wKš‘
n‡j wK n‡e, wZwb Qvo-Uvo w`‡ZB Pvb bv|
wKš‘ bv ...
c©ôv bs 14
 ivbv‡K GLb †Póv Ki‡ZB n‡”Q|
Aj‡iwW wSwj‡Ki m‡½ ivbvi Av‡iv `yevi
†hvMv‡hvM n‡q‡Q| wSwjK Aek¨ cÖwZeviB gyL dzwj‡q
D”PviY K‡i‡Q, GKB iKg fv‡e, ÔAvm‡j Avq, bv
n‡j &Avmwe bv, ivbv|Õ
ivbvi eyS‡Z Kó n‡”Q bv, I †h‡Z PvB‡Q bv e‡jB
wSwj‡Ki h‡Zv ivM, h‡Zv †Muvmv|
A‡bK AvUmvU †eu‡aB ivbv gbUv‡K k³ K‡i
wg‡mm ingv‡bi `iRvi w`‡K cv evov‡jv| ‡h †Kvb
G
& KUv auy‡qv Zz‡j, wKQy GKUv we‡kl Ri“ix Kv‡Ri K_v
e‡j, wg‡mm ingvb‡K Kvey Kiv hvq wKbv †`Lv hvK|
ivbvi Aek¨ GLb Lye fq fqB Ki‡Q| hv KÆi
gwnjv, wg‡mm ingvb hw` Ii wi‡Kv‡qó i¶v bv K‡ib?
hw` I‡K D‡ë Ab¨ †Kvb Kv‡R AvU‡K †`b ....
wKš‘ †Kv_vq wK?
wg‡mm ingv‡bi `iRv Awã †cuŠ‡QB ivbvi gyL
G‡Kev‡i ïwK‡q †M‡jv| `iRvq Bqv eo GK Zvjv
Szj‡Q| GB ZvjvUv wg‡mm ingvb †mw`b `v‡ivqvb‡K
w`‡q wKwb‡q‡Qb| Zvi gv‡b ... Zvi gv‡b e¨vcviUv
GLb Avi ivbvi eyS‡Z KóB n‡”Q bv, wg‡mm ingvb
†bB| wg‡mm ingvb‡K bv †c‡j Avi ejv m¤¢e n‡”Q
bv| ejv m¤¢e bv n‡j Zvi c‡¶ Avi Awdm QvovI
m¤¢e n‡”Q bv| †Kvb ÷vd bv e‡j †ewi‡q †M‡j GB
gwnjv †eKvq`v Lvàv n‡q hvb| Zvi ¯^fv‡ei Kvi‡YB|
Zey wg‡mm ingvb †Kv_vq †M‡Qb, KLb †h
wdi‡eb, ivbv Abvb¨ mnKgx©‡`i Kv‡Q G e¨vcv‡i GKUz
†LuvR Kivi †Póv Ki‡jv| Dû! †KD wKQyB Rv‡b bv|
ivbvi GLb cÖPÛ iKg Lvivc jvM‡Q| Bmmm!
gv‡Mv! Ggb †eKvq`v `~ie¯’v KLbI Kv‡iv nq! wg‡mm
ingvb‡K GKevi †gvevBj K‡i ivbv ej‡e bvwK, Zvi
Lye GKUv Ri“ix `iKvi ....? wKš‘ Zv‡Z hw` wn‡Z
wecixZ ....
c©ôv bs 15
 ‡mvqv GKUvi w`‡K Awd‡mi ZLb jv †eªK,
ivbvI ZLb Zvi wUwdb K¨vwiqvi Ly‡j wb‡Ri Lvev‡i
e¨¯—, ZLywb ... ZLywb e¨vcviUv NU‡jv|
ivbvi †Pv‡L co‡jv, Awd‡mi wX‡j Xvjv fveUv ûU
K‡i †hb cv‡ë hv‡”Q| mevB †Kgb wdU dvU| b‡o
P‡o em‡Q| e¨vcviUv wbZ¨-ˆbwgwËK| mevB †ev‡S, GB
Awd‡mi KÆi em wg‡mm ingvb wdi‡Qb|
mevi gvSLvb w`‡q nvBnx‡ji kã Zz‡j M¨vU M¨vU
†nu‡UB wg‡mm ingvb Zvi i“g eivei G‡Mv‡jb|
Avi mv‡_ mv‡_ ivbvi g‡b n‡jv, h‡ZvB †Z‡Zv
†Mjv †nvK bv †Kb, Zv‡KB GLb wg‡mm ingv‡bi
gy‡LvgywL `uvov‡ZB n‡e| GUvB my‡hvM| Avi ‡KD PvÝ
†bIqvi Av‡MB|
Gici ivbv ZwoNwo nv‡Zi Lvevi †kl K‡iB
wg‡mm ingv‡bi `iRvq| †UvKv w`‡jv| XyK‡jv|
Ôg¨vWvg ..Õ
wg‡mm ingvb ‡cuŠQy‡Z bv †cuŠQy‡ZB wb‡Ri ‡Pqv‡i
e‡m wK-GKUv dvBj †`LwQ‡jb, Ri“ix wKQy n‡e
nq‡Zv| wZwb ïay GKevi †PvL Zyj‡jb| ‡Kvb cÖkœ bv,
†Kvb AvMÖnB bv| Zvi GKRb ÷vd Zvi Kv‡Q wKQy
GKUv KviY wb‡q G‡m‡Q †m e¨vcv‡i †hb wbwe©Kvi|
‡kl Awã wb‡R †mu‡aB ivbv K_v ejv ïi“ Ki‡jv,
Ôg¨vWvg, Avwg Rvwb Avwg GKUv Ab¨vq Avãvi KiwQ,
Zey ...Õ
Gevi wg‡mm ingvb cwic~Y© †Pv‡LB ZvKv‡jb| Mvp
Kvu‡Pi wig †jm Pkgv| GB Pkgvq Zv‡K fsqKi
iKg KwVb GK bvwi g‡b nq| Aš—Z ivbvi ZvB-B g‡b
n‡jv| †Kgb GKUv Lb L‡b K‡ÚB D”PviY Ki‡jb|
ÔAvãvi! Avãvi Avevi wK? Awdm †Kvb Avãv‡ii
RvqMv bv, ivbv|Õ
ivbv †XvK wMj‡jv| †m‡i‡Q! G gwnjv ïi“‡ZB fyj
ai‡Z ïi“ K‡i‡Qb| Zey gv_v Mig Kiv hv‡e bv| ivbv
mshZ K‡ÚB Avevi ïi“ Ki‡jv|
c©ôv bs 16
 Ôg¨vWvg, Avwg ej‡Z Pvw”Q, B‡q gv‡b .. g¨vWvg ..
Õ †PvL †i‡LB Av‡iK `dv D”PviY Ki‡jv, Av‡Mi †P‡q
wg‡mm ingvb mv‡_ mv‡_ agK w`‡qB I‡K _vwg‡q
w`‡jb|
Ôb¨vKv‡gv bv K‡i wK ej‡Z PvI, ¯úó K‡i e‡jv,
ivbv| †Wv›U ¯úxK jvBK ÷ªxU eq|Õ
e‡j wK! ivbvi g‡b n‡jv, em n‡qI G gwnjv Zv‡K
Pig AcgvbKi GKUv K_v e‡j‡Qb| Gfv‡e ejv gv‡b
I‡K Nywi‡q ‡cwP‡q iv¯—vi †Q‡j ejviB bvgvš—i| B‡”Q
n‡jv, GKevi gyL dz‡U †m dm K‡i e‡jB †d‡j,
Ôg¨vWvg, †Kvb Awdm Ôb¨vKv‡gvÕ Avi Ô÷ªxU eqÕ-Gi
g‡Zv kã e¨venv‡ii RvqMv bv|Õ wKš‘ bv, G me
NyYv¶‡iI D”PviY Kiv wVK bv| emiv hv e‡jb, ZvB
wVK, Aš—Z GB me cÖvB‡fU Awd‡m| GB Pig gyn~‡Z©
wb‡R‡K mshZ bv ivLvB †kªq|
ivbv Mjvi ¯^i GK †dvUv DuPz bv K‡i †g‡S eivei
Av‡iv axi-w¯’i fv‡eB|
Ôg¨vWvg, Avgvi eo KvwR‡bi ‡QvU †Q‡jUv weªwUk
KvDw݇j GKUv BgcU©¨v›U cix¶v w`‡”Q| AvR Zvi
GKUv cix¶v Av‡Q| cix¶vq G‡UÛ Ki‡Z bv cvi‡j
Zvi we‡kl ¶wZ n‡q hv‡e| wKš‘ I‡K ILv‡b wb‡q
hvIqv-wb‡q Avmvi g‡Zv †KD †bB e‡jB Avwg GKUz
QywU PvB, Rvó I‡K wb‡q hv‡ev, wb‡q Avm‡ev ...Õ
ÔIn|Õ
ÔR¡x, g¨vWvg| `qv K‡i Avgv‡K wK GKUz Qvo‡Z
cvi‡eb? Avgvi we‡kl DcKvi n‡Zv?Õ
wg‡mm ingvb Mvp wig †jm Pgkvi Icvk †_‡K
`„wó eyjv‡jb|
Ô†Uj wg, ivbv, ‡Zvgvi KvwR‡bi †Q‡ji cix¶v
KLb ïi“ Avi KLb †kl n‡”Q?Õ
c©ôv bs 17
 ÔG¨vB †Zv, g¨vWvg, KvUvq KvUvq `y‡Uvq ïi“ n‡e,
Avi gvÎ wek wgwbU ci| Avi †kl n‡e cvuPUvq|Õ ivbv
Swj‡Ki K_v g‡b K‡iB mgq `y‡Uv D”PviY Ki‡jv,
hv‡Z ZvovZvwo hvIqv hvq, Avi †divI bv jv‡M|
wg‡mm ingvb ‡ek K‡Zv¶Y dvBj NvUvNvwU K‡iB
†kl Awã D”PviY Ki‡jb| ÔI.†K, hvI|Õ ejvi mv‡_
mv‡_ ci¶‡YB Avevi gv_v Zzj‡jb wZwb, Ôivbv, AvB
AvÛvi÷¨v›U d«g †nvqvU BD †mBW,Õ Gevi Zvi
Kcv‡ji Pvgovq fuvR| ÔAvgv‡`i Awdm †_‡K †ewi‡q
gvÎ Uz‡qw›U wgwbU‡m Zzwg †Zvgvi KvwR‡bi †Q‡j‡K
cix¶vi n‡j †cuŠ‡Q w`‡Z cv‡iv| †Zvgvi K_vi m~Î
a‡iB Avwg eySwQ, Uz‡qw›U wgwbUm| ‡mv, Avwg PvB, I‡K
†cuŠ‡Q w`‡q Av‡iv Uz‡qw›U wgwbU‡m, AvB gxb, wVK `y‡Uv
we‡k, Zzwg Avevi wdi‡e| Iqvb †gvi w_s, ivbv,
Avgv‡`i Awdm wVK cuvPUvq ‡K¬vR n‡e| Kv‡RB Zzwg
Zvi Uz‡qw›U wgwbUm Av‡MB Awdm wjf Ki‡e, †Zvgvi
KvwR‡bi †Q‡j‡K cix¶vi nj †_‡K Avbvi Rb¨|
I.†K| †Mv bvI|Õ
i‡j wK!
ivbvi †PvL †Rvov GB gyn~‡Z© im‡Mvj−vi g‡Zv eo
eo| Bmmm! Bmmm! wK `¾vj gwnjv †i evev! wK
mvsNvwZK K~U eyw×i| cviwgkvb w`‡jb e‡U, Am¤¢e
RwUj fv‡eB w`‡jb|
mg‡qi e¨vcv‡i Av‡iv wKQy hyw³ LvUv‡bv †h‡Zv|
wKš‘ ivbvi Avi G me B‡”QB Ki‡Q bv| Z‡K©i Kvi‡Y
hw` †kl Awã wg‡mm ingvb GUzKzI Qvo bv †`b|
Ô_¨vsK BD, g¨vWvg|Õ
ivbv ax‡i ax‡i gv_v wbPz K‡i wg‡mm ingv‡bi i“g
†_‡K †e‡iv‡jv|
wSwjK I‡K †W‡K‡Q| Awdm †_‡K †ei nIqvi
g‡Zv Aš—Z GKUv c_ Kiv †M‡Q, G‡ZB ivbv Lywk|
mgm¨v Av‡Q| mgm¨v _vK‡eB| RM‡Zi wbqg GUv|
me wKQy g¨v‡bR Ki‡Z bv cvi‡j wK gvbyl †Kvb
wKQy cvq?
