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It was an interesting piece of indoctrination that each novice received: So, you are a good guy, am I right – right. Have you ever thought of hurting anyone – of course, you have, everyone does think of it but the bad guy – he actually hurts somebody. You, you as a good guy only…
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It had to be a specific wood – from the tree whose bark was once highly priced for its aroma – the cinnamon that the clan had to protect from traders and their agents, in the past. The high priest carefully lit a votive candle through the always-burning sacred fire in the designated hearth. With…
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ایک تھیں اماں بہادر۔ کمپنی بہادر کی طرز پہ نہ سہی لیکن اپنی طرح سے اماں بہادر نے کئی بہادری کی داستانیں رقم کر رکھی تھیں۔ لیکن قصہ اب کے بس اتنا تھا کہ جب بھی ان کے کنبے کے 57 بچوں سے حماقت سرزد ہوجاتی، اماں سب چھوڑ کے تسبیح پکڑ لیتیں اور جب…
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Who was the main leader of China after independence? The questionnaire provided four options. He encircled d. None of These. The guy immediately to his left raised his brows to show his surprise but he kept encircling d. on all questions. He, then, calmly waited for invigilator to say Time’s up, which took eternity for…
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ایک حسینہ کا خط۔ لکھتی ہیں کہ کسی محبِ وطن سچے دل شہری سے شادی کرنے کی خواہشمند ہیں۔ اِس مکتوب کے چھپتے ہی دس کروڑ محبِ وطن مرد قطار میں کھڑے ہوگئے۔ اوورایج عاشقوں کو ان کا مقام یاد دلانے کی کوشش کی گئی لیکن بیشتر بہرے نکلے۔ ان محب وطن جواں دل حضرات…
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First two parts: https://werticalhorizon.wordpress.com/2023/09/15/dragonfly-%d9%82%d8%b6%d8%a7-%d9%88-%d9%82%d8%af%d8%b1/ Part 3: https://werticalhorizon.wordpress.com/2023/10/31/dragonfly-part-3/ A story by Moazzam Qureshi . This is a work of fiction. Standard disclaimer applies. The text is not enhanced through ‘artificial’ intelligence. . 2023-340 Victor came upstairs holding a Manila folder that turned out to be full of newsclippings he had collected in the past two days.…
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