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\centerline{\dnbig mohan raake"s: mis paal}
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vah duur se dikhaayii detii aak.rti mis paal hii ho sakatii thii|
phir bhii vi"svaas karane ke lie maiMne apanaa ca"smaa .thiik kiyaa|
ni.hsaMdeh, vah mis paal hii thii| yah to khair mujhe pataa thaa ki
vah un dinoM kulluu meM hii kahiiM rahatii hai, par is tarah acaanak usase
bheM.t ho jaayegii, yah nahiiM socaa thaa| aur use saamane dekhakar bhii
mujhe vi"svaas nahiiM huaa ki vah sthaayii ruup se kulluu aur manaalii
ke biic us cho.te-se gaa/v meM rahatii hogii| jab vah dillii se naukarii
choRakar aayii thii, to logoM ne usake baare meM kyaa-kyaa nahiiM socaa
thaa!

bas raayasan ke .daakakhaane ke paas pahuMcakar ruk gayii| mis paal
.daakakhaane ke baahar khaRii pos.tamaas.tar se kuch baat kar rahii thii|
haath meM vah ek thailaa liye thii| bas ke rukane par na jaane kis baat ke
lie pos.tamaas.tar ko dhanyavaad detii huii vah bas kii taraph muRii|
tabhii maiM utarakar usake saamane pahu/c gayaa| ek aadamii ke acaanak saamane
aa jaane se mis paal thoRaa acakacaa gayii, magar mujhe pahacaanate hii
usakaa ceharaa khu"sii aur utsaah se khil gayaa|

``ra.najiit tum?'' usane kahaa, ``tum yahaa/ se .tapak paRe?''

``maiM is bas se manaalii se aa rahaa hu/|'' maiMne kahaa|

``acchaa! manaalii tum kab se aaye hue the?''

``aa.th-das din hue, aayaa thaa| aaj vaapas jaa rahaa hu/|''

``aaj hii jaa rahe ho?'' mis paal ke cehare se aadhaa utsaah gaayab ho
gayaa, ``dekho, kitanii burii baat hai ki aa.th-das din se tum yahaa/
ho aur mujhase milane kii tumane ko"si"s bhii nahiiM kii| tumheM yah to
pataa hii thaa ki maiM aajakal kulluu meM huu/|''

``haa/, yah to pataa thaa, par yah nahiiM pataa thaa ki kulluu ke kis
hisse meM ho| ab bhii tum acaanak hii dikhaayii de gayiiM, nahiiM
mujhe kahaa/ se pataa calataa ki tum is jaMgal ko aabaad kar rahii ho?''

``sacamuc bahut burii baat hai,'' mis paal ulaahane ke svar meM bolii,
``tum itane dinoM se yahaa/ ho aur mujhase tumhaarii bheM.t huii aaj
jaane ke vaqt###|''

.draaivar jor-jor se h~orn bajaane lagaa| mis paal ne kuch ciRhakar
.draaivar kii taraf dekhaa aur ekasaath jhiRakane k.samaa maa/gane
ke svar meM kahaa, ``bas jii ek mina.t| maiM bhii isii bas se kulluu
cal rahii huu/| mujhe kulluu kii ek sii.t de diijie| thaiMk yuu verii
mac!'' aur phir merii taraf muRakar bolii, ``tum is bas se kahaa/ tak
jaa rahe ho?''

``aaj to is bas se jogindaranagar jaauu/gaa| vahaa/ ek din rahakar kal
subah aage kii bas pakaRuu/gaa|''

.draaivar ab aur jor se h~orn bajaane lagaa| mis paal ne ek baar krodh
aur bebasii ke saath usakii taraf dekhaa aur bas ke daravaaze kii
taraf baRhatii huii bolii, ``acchaa, kulluu tak to ham logoM kaa saath
hai hii, aur baat kulluu pahu/cakar kareMge| maiM to kahatii huu/ ki
tum do-caar din yahiiM ruko, phir cale jaanaa|''

bas meM pahale hii bahut bhiiR thii| do-tiin aadamii vahaa/ se aur caRh
gaye the, jisase andar khaRe hone kii jagah bhii nahiiM rahii thii|
mis paal daravaaze se andar jaane lagii to ka.n.dak.tar ne haath
baRhaakar use rok diyaa| maiMne ka.n.dak.tar se bahuteraa kahaa ki
andar mere vaalii jagah khaalii hai, mis saahab vahaa/ bai.th
jaaeMgii aur maiM bhiiR meM kisii tarah khaRaa hokar calaa jaauu/gaa,
magar ka.n.dak.tar ek baar jid par aRaa to aRaa hii rahaa ki aur
savaarii vah nahiiM le sakataa| maiM abhii usase baat kar hii rahaa
thaa ki .draaivar ne bas s.taar.t kar dii| meraa saamaan bas meM thaa,
isalie maiM dauRakar calatii bas meM savaar ho gayaa|

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