c©ôv bs 18
 Aš—Z wSwj‡Ki g‡Zv evRLvB my›`ix bvwii †`n
Dc‡fvM Kivi my‡hvM dvI dvI cvIqv hvq bv|
K¶‡Yv bv|
♣♣♣♣♣
wek wgwbU j¤^v mgq bq| Aš—Z Rbeûj XvKv
kn‡i GK ¯’vb †_‡K Rvwb© Kivi Rb¨|
ivbv hLb GKUv wm.Gb.wR A‡Uvwi·vq evwiaviv‡Z
wSwjK‡`i evmvq †cuŠQy‡jv, †mvqv `y‡UvB ev‡R|
Gici †hb QvqvQwei g‡ZvB, `ª“Z j‡qi NUbv ce©|
Kwjs †ej wUc‡Z bv wUc‡ZB mv‡_ mv‡_ `iRvi Icv‡k
wSwj‡Ki bovPov| ivbv Av›`vR Ki‡jv wSwjK nq‡Zv
Ii †kl †gvevBj †dvb cvIqvi ci AvMÖ‡ni mv‡_B
`iRvi KvQvKvwQ A‡c¶v KiwQ‡jv| KevU Lyyj‡jv|
ci¶‡Y wSwjK ivbvi Dci `„wó co‡ZB †Pv‡L-gy‡L
ixwZg‡Zv GKUv Avb‡›`i wSwjK Zz‡j Zvi wjcwóK
PwP©Z †VuvU‡Rvov †gj‡jv|
ÔnvB|Õ
ivbvi eyK †gvPo w`‡jv| wSwj‡Ki gy‡LvgywL n‡j
cÖwZeviB Zvi G iKg nq|
Avnv, GKUv Kv‡jv i‡½i _ªx-wcm ‡cvkv‡K
wSwjK‡K wK Ac~e© my›`ixB †`Lv‡”Q| kixi dz‡o AvuKv
euvKv †XD¸‡jv †hb fqsKi iKg ¯úó| Avnv, wK
†g‡q! †hgb GK †Rvov fvix †eªó, †Zgwb †`nej−ix|
†Pv`vi g‡ZvB †g‡q e‡U ..| Z‡e G †g‡q Zvi bq, ivbv
†ev‡S| G ‡g‡q‡K ïay ‡g‡qUviB †Lqvj Lywk g‡Zv
cvIqv hvq, wb‡R †_‡K nvZ evwo‡q GB †g‡q‡K aiv
†Quvqvi †Kvb my‡hvMB †bB| Ab¨ K_vq Zv‡K wSwjK
c©ôv bs 19
ïay e¨envi Ki‡Q, †Ljv‡”Q| Gi †ewk bq| wKš‘ G‡Z
wK ivbvi gbB f‡i?
ivbv Aek¨ GLb kvš—| wb‡Ri AvwZkh¨ mvg‡j
wb‡q wSwj‡Ki Dci †_‡K `„wó bv mwi‡qB wKQy ejvi
Rb¨ gyL Ly‡jwQ‡jv, wKš‘ Zvi Av‡MB wSwjK †PuPv‡jv|
ÔkqZvb! kqZvb †Kv_vKvi!Õ
ivbv AevK| ej‡jv, ÔkqZvb ejwQm †Kb,
wSwjK?Õ
Ô†Zv‡K KLb GLv‡b Avm‡Z e‡jwQ| ‡Zvi G‡Zv
†`ix nq †Kb, ivbv?Õ
iv‡Mi KviY †evSv hv‡”Q| †g‡qUvi Ggwb ¯^fve|
ivbvi cÖwZ cÖPzi Aby‡hvM K‡i| A‡bKUv Aí eqmx
wK‡kvix †g‡qi g‡ZvB K‡i| ivbvi Aek¨ GUv Lye Ly-
D-eB fv‡jv jv‡M| GLbI jvM‡Q|
G iKg cwiw¯’wZ‡Z hv Kivi †Zgwb fw½‡ZB ivbv
GKUv †QvÆ gv‡ci fyeb †fvjv‡bv nvwm w`‡q ïi“
Ki‡jv|
ÔwSwjK, ZzB †Zv Awdm Kwim bv, †h eySwe ...Õ
wKš‘ wSwjKB I‡K _vwg‡q w`‡jv| SuvSv‡jv
Kɯ^‡i|
ÔPzc! †bv mvDÛ! ‡bv UK! Avwg †Zv‡K †L‡q
†dj‡ev, ivbv|Õ
ivbvi GLb nvm‡Z B‡”Q Ki‡Q| mwZ¨B nvm‡Z
B‡”Q Ki‡Q| nv nv nv! ÔLv Lv h‡Zv cvwim LvÕ ej‡Z
wM‡qI ivbv wb‡R‡K mshZ Ki‡jv| †ewk Av‡R ev‡R
K_v n‡jB wSwjK Av‡iv †¶c‡e| Z‡e n¨uv, ivbv Rv‡b,
wSwjK ivM Ki‡jI †ewk¶Y ivM cy‡l iv‡L bv| GB
Av‡Q GB †bB Ae¯’v Avi wK| LyyeB fv‡jv †g‡q|
mwZ¨ ZvB-B|
gvÎ wek †m‡KÛ|
c©ôv bs 20
 ZviciB LyeB fv‡jv †g‡qi g‡Zv wSwjK ivbvi nvZ
a‡i ivbvi Dci cwic~Y© `„wó †g‡j ivbvi ey‡KB Svc
w`‡jv| mvM‡i Svc w`‡q covi g‡ZvB| c‡oB wdm
wd‡m K‡Ú Zvi D”PviY|
Ôivbv, G‡Zv¶Y Avgvi gb Lvivc K‡iwQm, Avq,
Gevi Avgvi gb fv‡jv K‡i †`| Avgv‡K Av`i Ki,
ivbv|Õ
ivbvi GLb ¯úó †Pv‡L co‡Q, gvÎ Ava Bw `~i‡Z¡
wSwj‡Ki Kgjvi †Kuvqvi g‡Zv †cje †VuvU †Rvov|
GKUz duvK| Kuvc‡Q wZi wZi K‡i| wSwjK wR‡fi WMv
†ei K‡i wfRv‡”Q| Pzgy Kivi Rb¨ ˆZwi| ivbvi †fZ‡i
GLb Rvš—e GKUv ¶zavZ© fve| KuvPv gvs‡mi ¶zav|
wSwj‡Ki kix‡ii Rb¨ ¶zav|
ivbv gyL evov‡jv|
ivbv &GLb wSwj‡Ki Kgjvi †Kuvqvi g‡Zv †VuvU
†Rvov wb‡Ri fvix †Vuv‡U Zz‡j wb‡q gyn~g© ~n Pzgy Ki‡Z
Ki‡Z wSwjK‡K Av‡iv Avcb K‡i †bIqvi Rb¨
cy‡ivcywi mwµq n‡q DV‡Q| wSwjKI Kg bv| Kvgbvq
R¡i R¡i GK †g‡qi g‡ZvB ivbvi ey‡K wb‡Ri DZz½ eyK
‡V‡m a‡i †e‡cv‡ivqvfv‡e Nl‡Q| Bmmmm! Bmmmmm!
wK `vi“b jvM‡Q ivbvi|
ivbvi GLb g‡b n‡”Q, GB ‡h wSwjK, Gi K_v
†f‡eB G‡Zv¶Y ivbvi K‡Zv †Ubkb, K‡Zv hš¿Yv| Zvi
me hš¿Yvi wbimb n‡q‡Q| g‡b n‡”Q, coš— we‡K‡ji
Av‡jvq meyR Nv‡mi gLg‡j e‡m Igvi ˆLqvg covi
myLvbyf~wZi g‡Zv A™¢yZ Abyf~wZ‡Z fvm‡Q †m - fvm‡Q
Avi fvm‡Q ..
wSwjK wdm wdm Ki‡jv, ÔAv‡¯— Lv, ivbv?Õ
Ô‡Kb? †Zvi Lvivc jvM‡Q, wSwjK?Õ
ÔAvgvi †Vuv‡U `vM Kiwe bv, ivbv|Õ
ivbvi g‡b n‡jv, evB‡i h‡ZvB †jvK †`Lv‡bv fvB-
†evb m¤úK© †nvK bv †Kb, mK‡ji A‡MvP‡i Iiv `yRb
B‡Zvg‡a¨ ci®úi kix‡ii eo †ewk Nwbô n‡q †M‡Q|
c©ôv bs 21
‡hŠbZvi ivR‡Z¡ Zviv †hb ivRv-ivbx| ivbv †ev‡S,
wSwjK kix‡ii myL Pvq e‡jB Zv‡`i GB †evSvcov|
Zey .. Zey ivbv †ev‡S, wSwjK Zvi bq| ivbv hw` †Kvb
w`b GB myLUzKz w`‡Z bv cv‡i, Zvn‡jB ... Zvn‡j
nq‡Zv Zv‡mi N‡ii g‡ZvB †f‡½ Lvb Lvb ..
ivbv Aek¨B †mUv Pvq bv| †Kvbw`bI Pvq bv|
Ggb GK gvqvex †g‡qi kixi‡K †fvM Kivi myL-¯^cœ
†_‡K Ii g‡Zv QvweŸk eQ‡ii †Q‡ji c‡¶ wb‡R‡K
`~‡i ivLv m¤¢e bv|
GK wgwbU .. `y&yB wgwbU .. wZb wgwbU ..
wSwjK av°v w`‡qB ivbvi evuabgy³ n‡jv| ci
gyn~‡Z© Ac~e© Av‡jv Siv‡bv nvwm‡Z gyL cwic~Y©| ivbvi
nvZ ai‡jv| ivbvi Kuv‡a GLb AwZ wcÖq mw½bxi g‡ZvB
wb‡Ri gv_vi fvi †i‡L weo weo Ki‡jv|
Ô‡Zv‡K GKUv e¨vcvi ewj, ivbv|Õ
ivbv mvov w`‡jv|
ÔwK ejwe, ej, wSwjK?Õ
wSwj‡Ki GLb Lye wbPz KÚ¯^i, cvqivi evK-
evKz‡gi g‡ZvB| ÔZzB Rvwbm, ivbv, Avgvi †QvU gvgv
Avgv‡`i GLv‡b _vK‡jI mywUs wb‡h me mgqB e¨¯—
_v‡K| c¨v‡KR †cÖvMÖv‡gi †bkv Avi wK| AvR GKUv
bvU‡Ki dvBb¨vj Kivi Rb¨ MvRxcyi hvIqvi Av‡M
gvgv ej‡jv, wdi‡Z Zvi ivZ n‡e| †Zv‡K wK ej‡ev,
ivbv, mKvj `kUv evR‡Z bv evR‡ZB gvI nVvr ay‡qv
Zzj‡jb, eo Lvjv‡K †`L‡Z wZwb gvwbKMÄ hv‡eb|
Avwg ejjvg, hvI bv, †Zvgvi †ev‡bi Rb¨ hLb civb
cyo‡Q| Gici ... Gi ci ..Õ
ÔGici wK, wSwjK?Õ
ÔGici G‡Kev‡i gwb-KvÂb †hvM|Õ
Ô‡mUv Avevi wK, wSwjK?Õ
ÔGgb GKUv w`‡b hw` me NUbv¸‡jv ci ci `vi“b
n‡q NU‡Z _v‡K, Zvn‡j gvbyl Zv‡K gwb-KvÂb †hvMB
c©ôv bs 22
e‡j| †kvb †kvb, ivbv, Gici Avgv‡`i Kv‡Ri eyqv
G‡m ej‡jv, Ô‡gvi †cvjvWv MÖvg _b AvB‡Q, we‡KjUv
†cvjvWv‡i jBq¨v GKUz gv‡K©vU Ki‡ev| †cvjvWvi Rvgv
Kvco wKbb jvM‡ev|Õ Avwg .. wn wn wn .. w`j `wiqvi
g‡ZvB ejjvg, hvI bv, hvI| Gici Avgvi Ae¯’v wK
n‡Z cv‡i ZzB-B Av›`vR Ki, ivbv| cvKv dm‡ji
‡¶‡Z k‡m¨ †`vjv jvM‡Q| Avgvi g‡b n‡jv, GLb
Avgvi †Zv‡KB PvB| wKš‘, ZzB, ivbv, ZzB GKUv ivg
nv`v Qvov wKQyB bv, eÇ †`ix K‡i G‡mwQm|Õ
ÔAvwg Av‡iv Av‡M G‡j wK n‡Zv ïwb, wSwjK?Õ
ÔwK n‡Zv gv‡b? cvKv dm‡ji †¶‡Z km¨ †Q`b
n‡Zv| eywSm bv?Õ wSwjK Ii gy‡L ZvwK‡q `yówgi nvwm
nvm‡jv, ÔG¨vB Mvav, G¨vB ivbv, †Zvi km¨ †Q`b Ki‡Z
fv‡jv jv‡M bv?Õ
wK †nqvwjc~Y© K_v! wKš‘ wK `vi“b jvM‡Q ïb‡Z|
ivbvi DËi w`‡Z †`ix †bB|
Ôfv‡jv bv jvM‡j G‡Zv Kvq`v K‡i Awdm duvwK
w`‡q Gjvg †Kb, wSwjK?Õ
wSwjK SsKvi Zz‡j `uvZ †ei K‡i nvm‡jv| ci¶‡Y
ivbvi nvZ ai‡jv| Uvb‡Q|
ÔPj, Pj, ivbv ...Õ
Ô‡Kv_vq hv‡ev, wSwjK?Õ
wSwjK‡`i †`vZjv Avwjkvb evmv| UvKv-cqmvi
Afve bv _vKvq wSwjKiv evB‡ii KvD‡K fvov †`q
bv| wSwj‡Ki evev cÖvqk we‡`‡k _v‡Kb e‡j wSwj‡Ki
GK gvgvmn ¸wU K‡qK gvby‡li emevm GLv‡b| Avi
PvKi-evKi| evB‡i `v‡ivqvb Av‡Q, WªvBfvi Av‡Q,
wKš‘ Kv‡Ri eyqv bv _vKvq AvR N‡ii †fZiUv ejv hvq
GK`g duvKv| duvKv gv‡bB wSwj‡Ki `L‡j|
wSwjKB ivbv‡K ‡`vZjvq Zv‡`i WvBwbs i“‡g
emv‡jv| m‡½ m‡½ Zvi QUdUvwb| Lvevi cwi‡ek‡bi
†Zvo‡Rvo Ki‡Q|
c©ôv bs 23
 ÔRvwbm, ivbv, AvgviB jv Kiv nqwb| ‡Zvi Rb¨
A‡c¶v Ki‡Z Ki‡Z ..|Õ
‡m‡i‡Q! wSwjK e‡j wK? GKRb †g‡q wb‡R bv
†L‡q Ii Rb¨ A‡c¶v K‡i _vK‡e †gv‡UB fv‡e wb
ivbv| Z‡e nu¨v, ivbvi LyeB fv‡jv jvM‡Q| wSwjK
w`b‡K w`b Zvi ü`wcÛUv‡K Av‡iv k³ K‡i gy‡Vvq a‡i
†hb †gvPo gvi‡Q ..
