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Pichhle part mein humne dekha tha ki kaise Dr. Aarav ne universe se aane wale ajeeb signal ko detect kiya tha. Lekin jo sach us signal ke peeche chhupa tha, woh sirf shuruaat thi…

Us raat observatory mein ajeeb si khamoshi thi. Taaron ki roshni aaj kuch alag lag rahi thi, jaise woh kuch kehna chah rahe ho. Dr. Aarav ne computer screen par dobara data khola. Signal repeat ho raha tha—bilkul ek jaise pattern ke saath.

“Yeh natural nahi ho sakta,” Aarav ne khud se kaha.

Tabhi uski assistant Maya wahan aayi.

“Sir… aapko yeh dekhna chahiye,” usne ghabrahat bhari awaaz mein kaha.

Screen par ab sirf signal nahi tha—ek 3D map ban raha tha. Map mein galaxy ke beech ek jagah chamak rahi thi, bilkul dil ki tarah dhadakti hui.

“Yeh koi jagah hai… ya koi darwaza?” Maya ne poocha.

Aarav ke dimaag mein purani kitab ka ek panna yaad aaya—‘Jab universe khud bulaaye, samajh lena ki insaan sirf dekhne wala nahi, balki kirdar banne wala hai.’

Achaanak poori observatory ki lights band ho gayi. Sirf screen ki neeli roshni reh gayi. Signal tez ho gaya aur speakers se ek halki si awaaz nikli—

“Samay kam hai…”

Maya dar ke maare peeche hat gayi.

“Sir… yeh awaaz… kisi zinda cheez ki lag rahi hai.”

Aarav ki aankhon mein darr nahi, jijñasa thi.

“Agar yeh universe ka rahasya hai,” usne kaha,

“toh iska jawaab bhi universe hi dega.”

Aur usi pal, screen par ek naya shabd ubhra—

“Tayyari karo.”

Kis cheez ki tayyari?

Kya woh jagah koi aur duniya thi?

Ya phir insani sabhyata ke ant ka ishara?

Universe ne apna pehla raaz khol diya tha…

lekin asli sach abhi aana baaki tha. 🌠