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`ABaI yahaŠ bahu%a kuC haonaovaalaa hO | %auma Saan%a haokr do#aao ! baaolanaa ma%a ! AaAao,
[Qar ek Aaor iCPakr #aDo rhao !' ek AŠQaorI galaI maoM EaavaNa kI %asasaacCŁ rjanaI maoM
ek saaQau APanao iSaYya sao ]Payau-> baa%aoM kr rho qao | AakaSa maoM baadla Cayao qao AaOr CaoTI-
CaoTI baUŠd igarnao lagaI qaIM | daonaaoM ek kaonao maoM iCPa rho |
galaI maoM iksaI ko Aanao kI AahT huš | dao vyai>yaaoM kI AsPaYT fusafusaahT saunaayaI
PaDI | galaI dao A+ailakaAaoM ka iPaCvaaDa qaa | ]namaoM-sao ek kI i#aDkI #aulaI qaI |
sar-sao ek Qvaina huš AaOr %ainak dor maoM kaoš kalaI baDI-saI vas%au }Par kao jaa%aI 
id#alaayaI dI | ek CaoTa-saa #aTka huAa | vah kalaI vas%au i#aDkI ko BaI%ar calaI gayaI|
i#aDkI sao Aa%aa QaImaa Pa`kaSa band hao gayaa |
baDI dor %ak galaI maoM saŁaTa rha | saaQauka baalak iSaYya APanao BaI%ar kI Aakula%aa dbaayao 
cauPacaaPa #aDa qaa | manamaoM bahu%a kuC PaUCnao kI ]%sauk%aa qaI; ikn%au gauÉjaI baar-baar haqa 
dbaakr ]sao Saan%a rhnao ka saMko%a kr rho qao |
}Par sao hlkI %aalaI bajaI, naIcao sao BaI iksaI nao vaOsao hI saMko%a ikyaa | AbakI baar }Parsao 
ĖmaSa: dao kalaI-kalaI vas%aueŠ ]%arIM | ifr saŁaTa hao gayaa | saaQau APanao iSaYya kao laokr 
galaI sao inaklao AaOr ]sao cauPa rhnao kao khkr ek Aaor %aIva`%aa sao cala PaDo | baDI dUr
nagar sao baahr jaakr dao %aIna naalao Paar krko ek JaaDI ko Paasa vao Ék gayao |
qaaoDI dUrPar ek ba<aI jala%aI qaI | dao vyai> baOzo qao, jaao ABaI-ABaI khIM sao ek sandUk 
laayao qao | Pa`kaSa maoM ]naka mau#a sPaYT id#aayaI do%aa qaa | ]nhaoMnao ba@sa ko %aalao kao 
ro%aI sao kaTkr ba@sa #aaolaa | ]samaoM-sao saaonao ko AaBaUYaNa AaOr mauhroM inakalaIM | ba@sa 
[nhIM sao Bara qaa | [%anaa iSaYya kao id#alaakr gauÉ ]sao laokr ek Aaor calao |
zIk ek saP%aah baad- daoPahrI maoM saaQau APanao iSaYya ko saaqa nagar maoM GaUma rho qao |
ek JaaoPaDI ko baahr dao Baaš ParsPar JagaD rho qao | JagaDa qaa PaavaBar sa<aU kao laokr|
]namaoM ]sa sa<aU ka baŠTvaara hao rha qaa AaOr Pa`%yaok caah%aa qaa ik AiQak Baaga Pa`aP%a
krnaa | ]nako vas~ icaqaDo hao rho qao | SarIr QaUla sao Bara qaa | mau#a do#anao sao Pa%aa 
laga%aa qaa ik samBava%a: kš idnaPar [nhoM yah sa<aU Pa`aP%a huAa hO |
sa<aU saanakr baaŠTnaa inaiSca%a huAa | jala imalaakr ]nhaoMnao ]saka iPaND banaayaa | ifr 
baaŠTnao ko ilae JagaDa hao hI rha qaa ik PaICo sao kUdkr ek bandr ]sao ]za lao gayaa |
]nakI [sa dIna%aa Par vah baalak saaQau rao PaDa |
`ramadasa ! [nhoM Pahlao Pahcaanaao AaOr %aba raoAao !'
gauÉ ko vacanaaoM sao baalak kao kuC smarNa huAa | ]sanao Qyaana sao do#aa -` yao %aao ]sa 
ra%avaalao caaor hOM ! [nako vao gahnao AaOr mauhroM @yaa hušM ?'
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