Ômwi wSwjK, B‡q ... gv‡b ... ZzB Avgvi Rb¨ ‡c−U
mvRvw”Qm ‡`‡LB ejwQ, wSwjK, Aj‡iwW Avgvi jvÂ
‡kl ..Õ
ivbvi K_v ‡kl nIqvi Av‡MB wSwj‡Ki †PvL eo
eo| ej‡jv|
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Aek¨ Avwg fv‡jv ivua‡Z cvwi bv, ivbv|Õ
ÔwSwjK, ‡Zvi †RvivRywi Kivi Af¨vm ...Õ
ÔPzc! ‡bv UK| Rvwbm GUv wK? GUv exd| Kv‡RB
PzcPvc gy‡L †`| GUv †Zvi `iKvi ...Õ
ÔAvgvi exd `iKvi!Õ
ÔMvav! ZzB mwZ¨ Mvav, ivbv| Rvwbm bv, exd †L‡j
cyi“l‡`i kixi Mig nq, cyi“l‡`i kw³ ev‡o| ZzB
eywSm bv, jv‡Âi ci †Zv‡K QvovQvwo †bB| †Zv‡K
Avwg wbsov‡ev| GK`g dzj †Kvm© ..Õ
ÔwK †Kv‡m©i K_v ejwQm, wSwjK? Avgv‡`i we.we.G
†Kvm©?Õ
ivbvi K_v ï‡b wSwjK †m-wK nvwm| †hb gRvi
wKQy ï‡b‡Q| nvwm _vwg‡q wb‡RB mvg‡b Szu‡K KuvUv
Pvg‡P GK LÛ gvsm ivbvi gy‡L ai‡jv|
Ô‡bv UK, ivbv| GUv gy‡L †`| ‡kvb, †kvb, ivbv,
Avwg †Kvb we.we.G †Kv‡m©i K_v bv, Avwg †Zvi Avi
Avgvi B›Uvi‡Kv‡m©i K_v ejwQ| dzj †Kvm© B›Uvi‡Kvm©|
†Zv‡K Ki‡Z n‡e| Avgvi m‡½| Lvevi ci| ZvB ...Õ
c©ôv bs 24
 ivbvi †MvUv kixi wSwjK w`‡jv| Avnv, Avnv, wK
`vi“b jvM‡Q ïb‡Z| ev½vjx †g‡qiv G‡Zv ¯úó K‡i
ej‡ZB cv‡i bv|
ÔwK ejwj, wSwjK?Õ
ÔPyc! e‡jwQ K_v bv| Lv ejwQ|Õ
ivbv ¯úó †`L‡Z cv‡”Q, KvUv Pvg‡P Muv_v Av‡iK
LÛ gvsm Zvi gyL eivei D‡V Avm‡Q| KvUv Pvg‡Pi I
gv_vq Pzix civ wSwj‡Ki my‡WŠj nvZ| Pzix¸‡jv GKUz
bvovPovq wib wib SsKvi Zzj‡Q|
Avnv! wK gayi GB kã|
Avnv! wK gayi GB Avb›`|
Avnv, wSwjK‡K wb‡q ivbvi wK gayi mgq KvU‡Q|
wKš‘ ZviciI ivbv Rv‡b ... wSwjK Zvi bq|
♣♣♣♣♣
LvIqv `vIqv †kl|
‡cŠ‡b wZb‡Ui g‡Zv|
ivbv wSwj‡Ki †eWi“‡g wSwj‡Ki Wvb‡jvwc‡jvi
M`x‡gvov Lv‡U cv Szwj‡q e‡m‡Q| Zvi evg av‡i Nwbó
fw½‡Z wSwjK emv| Lye KvQvKvwQB| ivbvi nvZ
wSwj‡Ki kix‡i Nyi‡Q|
wSwjKB GK`g nVvr ej‡jv, ÔG¨vB ivbv, GKUv
K_v wR‡Ám Kwi, ZzB †m mgq ‡gvevB‡j Avgv‡K
wecvkv emyi K_v e‡jwQwj †Kb?Õ
wSwj‡Ki K_v †kl n‡jv bv, ivbvi Kcv‡j GK
Mv`v fuvR| †m‡i‡Q! H gyn~‡Z© Awd‡mi ev_i“‡g
D”PviY Kiv Zvi K_v¸‡jv wSwjK †`LwQ g‡b †i‡L‡Q|
wK wec`! ivbv wSwj‡Ki wcovwcwo‡Z Ava ‡KwR n‡e
Mi“i gvsm ‡Mjvi ci ejv hvq fqsKi Us, k³ ‡cwbm
c©ôv bs 25
G‡Zv¶‡Y QUdU Ki‡Z Ki‡Z e¨_vq Ub Ub| GLb
R¨vš— †g‡q wSwjK‡K †Pv`vi mgq, A_P GB `vi“b
gyn~‡Z© ûU K‡i QvqvQwei wbR©xe †g‡q wecvkv emy Avm‡e
†Kb? wKš‘ ... wKš‘ wSwjKB Zzj‡Q cÖm½Uv|
Zz‡j‡Q hLb, ivbvi g‡b n‡”Q, Zvi wKQy GKUv
ejvi `iKvi| ej‡jv,
ÔZzB Lye my›`ix ‡g‡q, wm‡bgvq bvg‡j †Zv‡K Lye
fv‡jv gvbv‡Zv, H wecvkv emyi g‡ZvB| GB †f‡eB
K_vUv e‡jwQjvg, wSwjK| Õ
wSwj‡Ki ‡cje †Vuv‡U `y‡e©va¨ GKUv fve| fveUv
evo‡Q|
ÔZzB Mvav bvwK, ivbv? wb‡Ri †m· †d«Û hLb
`ynvZ evwo‡q G‡mv G‡mv e‡j Wv‡K, ZLb †Kvb cyi“l
Ab¨ †g‡qi K_v †Zv‡j bv| †Zv‡j ej ..Õ
wSwj‡Ki K_vq ivbvi †PvL eo eo| Ôgv‡b! ‡m·
†d«Û? †m Avevi †K?Õ
ÔAvwg| eywSm bv? ‡Zvi mv‡_ Pj‡Z Pj‡Z A‡bK
Av‡MB Avwg GB G·K¬zwmf cwRk‡b G‡m †MwQ, ivbv|
GwbI‡q, ivbv, ‡kvb, AvR †Zvi gy‡L H BwÛqvb
bvwqKvi bvg ï‡b Avgvi wK g‡b n‡q‡Q Rvwbm?
ÔwK g‡b n‡q‡Q?Õ
Ôg‡b n‡q‡Q, BwÛqvb my›`ix wecvkv emy †Zvi
d¨v›Uvmx KzBb, †Zvi ¯^‡cœi bvwqKv| wVK ejjvg
wbðq?Õ e‡jB m‡½ m‡½ Avevi †hvM Ki‡jv, ÔG¨vB
ivbv, Gevi GKUv K_v †LvjvLywjB wR‡Ám Kwi, ej
†Zv, ivbv, wecvkvi Rb¨ †Zvi wccvmv K‡ZvUzKy?Õ
e‡j wK!
Ôwecvkvi Rb¨ Avgvi wccvmv gv‡b?Õ
Ôgv‡b eywSm bv, Kiwe wecvkv‡K, B‡q .. gv‡b
Pz`we? mwZ¨ K‡i ej Avgv‡K|Õ
Ôhvn&, dvwRj!Õ
c©ôv bs 26
 Ôhvn hvn Kwim bv, ivbv|Õ wSwj‡Ki †Vuv‡U GLb
wmwiqvm ai‡Yi `y‡e©va¨ Bw½Z| Ô†kvb, ‡kvb, ivbv, †Zvi
e¨vcviUv Rvbjvg e‡jB †Zv‡KI AvgviI GKUv e¨vcvi
ejwQ, Rvó ‡Zvi Rvbvi Rb¨, AvgviI GKRb d¨v›Uvmx
wKs Av‡Q| Awf‡l‡Ki bvg ï‡bwQm? †Zvi wecvkvi
g‡ZvB fvi‡Zi wnw›` wd‡j¥ KvR K‡i, KÕw`b Av‡M †h
G¨vk‡K we‡q K‡i‡Q| †Zvi g‡ZvB AvgviI
Awf‡lK‡K fv‡jv jv‡M| Avwg GKvKx‡Z¡ I‡K fvwe,
Avgvi kixi Mig nq, Avwg gRv Kwi|Õ
ivbv dm K‡iB wR‡Ám Ki‡jv, ÔwSwjK, B‡q ..
gv‡b ..g‡b n‡”Q, ZzBI Awf‡l‡Ki mv‡_ Kíbvq
‡Pv`vPzw` ...Õ
wSwj‡Ki †Vuv‡U GLb †QvÆ nvwm| ivbvi K_vi
Reve †`Iqvi e`‡j mivmwi `„wó‡Z ZvwK‡q Av‡Q|
‡m‡i‡Q! bvwi g‡bi inm¨ ¯^qs m„wóKZ©v †ev‡Sb bv,
ivbv eyS‡e wK K‡i? mwZ¨B ivbvi Rvbv wQ‡jv bv G‡Zv
wKQy|
wSwjK ej‡jv, ÔG¨vB ivbv, Rvwbm †Zv, gvbyl
PvB‡j A‡bK c−¨vb Ki‡Z cv‡i| GLb AvwgI Avgv‡`i
d¨v›Uvmx wKs-KzBb‡`i wb‡q GKUv c−¨vb mvRv‡Z Pvw”Q
e‡j K_vUv Zzjjvg Ñ Avgiv GKUv d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg
Mo‡ev, wkï‡`i H we‡bv`b-cvK© bv, wKš‘ Mo‡ev eo‡`i
†hŠe‡bi Avb›`-bMix d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg ..|Õ
ivbv wKQyB ej‡Q bv| bv e‡j †kvbvB fv‡jv|
wSwjK Avevi D”PviY Ki‡jv| Ôivbv, ZzB Avi
Avwg, Avgiv `yRb Avb›` Kwi| Avgiv wPiKvj Avb›`-
c‡_i hvÎx Qvov Avi wKQyB bB| AvR †mB Avb›`
GKUz †ewk †ewk Ki‡ev e‡jB AvR Avgv‡`i Avb›`-
bMix‡Z Awf‡lK-wecvkviv Avm‡e| wKfv‡e G me
NU‡e ZvI ewj| f~Z-‡cÖZ R¨vš— gvby‡li Dci fi K‡i
Av‡m, †Zgb Avi wK| Avwg ‡Zvi mvg‡b R¨vš— †g‡q
Dcw¯’Z e‡jB AvR †Zvi d¨v›Uvmx my›`ix wecvkv emy
Avm‡e GLv‡b Avgvi Dci fi K‡iB| gv‡b AvwgB n‡q
hvw”Q AvR †Zvi wecvkv emy| †Zvi Dci fi K‡iB
c©ôv bs 27
Avm‡e Avgvi Awf‡lK| gv‡b ZzB n‡q hvw”Qm Avgvi
Awf‡lK| e¨vcviUv †Kgb eySwQm, ivbv?Õ
e¨vcviUv wK †gvUvgywU †evSv n‡q †M‡Q ivbvi| Zey
wR‡Ám Ki‡jv|
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Ôgv‡b `vov‡”Q, ivbv,Õ wSwjK ej‡jv, ÔZzB Avi
Avwg AvR Kíbvi Wvbvq fi K‡i A‡jŠwKK GKUv
¯^cœ-my‡Li RM‡Z cÖ‡ek KiwQ Ñ Avgv‡`i d¨v›Uvmx
wKsWg| G¨vB d¨v›Uvmx wKsW‡g Avwg Avi wSwjK
_vK‡ev bv, †Zvi wecvkv n‡q †Zv‡K wecvkvi myL †`‡ev,
Avi †Zvi KvQ †_‡K Awf‡l‡Ki myL †b‡ev|Õ wSwjK
GKUy †_‡gB Avevi †hvM Ki‡jv, Ô†kvb, ivbv, Ggb
w`‡b evmvq AvR †KD †bB e‡jB †Zv G me c−¨vb
Ki‡Z gRv| `vi“b PvÝ| wVK ejjvg bv?Õ ivbv †Kvb
DËi w`‡”Q bv †`‡LB wSwjK wdK K‡iB nvm‡jv| ‡hb
Lye gRv cv‡”Q| ci¶‡Y ûU K‡i GKUz Szu‡KB ivbvi
Wvb evû‡Z m‡Rv‡i wPgwU KvU‡jv, ÔG¨vB ivbv, Avq bv,
d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg Kwi| Kiwe bv?Õ
Bmmmm! wK gayi Avgš¿Y| ivbvi GLb nvZ
Kvgov‡ZB B‡”Q Ki‡Q|
ÔwSwjK, g‡b n‡”Q, ‡Zvi Lye B‡”Q ...Õ
wSwjK Mv‡bi g‡Zv myi K‡iB D”PviY Ki‡jv|
Ôivbv, A‡Zv wØav †Kb?,
Avi wK cv‡ev GB wd«Wg?
