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Radio
It’s five in the morning. It’s still dark outside. I walk out of the house and Sudha follows to hand me the water bottle. I have asked her many times to not wake up so early. She wouldn’t listen though. I bid her farewell and then walk towards the school ground. The local school leases its ground for parking during nights. All the autorickshaw drivers park their respective vehicles at the school only. The guard at the school gates, Hari, is now a friend. I stop to exchange a few words with him and then he opens the gate. I find my auto, it’s always in the same spot, and…
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