GB my‡hv‡M K¨vb hv‡ev bv
d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg?Õ
D”PviY K‡iB ivbvi †Pv‡L †PvL †i‡L Zvi †m wK
w`j †Lvjv nvwm|
wn wn wn .. wn wn wn..Õ
wSwjK nvm‡Q †Zv nvm‡QB| Avi nvwmi `g‡K
`g‡K `y‡j DV‡Q Ii †hŠeb ficyi kixi| Avnv, wK
`vi“b GÄq¨vej kixi! GB bvwi ‡`n Pz‡`B gRv ..
c©ôv bs 28

♣♣♣♣♣
d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg|
wK `vi“b kã| †Kvb we‡bv`b cvK© bq| ågb Kivi
g‡Zv †hŠe‡bi GK Avb›`-bMix| ivbvi GLb g‡b
n‡”Q, Avnv, wK wewPÎ Avi wK gvqvex GK D`vniY|
ivbv GB gyn~‡Z© wSwj‡Ki mv‡_ GK weQvbvh
Av‡e‡k we‡fvi| GK evwj‡k gv_v ‡i‡L wSwj‡Ki
gy‡LvgywL| Nwbô fw½‡Z|
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bxieZvq KvgivUv †hb GK Ab¨ GK RMZ n‡q
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†gŠ †gŠ myMÜ| †evSvB hvq, evwoi †jvKRb †h hvi
g‡Zv evB‡i _vKvq wSwjK Zvi cy‡iv my‡hvMB wb‡”Q|
wb‡Ri my‡Li Rb¨, GK gy‡Vv ¯’yj Avb‡›`i Rb¨ G †g‡q
cv‡i bv Ggb KvR †evanq †bB| PvÝ †c‡jB evB‡ii
GK †Q‡j‡K wbR evwo‡Z XyKv‡bv, G‡b Zvi m‡½ †m·
Kiv Kg K_v bq| Aš—Z wSwj‡Ki eqmx AweevwnZ
GKRb †g‡qi Rb¨| `ywbqvq KÕRb Ggb cv‡i?Õ
Avi ivbv .. ivbvi g‡Zv DVwZ eq‡mi AweevwnZ
GK Rb †Q‡ji c‡¶ G my‡hvM Qvov wK m¤¢e?
K¶‡Yv bv| Gi g‡a¨ †bkv Av‡Q, †gvn Av‡Q,
Av‡Q eo †ewk Kvey Kivi g‡Zv GK Qjbv|
cÖ_g cÖ_g GB evwo‡Z XyK‡Z ivbvi ü`wcÛ
mvsNvwZK Kvuc‡Zv| ivbv eyS‡Zv, GUv Zvi cwi‡ek bq|
GLv‡b G‡jB ivbvi cwi®‹vi Dcjwä n‡Zv, †m wgwó
cvwbi gvQ n‡q †hb mvM‡ii †jvbv cvwb‡Z c‡o‡Q|
wc‡V `i `i K‡i Nvg Si‡Zv| wK fqB bv wQ‡jv ZLb|
wKš‘ AvR ... AvR , mwZ¨ ej‡Z wK, ivbvi †Zgb †Kvb
NvgB n‡”Q bv, †Kvb fqI †bB| ivbv Aek¨ KviYUv
c©ôv bs 29
†ev‡S, wSwj‡Ki GB weQvbvq wSwj‡Ki Drmv‡n
wSwjK‡K Pz`‡Z Pz`‡Z †m-I A‡bKLvwb gvwb‡q †M‡Q
GB †jvbv cvwb‡Z| w`b‡K w`b| gvby‡li GB
GWRvó‡g‡›Ui ¶gZv Av‡Q e‡jB gvby‡li Rxeb K‡Zv
ˆewPÎgq|
AvR ivbv AvkvB K‡i wb, AvR wSwj‡Ki KvQ
†_‡KB d¨v›Uvmx wKsW‡gi ˆewPÎgq Avgš¿Y Avm‡e|
†g‡qUv I‡K wb‡q K‡Zv`~i †h‡Z Pvq †K Rv‡b? GB
gyn~‡Z© ivbvi g‡a¨ my›`ix GK igbx‡K iwm‡q iwm‡q
Dc‡fvM Kivi cÖPÛ GK evmbvB|
ivbv wSwj‡Ki †Pv‡L †PvL ivL‡jv|
ÔwSwjK, ZzB G‡Zv fqsKi ‡g‡q Avwg RvbZvgB
bv|Õ ivbv gvZvj nvIqvi g„`yg›` Q‡›`i g‡ZvB wdm
wdm Ki‡jv| ci¶‡Y `yówg Ki‡jv, Ômy›`ix †m·x
ebweovjxi g‡Zv|Õ
mv‡_ mv‡_ wSwj‡Ki SsKvi †Zvjv nvwm|
Ôivbv, ZzB fyj KiwQm| GLb GB my›`ix †m·x
ebweovjxUv Avwg bv| Ab¨ GK bvwi| †K ej‡Zv?Õ
Ô‡K?Õ
ÔGB my›`ix †m·x ebweovjx n‡”Q ‡ZviB cQ‡›`i
‡g‡q wecvkv emy| †`L, ‡`L, ivbv, wecvkv emy GLb
G‡Kev‡i †Zvi †Vuv‡U †j‡M †h‡Z Pv‡”Q|Õ
Pzgy Kivi Avgš¿Y| eyS‡Z cvi‡Q ivbv| ï‡q _vKvq
Iiv `yRb LyeB KvQvKvwQ| GLb K_v ej‡Z ej‡Z
wSwjK b‡o P‡o ivbvi Av‡iv Nwbô n‡qB Avm‡Q| ivbv
¯úó †`L‡Z †c‡jv, GK †Rvov †cje †VuvU Zvi fvix
cyi“ †Vuv‡Ui mxgv‡š——| Kuvc‡Q, bo‡Q, GKB iKg ey‡bv
Avgš¿Y Qov‡”Q|
Avnv, Avnv, ivbv Zzwg GK AwZ mvaiY †Q‡j n‡q
Ggb my‡hvM Avi wK cv‡e?
ivbv wSwj‡Ki †cje †VuvU †Rvov Zvi wb‡Ri †Vuv‡U
Zzj‡jv| fvix cy‡iv †VuvU w`‡q Pz‡l Pz‡l wSwjK‡K Pzgy
c©ôv bs 30
Ki‡Q| wbwiwewj‡Z ci¯úi ‡Pv‡L †PvL †i‡L GK
weQvbvq Pzgy Ki‡Z wK Acvi Avb›`! GB Avb›`
kix‡ii i‡Ü« i‡Ü« KuvUv n‡q Qwo‡q covi g‡ZvB| †hb
eo †ewk †e‡cv‡ivqv gyQ©bv| wSwjK bv, GLb ivbvi g‡b
n‡”Q, mwZ¨B Ii Kvgbv-my›`ix ¯^qs wecvkv emyB Ii
g‡bi Awj‡›` wSK wgwK Ki‡Q, Aí R‡j bovPov Kiv
÷vi wd‡ki g‡ZvB| Avnv, Avnv, GB ÷vi wd‡ki †VuvU
†RvovI wK A™¢yZ G¨vKwUf, wK †fRv †fRv| Pzgy
†L‡Z wK gRv †eva n‡”Q ivbvi|
K‡qK wgwbU|
ivbv GB Akixwi gyQ©bvq we‡fvi n‡qB wM‡qwQ‡jv,
wSwjKB bxieZv fv½‡jv|
ÔG¨vB ivbv, ‡kvb, AvwgI wKš‘ Avgvi ¯^cœ-cyi“l
Awf‡lK‡K wdj KiwQ| Awf‡l‡Ki nvZ ...Bmmm!
wK `vi“b jvM‡Q Avgvi| mwZ¨ `vi“b| †`, ivbv, Av‡iv
†ewk K‡i Avgv‡K †`|Õ
ÔwSwjK, w`w”Q, w`w”Q| GB †`L, †Zvi wcÖq
Awf‡l‡Ki nvZ GLb †Zvi wbZ‡¤^ hv‡”Q, †Zvi cvQvi
gvsm Lvg‡P ...Õ
ÔAvDDDDDD! AvDDDDDD!Õ
ÔG‡Zv AvDDDDD AvDDDDD Kwim bv| †Zvi
fv‡jv bv jvM‡j ..Õ
wSwjK wdm wdm Ki‡jv|
Ôivbv, Agb cvQv aivawi K‡i gayi mgqUv gvwU bv
K‡i, Avq bv, ivbv, ZzB Avi Avwg `yR‡b wg‡j AvmjUv
Kwi Ñ wecvkv Avi Awf‡l‡Ki g‡Zv|Õ
Ôwecvkv Avi Awf‡l‡Ki g‡Zv Avmj Avevi wK,
wSwjK?Õ
wSwjK g¨v·xi g‡a¨ _vKv wb‡Ri evg cv cÖvq
meUzKz †ei K‡i SU K‡iB ivbvi †Kvg‡ii Dci w`‡q
euvKvfv‡e Zzj‡jv| ZviciB nvm‡jv|
c©ôv bs 31
 Ôivbv, XywK‡q †`| Avgvi cv‡qi duvK w`‡q †Zvi cv
AvmyK| Avgv‡K Ggb fv‡e Rwo‡q aiwe, hv‡Z g‡b
nq, Avgiv `yRb cy‡ivcywi M−yW Uz‡M`vi n‡q hvw”Q| †Zvi
`vi“b wdwjs n‡e| †Zvi kixi Av‡iv GwM‡q †` bv ...
†Zvi †cwbm Avgvi B‡qi mv‡_ UvP Ki| †Ui cvwe,
mwZ¨ †Ui cvwe, ivbv ... ?Õ
ÔwK †Ui cv‡ev, wSwjK?Õ
Ô¸Ûv! jvMv‡ev †Zv‡K|Õ
ivbv av°v w`‡h Zvi †cwbm wSwj‡Ki Di“mwÜi
Dci ‡V‡m ai‡jv| Kvc‡oi Dci w`‡q wVK wSwj‡Ki
†hvwb-cÖ‡`‡ki Dci| bv aivi †Kvb gv‡bB †bB| Ggb
my‡hvM Avi KLbI n‡e e‡jB g‡b n‡”Q bv ivbvi|
wSwjK KÚ¯^i Av‡iv Lv‡` bvwg‡q wdm wdm
Ki‡jv| K_v ejvi mgq GLb nvm‡Q †m|
ÔeywSm bv, ivbv? †Zvi †m·x my›`ix ebweovjx
wecvkv emyi big big hv`y mwZ¨ ‡Ui cvw”Qm wKbv, ej,
ivbv| wn wn wn|Õ
Ô‡Ui cvw”Q gv‡b! G †Zv gnv hv`y|Õ
Ôivbv, †Zvi †cwbmUv Av‡iKUz †ewk †ewk NlvNwl
Ki, wc−R, Zvn‡j AvwgI wdj Ki‡ev Avgvi Awf‡l‡Ki
iv¶z‡m gnv hv`y|Õ
ivbvi GB gyn~‡Z© g‡b n‡”Q, AvR wSwjK mvsNvwZK
iKg †¶‡c‡Q| G‡Kev‡i KvgyKx ebweovjx †hb| ivbv
†`ix Ki‡Q j¶¨ K‡iB ivbvi †`n Av‡óc„‡ô Rvc‡U a‡i
wb‡Ri †hŠbv½ bvwo‡q bvwo‡q ivbv‡K ZvwZ‡q †Zvjvi
†Póv Ki‡Q| ivbvI †e‡cv‡ivqv n‡”Q| Ii kix‡ii
†Kv‡l †Kv‡l R¡vjv¸‡jv `vbv euva‡Q| ivbv GLb wb‡Ri
Di“mwÜ wSwj‡Ki Di“mw܇Z ‡V‡m ai‡Q, KLbI Av‡¯—,
KLbI ev GKUz †Rv‡i| wb‡Ri kixiUv‡K ‡Vj‡Z
†Vj‡Z,NlvNwl Ki‡Z Ki‡Z wSwj‡Ki kix‡i nvZ
eyjv‡”Q| †MvUv wcV, wki`uvov, cvQv eivei| nvZ eyjv‡bv
c©ôv bs 32
bq, big big bvwi‡`n ¯úk© K‡i †hb gnv myL †bIqv|
GKRb ZiZvRv bvwi‡K Dc‡fvM Kiv|
ivbv Av‡iv evo‡jv|
ÕwSwjK, ‡kvb, †kvb, Gevi Awf‡l‡Ki nvZ ‰`‡Z¨i
g‡ZvB †Zvi kix‡ii Av‡iv me Pz¤^K RvqMvq hv‡e|
†Zv‡K myL †`Iqvi Rb¨B|Õ
ÔAvmyK, ivbv, AvmyK| GKUzI c‡ivqv Kiwe bv,
ivbv, †Zvi wecvkv †iwWB|Õ
Ô‡Zvi kix‡ii big RvqMv¸‡jv wUc‡e|Õ
ÔwUcyK, ivbv, wUcyK|Õ
Gici .. Gici ivbvi nvZ, B‡q .. gv‡b
Awf‡l‡Ki nvZ, Av‡iv †e‡cv‡ivqvi g‡ZvB wSwj‡Ki
kix‡ii DuPz-wbPz RvqMvq Ny‡i Ny‡i GK †Rvov muvUv‡bv
kix‡ii gvSLvb w`‡q †mvRv wSwj‡Ki DZz½ ¯—‡b| gy‡Vv
cvwK‡q ai‡Q| big GKUv ¯—eK †hb| ivbvi nv‡Zi
Zvjy GKevi gy‡Vv n‡”Q, GKevi Lyj‡Q| ivbv wUc‡Q
wSwj‡Ki ¯—b| ivbv †Lj‡Q wSwj‡Ki c‡qvai wb‡q,
AvUv Qvbvi g‡Zv K‡iB| Avi wSwj‡Ki `y‡Uv Uvbv AvuwL
GLb Av‡e‡k ‡f‡m hv‡”Q| Avn&, †hb my‡Li †mvbvi
wW½vq P‡o mß mvMi cvwo ‡`Iqv|
ÔDtttttttt! Dttttttttttttt!Õ
ÔG¨vB wSwjK, fv‡jv jvM‡Q †Zvi?Õ
ÔfxlY| fx-l-Y| G¨vB ivbv, †kvb bv ..Õ
Ôej|Õ
Ôivbv, Avgvi Awf‡lK bv Avgv‡K B‡q Kivi mgq
Avgvi †eª‡ó gyLI †`q, Avgvi gay LvIqvi Rb¨|Õ
ÔAvwgI Zvn‡j †Zvi gay Lv‡ev, wSwjK| Avwg AvR
cy‡ivcywi Awf‡lKB| IV, IV, wSwjK| SUcU|Õ
ivbv AvMÖ‡ni mv‡_B wSwj‡K gv¨v·x AvjMv Kivi
Rb¨ nvZ evovw”Q‡jv, wKš‘ Zvi Av‡MB wSwjK GK
SUKvq †mvRv| nuvUz‡Z fi w`‡q weQvbvq Ii w`‡K gyL
K‡i e‡m wb‡RB `yB nv‡Z g¨v·xi wUc †evZvg a‡i
c©ôv bs 33
n¨vPKv Uvb gvi‡jv| ci¶‡YB Q¨vr K‡i G‡Kev‡i wcV
eivei Zvi nvZ| wb‡Ri †eªwmqv‡ii ûK †Ucvi Rb¨|
UKvm| ivbvi g‡b n‡jv, ixwZg‡Zv †eKvq`v †Rv‡i
`vi“b fv‡e jvd †g‡i G‡Zv¶‡Yi AvU‡K _vKv GK
†Rvov dzUš— ¯—b †ei n‡jv| fivU Avi `vi“b dm©v|
GK`g wb‡Uvj c‡Ùi g‡ZvB| Mvp †Mvjvcx e‡Y©i ¯—b
e„š—| Avnv, wK †PvLRyov‡bv `„k¨| Avnv, wK †bkv!
mwZ¨ GB gyn~‡Z© ivbv eo †ewk †bkvMÖ¯’, eo †ewk
week|
gy‡L K_v †bB, ZvwK‡q Av‡Q †m| †`L‡Q GB
Acvi my›`ix bvwii Acvi †hŠe‡bi mylgvgwÛZ †mŠ›`h©|
Gici ‡hb e¨vcviUv QvqvQwei GK wij †_‡K
Av‡iK wi‡j hvIqvi g‡ZvB| wSwjK SzuK‡jv| cÖvq
SUKv †g‡iB wb‡Ri evg cvmn kix‡ii A‡bKLvwb
ivbvi †`‡ni Dci †Vj‡jv| GK nv‡Zi KzbyB ivbvi
gv_vi cv‡k weQvbvq V¨vK w`‡q Av‡iK nv‡Z ivbvi Pzi
gy‡Vv cvwK‡q kix‡ii Dci w`K wbPz Ki‡jv| ivbvi gv_v
eivei| †hb wb‡Ri nv‡Z Zvi †`vj †`vj bMœ ¯—bvbvi
gy‡L Zz‡j w`‡q ivbv‡K wb‡Ri kixi gay LvIqv‡Z LyeB
B”QyK †m|
big gvsm wc‡Ûi Pv‡c ivbvi `g wb‡Z Kó n‡”Q|
Zey ivbvi GK †dvUv Lvivc jvM‡Q bv| GB PvcvPvwci
g‡a¨ me†P‡q fqsKi AvKl©Yxq wSwj‡Ki GK Ac~e©
ˆ`wnK myMÜ| nu¨v, cvMj Kiv GK †g‡qwj kvixwiK
myMÜ wSwj‡Ki kixi †_‡K D‡V G‡m mivmwi ivbvi
bvmvi‡Ü« cÖ‡ek K‡i I‡K m‡¤§vwnZ K‡i Zzj‡Q| nvm‡Q
wSwjK, wgwU wgwU nvwm| nvwmUv †`L‡Z cv‡”Q ivbv|
Avnv, G †hb wSwjK bq, weg~Z© cÖwZg~wZ©‡Z D™¢vwmZ
Kvgbvgqx BwÛqvb wdj¥ ÷vi wecvkvi cvMj Kiv
nvwm| ivbvi Dcjwä n‡”Q, G †hb wPi cwiwPZ bvwi
wSwjK‡K m¤ú~Y© b~Zb K‡i cvIqv| †m·x my›`ix
ebweovjxi g‡ZvB|
Avnv, Ggb bvwi‡K cÖwZw`b b~Zb K‡i cvIqv hvq
bv †Kb?
c©ôv bs 34
 Gici ...
Gici ivbvi gyL eo GKUv nv| Avi Zvi g‡a¨
wSwj‡Ki dzUš— ¯—b †V‡m aiv| Avi ivbvi gvZv‡ji
g‡Zv †e‡cv‡ivqvcbv|
GLb ivbv Pzl‡Q, Pzgy Ki‡Q, Lye K‡iB| GKevi G
¯—b, Av‡iKevi I ¯—b, G‡Kev‡i cvëvcvwë K‡i|
wSwjKI eive‡ii g‡Zv wb‡Ri kixi bvwo‡q bvwo‡q
wb‡R‡K B‡”Qg‡Zv mwi‡q mwi‡q ivbv‡K mvnvh¨ Ki‡Q,
†hb ivbv‡K w`‡Z Drmv‡ni †Kvb KgwZB †bB| ivbvi
nvZ Nyi‡Q wSwj‡Ki wc‡V, cvQvq|
♣♣♣♣♣
GKUz ci|
ivbvi GLb g‡b n‡”Q, AvR me wKQy‡ZB GKUv
Pig DËv‡ci †Quvqv| †hb G‡Kev‡i Ab¨ iKg me
wKQyB Ñ †mB wSwjK bq, eis wSwjK AvR ¯^qs wecvkv
emy n‡q wK Mfxi Avi ‡e‡cv‡ivqvfv‡e AvR ‡m·‡K
bvovPvov Ki‡Q| G †hb ivbvi Rxe‡b wek¦ bvix w`em,
wek¦ mv`v Qwo w`em G me w`e‡mi g‡ZvB GKUv we‡kl
w`b n‡q aiv w`‡q‡Q Ñ I‡`i Ôd¨v›Uvmx wKsWg w`emÕ|
d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg w`em!
Avnv, Avnv, wK `vi“b kã †ei K‡i‡Q ivbv|
ïay bvgUvB GB gyn~‡Z© ivbvi gv_vq NyicvK Lv‡”Q
bv, eis ivbvi gv_vq µgvš^‡q Ab¨ GKUv wPš—vI
NyicvK Lv‡”Q| GKUv Pviv Mv‡Qi g‡ZvB evo‡Q †mUv|
ivbv Rv‡b, I‡`i `yR‡bi †gjv‡gkv Lye †ewk w`‡bi
bv, A_P Avðh© RbK fv‡e wSwjK‡K ‡m †c‡q‡Q Ñ
A‡bK fv‡eB †c‡q‡Q| B‡Zvg‡a¨ ivbv wSwjK‡K
B‡”Qg‡Zv g‡Zv Pz‡`‡Q, `uvo Kwi‡q, ewm‡q, K‡Zv
wKQyB bv K‡i| B‡”Q g‡Zv Pz‡gvPzwg K‡i‡Q, †Ucv‡Uwc
c©ôv bs 35
K‡i‡Q| wKš‘ .. wKš‘ GKUv e¨vcv‡i ivbv wbivkB Ñ
wSwjK KLbI Zvi cyi“lv½ gy‡L wb‡Z Pvq bv| wSwjK
cyi“lv½ nv‡Z wb‡Z cv‡i, a‡i bvovPvov Ki‡Z cv‡i,
wb‡Ri gwR©gvwdK †hvwbi g‡a¨ XywK‡q wb‡q cig
Drmv‡n †Lj‡ZI cv‡i| AvcwË †bB Zv‡Z| wKš‘ gy‡L
wb‡q Pzgy Ki‡e, GKUz †Pvlv‡Pvwl Ki‡e, G m‡e †hb
wSwjK †bB-B| Av‡i evev, GUv wK †mB Av‡Mi hyM!
GUv wesk kZvãx| GLbKvi †g‡qiv cyi“l m½x‡K gy‡L
exh©cvZ ch©š— Ki‡Z ...
Aek¨ wSwj‡Ki G RvZxq AvPi‡Yi GKUv e¨vL¨v
ivbv wb‡Ri g‡ZvB `uvo Kwi‡q‡Q ... wSwjK Zv‡K GK
AwZ mvaviY ÕwbPzÕ gv‡bi †Q‡j g‡b K‡i e‡jB
¯^fveRvZ N„Yvq ...| G‡Z Aek¨ ivbvi wKQyB G‡m-hvq
bv| ivbv Avm‡jB †Zv ÔwbPzÕ Rv‡Zi †Q‡j|
Z‡e AvR ..
AvR d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg hLb n‡”QB, me wKQy‡ZB
hLb †ewk †ewk, AvR GKUz UªvB Ki‡j g›` wK?
wSwjK‡K wb‡q hw` AvR‡Ki w`bUv‡K Av‡iv Av‡iv gayi
i‡O ivOv‡bv hvq ..
ÔG¨vB wSwjK, †kvb, †kvb,Õ
ivbvi K_vq wSwjK ZvKv‡jv| ÔwKQy ejwe?Õ
wK Kvq`vq cÖm½Uv Zzj‡j wSwjK ivM Ki‡e bv,
†f‡e wb‡qB ivbv D”PviY Ki‡jv|
ÔwSwjK, ‡Zvi Awf‡lK †hgb †Zvi †eª‡ó Pzgy K‡i,
Avgvi wecvkvI Avgvi B‡q Lye Pz‡l †`q| Avgvi wK
g‡b nq Rvwbm, ZzB bv, wecvkvB GLb Avgvi me‡P‡q
eo †m· †d«Û|Õ
ivbv hv †f‡ewQ‡jv, ZvB-B| wSwjK mv‡_ mv‡_
†¶‡c hvIqvi g‡ZB| KU gU K‡i ZvKv‡jv|
ÔMvav! Mvav! wecvkvi mv‡_ Avgvi Zzjbv †Kb?
‡Zv‡K Avwg e‡jwQ bv, Avwg GLb wSwjK bv, AvwgB
wecvkv Ñ †Zvi wecvkv emyB| ZzB ‡Pvlv‡Pvwl Pvm ...
c©ôv bs 36
‡mvRv K‡iB ej‡jB nq, Mvav †Kv_vKvi| †Lvj,
†Lvj, c¨v›U †Lvj ..Õ
evn&, evn&, wK `vi“b| wSwjK Mvav ej‡Q ejyK, ivbv
wSwj‡Ki g‡Zv †¶c‡eB bv| wSwjK ivRx nIqv‡ZB †m
cÖPÛ LywkB| wKš‘ .. wKš‘ wSwjK G‡Zv mn‡R ivRx
n‡jv wK K‡i?
ivbv AvKY©we¯—…Z nvwm nvm‡Q| wb‡Ri Lywk cÖKvk
Kivi Rb¨ Ges wSwjK‡K Lywk Kivi Rb¨B|
Ôwi‡qwj,wi‡qwj, wSwjK, ZzB ïay Avgvi wecvkv
emyB bv, ZzB-B Avgvi †m·x my›`ix ebweovjx ‡g‡q|
Z‡e K_vUv n‡”Q wK Rvwbm, wSwjK, wecvkv _vK‡j
Avgvi c¨v›U Lyj‡Z nq bv, wecvkvB Ly‡j †`q|Õ
bv, Avi ejvi `iKvi n‡jvB bv|
wSwj‡Ki Ab¨vb¨ w`‡bi g‡Zv †PuPv‡gwPB †bB| †hb
Ly-D-eB fv‡jv †g‡q| GK LÛ wgwU wgwU nvwm Zvi
†Mvjvcx †Vuv‡Ui cÖv‡š—| dzwU‡q Zz‡jB ivbvi ey‡K GKUv
nvZ ‡V‡m a‡i ivbv‡K †kvqv Ae¯’v †_‡K ejv hvq
DV‡Z w`‡jv bv| kixi †gvPov‡Z †gvPov‡Z ci¶‡Y
GKev‡i ivbvi Di“ eivei| ûgwo †L‡q covi g‡ZB|
c‡oB †RvivRywi| wSwjK †U‡b †nP‡oB ivbvi c¨v›U
Lmv‡bvi †Póv Ki‡Q| wb‡RB ivbvi Rvw½qvi †fZi
nvZ XywK‡h w`‡jv, ivbvi k&³ †gvUv cyi“lv½ Av½y‡j wU‡c
a‡i †ei Ki‡jv| cigyn~‡Z© gy‡Vve›`x K‡i m‡Rv‡i GKUv
Pvc| ivbvi †PvLgyL AvZ‡K DV‡Q †`‡LB wSwj‡Ki
†m-wK eo K‡i wdK-gvK©v nvwm| ZviciB Avevi
wSwj‡Ki gv_v wbPz| ‡VuvU‡Rvov duvK n‡”Q| ivbvi
cyi“lv‡½i Dci gyL bvwg‡q w`‡”Q|
Avi ivbv ...
ivbvi g‡b n‡”Q, G †Zv ev¯—eZv bq, G †hb GK
wb`vi“b myL-wejvm| w`ev¯^‡cœi g‡ZvB myLbyf~wZ|
ivbv ¯úó †`L‡Z cv‡”Q, Zvi cyi“lv½ XyK‡Q|
wSwjK Zvi †cje †VuvU‡Rvov Ac~e© fw½‡Z Gw`‡K
Iw`K mwi‡q, AvuvKvevuKv K‡i ivbvi †cwbm‡K hvIqvi
c©ôv bs 37
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Ac~e© †`Lv‡”Q! ivbv, Zzwg ‡`L, AvR †Zvgvi wK cig
†mŠfvM¨! Rvó K_v”Q‡j wecvkv emyi bvg D”PviY
Kivq, †`‡Lv, AvR me wKQy wK myPvi“ fv‡e †Zvgvi
w`‡K Nywi‡q wb‡q‡Qv| m¤£vš— eskxq my›`ix Zi“Yx
wSwj‡Ki gy‡L †Zvgvi cyi“lv½ ... Avnv, Avnv, ÔDuPzÕ
Rv‡Zi †g‡qi gy‡L ÔwbPzÕ Rv‡Zi cyi“‡li cyi“lv½|
cy‡ivcywiB †M‡Q| nvm‡j wSwj‡Ki `ycv‡ki Mv‡j wVK
†hLv‡b †Uvj c‡o, wSwj‡Ki Mv‡ji †m RvqMvUv GLb
†dvjv †dvjv n‡q DV‡Q| fivU fivU fve Avi wK|
wSwjK GLb mwZ¨ †Kvb wØav bv K‡iB gyL bvwo‡q
bvwo‡q ivbvi cyi“lv½ Pzl‡Q|
Bmmm! Bmmmm!
ivbvi me©v‡½ GLb wki wk‡i Av‡ek Qov‡bv
AbyfywZ, A‡½ A‡½ wZi wZi Kvucywb| wSwj‡Ki
gvL‡bi g‡Zv †Kvgj A™¢yZ †fRv †fRv GK‡Rvov
‡VuvU| ivbv ¯úó †`L‡Z cv‡”Q, wSwj‡Ki gv_v Dci bxP
n‡”Q| `ª“Z evo‡Q Zvi Zvj| ivbvi †PvL ey‡R Avm‡Q
cig my‡L| DDDDDDDD&!
GK wgwbU| `yB ...wZb ...
ZviciB wSwjK ivbv‡K ‡Q‡o w`‡q SU K‡i
DV‡jv| wb‡Ri †fRv †VuvU wRf w`‡q Nl‡Z Nl‡Z
ivbvi †Pv‡L GK †Rvov nwiYUvbv AvuwL w¯’i †i‡L
D”PviY Ki‡jv, ÔG¨vB Awf‡lK, †kvb|Õ
Bmm! wK `vi“b K‡i ÔAwf‡lKÕ m‡¤^vab Ki‡Q|
ivbv ZvKv‡jv| ÔwSwjK|Õ nvjKv Q›`gq KÚ¯^i Zvi|
ÔAvwg †Zv‡K wSwjK fve‡Z eviY K‡iwQ bv,
Avgv‡K wecvkv e‡j g‡b Kiwe|Õ
Ô_ywi _ywi, Avgvi my›`ix †m·x ebweovjx wecvkv
emy| GLb ej, wecvkv emy, ZzB wK ej‡Z Pvm ...Õ
ÔZzB Avgv‡K ebweovjx Avi KvVweovjx hv Lywk
m‡¤^vab Ki‡Z cvwim, Avwg †Kvb wKQyB g‡b Ki‡ev bv,
c©ôv bs 38
Avwg ej‡Z Pvw”Q, B‡q gv‡b ... Avgvi K_v Lye ¯úó Ñ
Avwg †Zvi Avkv c~Y© K‡iwQ, Gevi Avgvi Avkv ...Õ
Ô‡Zvi Avkv, wSwjK!Õ ivbvi †PvL eo eo|
ÔeywSm bv? Avwg PvB, ZzB Avgvi B‡q Pzlwe|Õ
wSwj‡Ki K_v †kl n‡jv bv, ivbvi me©v‡½ cÖPÛ
auv‡Pi GK wki wk‡i Abyf~wZ| gyn~‡Z© †hb †e‡o D‡V
ivbv‡K ûU K‡i Zv‡K AvQvo gvi‡jv| wSwjK e‡j wK?
Avðh© †Zv! wSwjK G‡Zv mn‡R ....| Av”Qv, †`LvB
hvK wSwjK BqvKx© gvi‡Q bv †Zv?
ÔmwZ¨ ejwQm, wSwjK? †Zvi B‡q gv‡b?Õ
ÔPzc! ‡Zvi †P‡q Avgvi Awf‡lK A‡bK fv‡jv,
ivbv| †Zvi g‡Zv G‡Zv Kg †ev‡S bv| ZzB ïay Av½yj
XywK‡q e¨_v K‡i w`m, wKš‘ Awf‡lK Avgvi kix‡i gayi
R¡vjv awi‡q †`q| †kvb, †kvb, ivbv, †Zv‡K AvR †bv
†Qv‡o½v| AvR wRf XyKvwe, Pzlwe, Avgv‡K e¨vwej‡bi
k~Y¨ D`¨v‡b wb‡q hvwe Avgvi Awf‡l‡Ki g‡Zv| IV
ejwQ| gyL jvMv, ivbv| AvgviUv GK`g †avqv ..Õ
ivbvi GLb wb‡Ri nvZ Kvgov‡Z B‡”Q Ki‡Q|
wSwjK wK `vi“b kã D”PviY Ki‡Q Ñ e¨vwej‡bi k~Y¨
D`¨vb| G‡KB bv e‡j d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg!
ÔwSwjK, _ywi, _ywi, †kvb ebweovjx wecvkv emy
Avgvi, A‡bK Av‡M †Zvi ILv‡b A‡bK wKQyB Ki‡Z
cviZvg, Av`i w`‡q w`‡q †Zv‡K Avwg e¨vwej‡bi k~Y¨
D`¨v‡bB wb‡q †h‡Z cviZvg, wKš‘ n‡jv bv †Kb,
Rvwbm, wSwjK, ZzB †Kgb †Kgb †hb Kwim Ñ †gv‡UB
cv duvK Ki‡Z Pvm bv e‡j ..Õ
wSwj‡Ki KU gU `„wó| ivbvi K_v †kl nIqvi
Av‡MB| Zvov jvMv‡jv|
ÔPzc! dvRjvwg bv, ivbv| Avwg cv duvK bv Ki‡j
ZzB Pzw`m wK K‡i? ‡g‡qiv ‡m”Q¡vq bv w`‡j cyi“liv ..Õ
ZK©! Z‡K©i w`‡KB hv‡”Q|
c©ôv bs 39
 wKš‘ bv, ZK© Kiv Pj‡e bv|
GLb ivbvi GgwbB Lye fv‡jv jvM‡Q| AvR `ycy‡i
wg‡mm ingvb‡K duvwK w`‡q Awdm †_‡K †ei nIqvi
mgq Zvi g‡b Kó wQ‡jv, wg‡_¨ ejvi Pvcv Kó Avi
wK! Ggb gvby‡li n‡ZB cv‡i| wKš’ GLb Zvi g‡b
n‡”Q, wSwjK GB †h Zv‡K G‡Zv gayi K‡i w`‡”Q, Gi
Rb¨ †m †ivR †ivR GB wg‡_¨ K_v Abvqv‡m ej‡Z
cv‡i|
Gici ...
Gici hv nIqvi ZvB|
wSwjKB GKUv evwjk †U‡b ivbvi cv‡kB weQvbvq
wPr| ivbvi gy‡L †PvL| ivbvi nvZ a‡i nvm‡Q, AvMÖ‡ni
mv‡_B| ivbvI †e‡cv‡ivqv Lywk‡Z gv‡Zvqviv| cÖej
†bkvMÖ¯’ m‡¤§vwnZ GK hye‡Ki g‡ZvB evo‡jv|
wSwj‡Ki g¨v·x Av‡MB †`nPz¨Z, ci‡b ïay gvÎ GKUv
†Mvjvcx i‡Oi GKUv c¨vw›U, †Kvg‡ii gvs‡m c¨vw›Ui
BjvwóK wU‡c e‡m hvIqvq fxlY UvBU n‡q Av‡Q| ivbv
`yB cvk w`‡q `yB nv‡Zi Av½yj XywK‡q w`‡q ci gyn~‡Z©
GKUv n¨vPKv Uvb gvi‡jv| c¨vw›UUv wSwj‡Ki my‡WŠj cv
Mwj‡q †ei K‡i Avb‡Q| †ewi‡h Avm‡Q wSwj‡Ki
†hŠeb ficyi PgrKvi †jvf RvMv‡bv GK hyeZx bvwi
†`n| Di“mwÜi w·Kv‡Y Kv‡jv Kv‡jv evj| Avnv,
Avnv, wK `vi“b GB bwMœKv wSwjK Av³vi, bv bv †m·x
my›`ix eb weovjx wecvkv emy|
Gici †mB QvqvQwii Av‡jvQvqvi NUbvi g‡ZB
NUbv¸‡jv|
ivbv GK jv‡dB wSwj‡Ki `yB cv‡qi gvSLv‡b|
wSwj‡Ki `ycv‡ki dm©v Di“ `yB nv‡Z Lvg‡P ai‡Q| nvZ
`y‡Uv ax‡i ax‡i Dci w`‡K Zzj‡jv, wSwj‡Ki cvmn| bv,
AvR wSwj‡Ki †Kvb AvcwËB †bB| eo †ewk w`j
`wiqv †m| AvR eis wSwjK wb‡RB cv ¸wU‡q Zvi
my‡Mvj GK †Rvov nvuUz PgrKvi Kvq`vq fuvR K‡i DPz
K‡i ivL‡Z hvw”Q‡jv, wKš‘ ivbv ïb‡jvB bv| †¶‡c
IVv GK KvgyK cyi“‡li g‡ZvB ivbvi Avµgb|
c©ôv bs 40
wSwjK‡K Av‡iv †ewk AvjMv K‡i †bIqvi †Póv| ivbv
nVvr cvIqv GB gnv my‡hvM †hb Qvo‡eB bv| cy‡ivUvB
†b‡e| ivbvI GLb wSwj‡Ki nvuUyi †MvQv gy‡Vv cvwK‡q
`yB nv‡Z me© kw³‡Z `yw`‡K †g‡j w`‡”Q| †Pviiv Pzwi
Ki‡Z G‡m N‡ii wkK †hgb †U‡b †hfv‡e duvK K‡i
†`q, †m fv‡e Avi wK|
ÔAvq, Avq, wSwjK| Avq‡i Avq ebweovjx|Õ
wSwjKI Drmvn w`‡jv| ÔAvq bv, kqZvb|Õ
wSwjK GLb †Pv‡L gy‡L `yówgi nvwm dzwU‡q Zz‡j
GLb †jvf Qov‡”Q|
ivbvi GLb eo †ewk nvwm cv‡”Q| †Pv‡Li mvg‡b
cÖwZcwËi ¯^Y©wkL‡i evm Kiv hyeZx my›`ix bwMœKv bvwi|
ÔDuPÕz Rv‡Zi Kb¨v| Avnv, wK A™¢yZ fv‡e ivbv wb‡RB
GB ÔDuPÕz Rv‡Zi Kb¨vi meB wPwPs duvK K‡i †d‡j‡Q|
KwP Kv‡jv evj XvKv †hŠbv½, Zvi †fZ‡ii †Mvjvcx
e‡Y©i †Piv RvqMv, Zvi †fZ‡ii im Siv wQ`ªc_, †Kvb
wKQyB †Mvcb †bB| GLb ivbvv Av‡iv week n‡q hv‡”Q|
ivbvi GLb mwZ¨B g‡b n‡”Q, Avnv, Ggb d¨v›Uvmx
wKsWg †Kb †ivR †ivR Av‡m bv?
wb‡R‡K m¤^iY Kivi †Kvb DcvqB †bB|
ivbv wb‡R‡K m¤^iY Ki‡Z PvqI bv|
ivbv cÖej †_‡K cÖejZi QUdU Kiv GK KvgyK
cyi“‡li g‡ZvB Gici mivmwi wSwj‡Ki †hvwbi Dci|
gyL †V‡m a‡i‡Q| Awf‡lK nIqvi †Póv| †Vuv‡Ui duv‡K
†P‡c a‡i‡Q wSwj‡Ki †hvwbi cvo| Pzl‡Q| KLbI
wRf †ei K‡i gvSLv‡bi †fRv RvqMv PvU‡Q| KLbI
ev gyn~g©yn Pzgy Ki‡Q| cvM‡ji g‡ZvB|
mg‡qi Kvj †mªv‡Z †f‡m hvIqv cÖwZUv AbyfwyZ-
ivOv‡bv gyn~Z©| wSwj‡Ki DDDDDD-ADDD-Avttttt-
Bmmmmmmm RvZxq kxrKv‡i †gŠ †gŠ N‡ii evZvm|
†hb GK Avw`g Kvgbvi ivR¨ ˆZwi n‡”Q Ñ I‡`i
d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg|
GK wgwbU ..
c©ôv bs 41
 `yB wgwbU ..
wZb wgwbU ..
GK mgq SU K‡i wSwjK †mvRv n‡jv| `y‡Uv
jZv‡bv nv‡Z ivbv‡K ai‡jv| wb‡Ri w`‡K Uvb‡Q|
wb‡Ri kixi eivei| GLb †m Ab¨ iKg mwµq|
ivbv‡K wb‡Ri ey‡K †V‡m a‡i weQvbvq Mwo‡q co†jv|
ivbvi ivbvi †`n Pvi nvZ-cv‡q Ggb KvqMvq AvK‡o
ai‡Q, hv‡Z ivbv DV‡Z bv cv‡i| Avi ivbvi †Pv‡L-
gy‡L-wPey‡K gyng~© yn© Pzgy Ki‡Q| Pzgy Ki‡Z Ki‡ZB Zvi
KÚ¯^‡i bycyi wb°‡bi aŸwb|
ÔAvq Awf‡lK, Avq .. wc−R . ..| Avgvi m‡½ Pj
..Õ
ivbvI mvov w`‡jv| Ô‡Kv_vq hv‡ev, ej bv,
wSwjK|Õ
wSwjK wdm wdm Ki‡jv, ÔGevi AwiwRb¨vj ¯^v`
.... †Zvi GB ¯^cœ Kb¨v wecvkv emy †Zv‡K myL †`‡e,
†Zv‡K cyj‡Ki mvM‡i fvmv‡e| fvmwe bv, Awf‡lK?
IV bv Avgvi †hŠe‡bi ¯^cœ-wWsMvq| g‡b Kiwe, Avm‡j
ZzB GB gyn~‡Z© wecvkv emyi ¯^c&-wWsMvi gvwS n‡q ˆeVv
Pvjvw”Qm| Avgvi ¯^cœ-cyi“l Awf‡lK Avgv‡K †h myL
†`q, Avwg †Zvi ˆeVvi Zv‡j Zv‡j †mB myL †b‡ev|
†Zvi †cŠi“‡li †Quvqvq †Quvqvq gvZvj n‡ev| G¨vB
Awf‡lK, ej, ej, Avgv‡`i GB wWsMv-hvÎv‡K ZzB
gyLi Ki‡Z cviwe bv?Õ
Avnv, wSwjK †`LwQ GLb eo †ewk Awf‡lK
Awf‡lK Ki‡Q|
ivbvi g‡b n‡”Q, mwZ¨B †m ¯^cœ-wWsMvq D‡V
c‡o‡Q, cvwo w`‡”Q mvMi| A™¢yZ GK myL ¯^‡cœ we‡fvi
ivbvI gyn~g~n© Pzgy Ki‡Q wSwjK‡K| Avi wUc‡Q
wSwj‡Ki dzUš— ¯—b| wdm wdm K‡i D”PviY Ki‡jv|
Ôcvi‡ev bv gv‡b?Õ
K‡qK †m‡KÛ|
c©ôv bs 42
 ZviciB Avevi wSwj‡Ki KÚ| ÔG¨vB Awf‡lK,
`yRb AvR Avgiv Ab¨ iKg gRv Ki‡ev| ZzB ‡hfv‡e
‡Zvi Kíbvi wecvkv‡K Pzw`m, †mB fv‡e Avgv‡K
Kiwe| †`nUv Avgvi, wKš‘ †Zvi †hb g‡b nq, wecvkvB
†Zv‡K w`‡”Q| ej, ej, wecvkv †Zv‡K wKfv‡e †`q?Õ
I‡i eveŸv! G wK cÖPÛ Drmvn G †g‡qi|
G‡Zvw`b GB Drmvn †Kv_vq wQ‡jv?
QvweŸk eQ‡ii hyeK cyi“l ivbvi gv_vqI Ab¨
GKUv `yówgi eyw× †Lj‡Q| wdm wd‡m ¯^‡i D”PviY
Ki‡jv|
ÔwKfv‡e †`q gv‡b! †Zv‡K †Zv e‡jBwQ, wSwjK, H
†g‡qUv fqsKi fv‡jv| Avgv‡K wKQyB Ki‡Z nq bv|
wb‡RB me wKQy ‡g‡j w`‡Z ..Õ
ÔZzB Avi Avwg cÖ_gevi †m· KiwQ bvwK, †h j¾v
j¾v KiwQm, ivbv? ej bv Avgv‡K, †Zvi H fqsKi
fv‡jv †g‡qUv †Zvi Rb¨ wK wK †g‡j †`q| wc−R, ej|Õ
ej‡Z ej‡Z wSwj‡Ki ixwZg‡Zv †e‡cv‡ivqvcbv| Aš—Z
ivbvi ZvB-B g‡b n‡jv|
wSwjK Ggbfv‡e Ki‡e †m AvkvB K‡iwb|
cÖ_‡gB ivbvi Kuva a‡i m‡Rvi av°v gvi‡jv|
ivbv‡K cÖvq wb‡Ri †`‡ni Dci †_‡K Qy‡o gvivi
g‡ZvB| ci¶‡Y GK nv‡Z GKUv evwjk †U‡b wb‡Ri
cvQvi wb‡P ‡V‡j XywK‡q w`‡q kix‡i GKUv SuvwK|
ivbvi †Pv‡Li mvg‡bB| ‡Kvg‡ii gvsm †ckx e¨envi
Ki‡Q| my‡WŠj bMœ cv †Rvov j¤^v fv‡e k~‡Y¨ Zzj‡Q,
Qv` eivei| †hb QvqvQwei Awe¯§iYxq GK `„k¨|
ZviciB nuvUz gyP‡o GK †Rvov Di“ eyK eivei bvwg‡q
w`‡Z w`‡ZB `yB cv‡qi gvSLvb w`‡q ivbvi w`‡K Wvb
nvZ evov‡jv| nvm‡Q GLb wQbvjx †g‡qi g‡Zv Avi
†PuPv‡”Q|
Ô‡`L, †`L, Awf‡lK, Avwg †Zvi wecvkv emy wKbv?
wVK g‡Zv †gj‡Z cvijvg wKbv †`L Avi ..Õ
c©ôv bs 43
 ivbv †PuPv‡jv| cÖPÛfv‡e nvZ Kvgov‡Z B‡”Q
Ki‡Q Zvi| GK`g Us n‡q hv‡”Q Zvi cyi“lv½| e¨_v
Kivi g‡ZvB| wSwjK AvR jvL UvKvi KjMvj©‡`iI
nvi gvwb‡q w`‡”Q †`Lv hv‡”Q|
Ô‡Zv‡K wK ejjvg, †Zvi Kv‡b hvq bv, wSwjK?
Avwg †Zvi Awf‡lK| ej, ebweovjx, †Zvi Awf‡lK
†Zv‡K wK K‡i jvMvq| G¶zwY ej| AvwgI †Zv‡K wVK
†m fv‡e ..Õ
wSwjK nvwm Qov‡jv|
ÔKv‡Q Avq, GK`g wdU n‡q hv| Zvici ej‡ev|Õ
ivbv SzuK‡jv| `yyB nvZ wSwj‡Ki eM‡ji `yB cv‡k
weQvbvq euvwa‡q G‡Kev‡i wSwj‡Ki kixi eiveiB| DuPz
K‡i a‡i‡Q wb‡Ri kix‡ii Dc‡ii Ask| †mB Ae¯’vq
kix‡ii wbP Ask †Vj‡jv, wSwj‡Ki RsNv eivei|
Av›`v‡RB| Z‡e fyj nIqvi K_v bq Ii|
Ôej Gevi|Õ
wSwjKI PU K‡i big Wvb nv‡Z ivbvi cyi“lv½
wb‡Ri †hvwbi gy‡L wVK K‡i wb‡Z wb‡Z Wvb nv‡Z
ivbvi _yZwb a‡i ‡b‡o w`‡qB PgrKvi my›`i GK LÛ
nvwm nvm‡jv|
ÔAwf‡l‡Ki kix‡i Lye kw³, ivbv, Lye Lye Ly-D-e
†Rv‡i av°v †g‡i XyKvq| gviwe GKUv av°v, ivbv?Õ
Avnv, Avnv, wK K‡i ej‡Q| wSwjK Ggb K‡i
Zv‡K Av‡M KLbI e‡jB wb|
ÔLye Lye Ly-D-e †Rv‡i av°v mB‡Z cviwe,
ebweovjx? †PuPvwe bv?Õ
ÔKwP LyKx †c‡qwQm| †` bv, kqZvb|Õ
Gici ivbvi Avi wØav Kivi †Kvb gv‡b †bB| ivbv
Avm‡j GLb Avi wb‡R‡K m¤^iY Kivi Ae¯’v‡ZI
†bB|
ivbv †Kvgi Qyo‡jv| wSwj‡Ki †Pv‡L †PvL †i‡L
G‡Kev‡i wb‡Pi †VuvU `uv‡Z Kvg‡o a‡i Mv‡qi m¤ú~Y©
c©ôv bs 44
kw³‡ZB| wSwj‡Ki RsNvi Dci| VKvk| ci¯úi
kixi kixi AvNvZ nIqvi kã| mvM‡ii cÖPÛ †XD
†hgb ‰mK‡Z AvQ‡o c‡o †hgb kã †Zv‡j, †Zgb
Avi wK| Avi wSwjK .. wSwjKI cvKv †g‡qi g‡Zv
weQvbvq wPr Ae¯’vq ivbvi †Pv‡L `„wó †i‡L my‡WŠj nv‡Z
ivbvi `yB evû Lvg‡P a‡i eo K‡i `g †dj‡jv| †Kvb
AvcwË bv, †Kvb e¨_vi fve bv| †g‡qUv G‡ZvUv cv‡i
RvbvB wQ‡jv bv ivbvi|
Z‡e, nu¨v, ivbvi GLb fv‡jv jvMv evo‡Q|
wSwj‡Ki †Kvgj †hvwbi Mfx‡i ivbvi k³ cyi“lv½|
ivbvi g‡b n‡”Q, †hb AZj MnŸ‡i Zwj‡q hvIqvi
g‡ZvB| ivbv GLb cwi®‹vi Dcjwä Ki‡Q wSwj‡Ki
DòZv, bv, bv, wSwj‡Ki DòZv bv, wecvkv emyi
DòZv| wK wcw”Qj Avi wK Mig Avi wK †fRv †fRv|
wSwj‡Ki ‡MvUv kixi A™¢yZ GK &D‡ËRbv wZi wZi
Kuvc‡Q| weo weo Ki‡jv| ÔAwf‡lK| ivbv Avgvi|Õ
ivbv mvov w`‡jv| ÔwSwjK ...|Õ
Ôivbv, mwZ¨ ej †Zv, ‡Zvi g‡b Avkv c~iY n‡”Q wK
bv? Avgv‡K wecvkv wecvkv jvM‡Q bv? Avgvi kix‡ii
my‡L fvm‡Z _vK, wKš‘ Kíbvq GLb †Zvi †m·x my›`ix
ebweovjx wecvkv emyB _vK‡e| †Zvi Ly-D-e fv‡jv
jvM‡e|Õ
ivbv †Kvgi Zz‡j m‡Rv‡i wSwj‡Ki Dci bvwg‡q
Avb‡jv| wSwjK‡K Py`‡Q| Py`‡Z Py`‡ZB nvm‡jv
ÔZzB Lye eywSm g‡b n‡”Q, wSwjK?Õ
Ô‡Kb? AvR †Zvi Ab¨ iKg fv‡jv jvM‡Q wKbv,
ej|Õ
Ôfv‡jv jvM‡Q gv‡b, wSwjK| †kvb ‡kvb, AvR
†Zv‡K GK`g dvwU‡q †dj‡ev| †Zvi f¨vRvBbv hw`
wQu‡o bv †d‡jwQ ...Õ
ÔPzc! AvR Avwg †Kb? cvi‡j †Zvi wecvkviUv
dvwU‡q †`L ...Õ
c©ôv bs 45
 GLb ivbvi †fZi cÖPÛ D‡ËRbvi ùziY| ivbv
`ª“Z MwZ‡Z wSwj‡Ki Db¥y³ †hvwb eivei Zvi †Kvgi
Qy‡o Qy‡o Zvi `xNj k³ †gvUv cyi“lv½ wSwj‡Ki big
KwP †Kvgj †hvwbi g‡a¨ GKevi XyKv‡”Q, GKevi †ei
Ki‡Q| _c _c _c| cÖvq meUzKzB XyK‡Q| js †÷ªvK|
ivbvi cÖwZ Vv‡ci mv‡_ mv‡_ wSwj‡Ki †hŠeb ficyi
†`‡n Db¥v`bvi K¤úb| evo‡Q| wSwjK ivbvi gy‡L
ZvwK‡q Av‡Q| eo eo `g Zvi| KLbI ev gy‡L
weRvZxq kxrKvi ïi“ n‡q‡Q| ÔDtttt Dtttt| Dttt|Õ
GLb ivbv Avi wSwj‡Ki Dfq †`‡nB Nvg, †Kgb
GKUv P¨vUP¨v‡U fve ïi“ n‡q‡Q| G †h †hŠe‡bi Zx_©
hvÎvq mvZ mgy`ª gš’b| LvUywb n‡”QB| Aey G †hb k~Y¨
†_‡K Kv‡Q G‡m GK` ˆ`wnK my‡Li Pig gv‡M© Qy‡U
hvIqvi cÖPÛ Avb›`| GB Avb›` gš’‡bi Rb¨ Dchy³
cvU©bvi PvB, PvB gvbwmK †Rvi, kvixwiK †Rvi| AvR
wSwjKB †hb †mB cvU©bvi|
K‡Zv¶Y wVK †bB|
GK mgq wSwjKB dm K‡iB D”PviY Ki‡jv|
ÔAvgvi n‡e, Awf‡lK|Õ
K_vUv Kv‡b †h‡Z hv evKx, ivbv GK †dvUv †`ixB
Ki‡jv bv| wSwj‡Ki Dci ûgwo †L‡h co‡jv| big
bMœ kixiUv me© kw³‡Z †V‡m a‡i cÖPÛ †Rv‡i †Kvgi
Qyo‡jv| wSwj‡Ki big Mfxi cÖ‡`‡k Zvi †jvnvi g‡Zv
k³ cyi“lv½ ‡V‡m XywK‡q †`Iqv Avi wK| wSwjK G
iKg AwZwi³ Mfx‡i XywK‡h †`Iqv †ewk fv‡jvev‡m|
nu¨v, wSwjK GeviI kxrKvi Qvo‡jv| nvZ cv Qyo‡Q|
gv_v SvKv‡”Q| Zvi mwZ¨B A‡bK †ewk fv‡jv jvM‡Q,
†evSv hvq|
ÔDtttttt| Avevi †`, Awf‡lK,& Av‡iv †Rv‡i †`|Õ
Ôw`w”Q, ebweovjx wecvkv|Õ
ci¶‡YB ivbvi GKB Kvq`vi Vvc| Avi wSwj‡Ki
†mB weRvZxq kxrKvi|
ÔAvD AvD AvD! Bmmmmmmm! gv‡Mv|Õ
c©ôv bs 46
 ÔG¨vB wecvkv, wccvmv wgU‡Q †Zvi? Avevi Vvc
Lvwe bv, my›`ix?Õ
Ô‡gv‡UB _vgwe bv, ivbv †` †`| AvDDDDDDD|Õ
ÔGB ebweovjx, ZzB Rvwbm, Avgvi Kíbvi wecvkv
†Kvgi bv‡o, `vi“b K‡i †Lj‡Z cv‡i|Õ
ÔAvwg cvi‡ev bv, Dtttttttttttt| Dtttttttttt| wek¦vm
Ki, ivbv, Avwg †h Ae¯’vq Avwg I me Avi cvi‡evB
bv| Bmmmmmmm! Bmmmmmmmm! GLb Avgvi ...Õ
Ô‡Zvi Avevvi wK?Õ
Ôgv‡b ejwQ ..Õ
wSwj‡Ki gyL †_‡K evKx K_v †hb mi‡jvB bv|
wSwjK GLb m¤ú~Y© kw³‡Z ivbvi †`n Pvi nvZ-cv‡q
Avó„wc‡ó AvK‡o wb‡qB ivbvi wc‡V wb‡Ri bL ewm‡q
w`‡”Q| GKB m‡½ Ii kix‡i A™¢yZ GKUv †gvPo|
ivbv‡K †V‡j Qy‡o †dj‡Z PvB‡Q| †mB m‡½ weRvZxq
†PuPvwb Av‡QB| wKš‘ G‡Zvw`‡bi †gjv‡ggvq wSwjK‡K
†P‡b e‡j ivbv GLb Lye kvš—| Ges ivbv Lye eyw×gvb
Ges †KŠïjxi g‡ZvB †Lj‡Q| wSwjK‡K GK we›`y
bo‡ZB w`‡jv bv| ïay ‡e‡cv‡ivqv MwZ‡Z Vv‡ci ci Vvc
Pvjv‡”Q|
gvÎ KÔ‡m‡KÛ|
ZviciB wSwjK †hb Ab¨ iKg, X‡j cov jZvi
g‡ZvB| GK `g †hb byB‡q c‡o‡Q| eo nv K‡i `g
†dj‡Z †dj‡Z ixwZg‡Zv †evKv †evKv †Pv‡L †P‡q
Av‡Q ivbvi gy‡L| gy‡L Avi †Kvb kã †bB|
Pig Z…wß, ivbv cwi®‹vi eyS‡Q, wSwj‡Ki n‡q
†M‡jv|
Avnv, GB Pig Z…wß| GUzKzi Rb¨B †g‡qUv G‡ZvUv
K‡i Ñ wb‡Ri ‡mvmvj ÷¨vUvm, Ae¯’vb, Pvicv‡ki
c„w_ex me wKQy D‡c¶v K‡iB Ii g‡Zv GKRb mvaviY
hyeK †Q‡ji mv‡_ ..
c©ôv bs 47
 Z‡e wSwjK fv‡jv| GLb Avi †Kvb Sv‡gjv Ki‡e
bv| ivbv GLbI Vv‡ci ci Vvc Pvjv‡”Q| †g‡qUv‡K
Awf‡l‡Ki myL w`‡jv| GLb IiI †Zv wecvkvi myL
†bIqvi AwaKvi Av‡Q| Ab¨ w`‡bi †P‡q GKUz
Avjv`vfv‡e, ejv hvq, wSwjK‡K †g‡j a‡iB GB gyn~‡Z©
ivbv ‡Kvg‡ii Av‡›`vjb Ki‡Q, `ª“ZMwZ‡Z| `yj‡Q
wSwj‡Ki †`n, wSwj‡Ki ¯—b| Avnv, Avnv, wK fv‡jv
jvM‡Q ivbvi|
Av‡iv K‡qK wgwbU| ZviciB ivbvi D”PviY|
ÔAvgviI n‡e, wSwjK|Õ
wSwjK mv‡_ mv‡_ weo weo Ki‡jv, ÔAvgvi †eªó
wUc‡Z wUc‡Z Ki| †Zvi †ewk fv‡jv jvM‡e, ivbv|Õ
ÔPzgy Lv Avgv‡K, wSwjK|Õ
ivbvi K_v †kl n‡jv bv, wSwjK mv‡_ mv‡_ Zvi
†Mvjvcx †VuvU‡Rvov evov‡jv| AvMÖ‡ni m‡½| ivbvI
†Kvb wØav bv K‡i wSwj‡Ki kix‡ii Dci| Av‡iK `dv
ûgwo †L‡q covi g‡ZvB| `yB nv‡Z wSwjK‡K
Av‡óc„‡ô Rwo‡q a‡i wb‡q wSwj‡Ki big kix‡ii
gyQ©bvq fvm‡Z fvm‡Z †÷ªvK Ki‡Q| Av‡Mi †P‡q †e‡o
†M‡Q Zvi MwZ| `g co‡Q †QvU †QvU Nb Nb| ivbvi
wc‡V wSwj‡Ki nvZ| Nyi‡Q| ivbvi g‡b n‡”Q, Av`i
Qov‡”Q|
wgwn Mjvq wSwjK wdm wdm Ki‡jv|
ÔZzB Lye NvgwQm, ivbv|Õ
ivbv †Kvb DËiB w`‡jv bv| DËi †`Iqvi g‡Zv
Ae¯’vq †bB †m|
ivbvi g‡b n‡jv, Zvi †fZ‡ii D‡ËRbv gyn~‡Z©
†e‡o wM‡q Pig AvKvi aiY Ki‡jv| ZviciB †mB
NUbv Ñ exh©cvZ| AvR mKv‡ji w`‡K Ki‡e e‡j
Awd‡mi ev_i“‡g Xy‡KwQ‡jv, ZLb nqwb| wKš‘ GLb
n‡”Q| ivbv ïay wSwj‡Ki gy‡L ZvwK‡q GKevi
†PvL‡Rvov eo eo Ki‡jv|
c©ôv bs 48
 wKš‘ wSwjK ey‡S †M‡Q| ivbvi wc‡V nvZ gy‡Vv K‡i
GKUv wKj emv‡jv, †mB m‡½ Zvi D”PviY|
ÔKi, ivbv, †`|Õ
wZwoK K‡i G‡Zv¶‡Yi AvU‡K ivLv exh© †hb
†ewi‡q G‡m wSwj‡Ki †hvwbi g‡a¨ wQU‡K co‡Q|
AvDDDDDDD! wKfv‡e †i n‡”Q|
wSwj‡Ki Av‡iK `dv wgwó nv‡Zi gy‡Vvfiv wKj|
Avevi D”PviY|
ÔKi, ivbv| cy‡iv gvj †djwe|Õ
Avevi †mB wZwoK K‡i exh©cvZ| Avevi †mB
wKj|
AvDDDDD| AvDDDDDDDDD&!!!!!!
ivbv hLb evwiavivi wSwjK‡`i evmv †_‡K †ei
n‡jv, cuvPUv `k wgwbU| B‡Zvg‡a¨ wSwjK‡K ivbvi
Av‡iv `yevi Pz‡`‡Q| cÖwZeviB d¨v›Uvmx wKsWg|
GLb ‡kl!
me †kl| ‡kl n‡q †M‡Q †LjvNi, †f‡½ †M‡Q
d¨v›Uvx wKsW‡gi w`ev¯^cœ, Uz‡U †M‡Q ivwMbxi gyQ©bv|
evB‡i G‡mB ivbvi †Pv‡L co‡jv, B‡Zvg‡a¨ KLb
†hb wUc wUc K‡i GK cmjv e„wó n‡q‡Q| iv¯—v †fRv
†fRv| †Kgb GKUv †fRv gvwUi ‡muv`v †muv`v MÜ
Avm‡Q bv‡K| Lye cwiwPZ, Lye Avcb GKUv MÜ|
ivbv GKUz GwM‡qB GKUv cvb-wewo-Pv‡qi
†`vKv‡bi mvg‡b _vg‡jv| ivbv mvaviYZ wmMv‡iU bv
†L‡jI GLb Zv‡K GKUv wmMv‡iU †L‡Z n‡e|
c©ôv bs 49
wSwj‡Ki m‡½ †hŠbm½‡gi ci Zvi G iKg GKUz
a~gcvb Ki‡Z Lye B‡”Q K‡i|
ivbv †`vKvb`vi‡K GKUv †ebmb GÛ †n‡RR w`‡Z
ej‡jv|
GKUz ci ..
ivbv Rjš— wmMv‡iU †Vuv‡U euvwa‡q Uvb‡Z Uvb‡Z Avi
Cl` a~uqv Qvo‡Z Qvo‡Z ‡fRv dzUcv_ a‡i G‡Mv‡”Q,
ivbvi g‡a¨ eo †ewk nvjKv GKUv Dcjwä‡eva| AvR
wSwj‡Ki mv‡_ mvsNvwZK wbsovwbswoB n‡q‡Q, d¨v›Uvmx
wKsW‡gi bv‡g| GK cmjv e„wó‡Z iv¯—vi cv‡ki Mv‡Qi
meyR cvZv¸‡jv ay‡q-gy‡Q †hgb dm©v n‡q †M‡Q, GLb
Ii †fZiUv †Zgb| GLb ivbvi Lye fv‡jv jvM‡Q| me
Zvobvi ‡kl| bZ©b-Ky`©‡bi ci cig cÖkvwš—i †Quvqv|
wSwjK‡`i GLv‡b Avmvi mgq †ewk fvov w`‡q
A‡Uv wi·v wb‡qwQ‡jv| wKš‘ GLb †m m‡ei `iKvi
†bB| GLb ev‡m K‡iB N‡i †divB DËg| cqmv
euvP‡e| ZvQvov GB cvuPUv †mvqv cuvPUvq Awd‡m †divi
gv‡b †bB e‡j ZwoNwo ‡QvUviI †Kvb gv‡b nq bv|
Awdm!
Awd‡mi K_v g‡b co‡ZB ivbvi †PvL †Rvov eo
eo| im‡Mvj−vi g‡ZvB|
ivbvi GLb g‡b co‡Q, Zvi em wg‡mm ingvb
Zv‡K `y‡Uv wek wgwb‡U wd‡i Avmvi k‡Z©B QywU
w`‡qwQ‡jb|
ivbv †m kZ© f½ K‡i‡Q| f‡½i Aciv‡a Acivax
†m| Rvbv K_v wg‡mm ingvb Zv‡K †`vlx mve¨¯— K‡i
KvVMovq `vo Kiv‡ebB Kiv‡eb| mvg‡b †c‡jB|
wg‡mm ingv‡bi K‡Vvi KvM‡Ri g‡Zv `ygov‡bv gyPov‡bv
gyLLvbv ivbvi †Pv‡Li mvg‡b| bv Rvwb `ygov‡bv
gyPov‡bv ‡m KvM‡R AvR K‡Zv Kvwji `vM!
nuvuU‡Z nuvU‡ZB ivbv GLb g‡b g‡b wm×vš— †bIqvi
†Póv Ki‡Q, AvR GKUv wg‡_¨ K_v e‡j †hgb QywU
c©ôv bs 50
wb‡q‡Q, Kvj Avevi wg‡mm ingvb‡K †Kvb wg‡_¨ e‡j me wKQy fy‡j wM‡q ¯^vfvweK †_‡K A¯^vfvweKZvq
†`vlgy³ nIqv hvh| †h‡Z cÖjyä K‡i| evi evi|
Lye ey‡S ï‡b wKQy GKUv ej‡Z n‡e| Avi G me P¨v‡jĸ‡jv gvwb‡q wb‡qB PjvB
Avi nu¨v, wg‡_¨ ej‡Z Zvi †Kvb KzÚvB †bB| gvby‡li KvR|

Gi bvg †hŠeb| ‡hŠebB G iKg| GB ‡hŠebB GB gvwb‡q wb‡h Pjvi bvgB Rxeb|
gvbyl‡K Zvovh, gvbyl‡K †¶cvq, gvbyl‡K wbqg-Kvbyb Rxeb|

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c©ôv bs 51