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How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight? - English

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How did the boy who played the mechanic lose his eyesight?

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The mechanic was seven years old. One night, when he's drunk father tortured his mom, she threw a lantern at him. The lantern broke over the child’s head and shoulders. He suffered third-degree burns on the upper part of his body and lost both of his eyes.

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अध्याय 3.1: In Celebration of Being Alive - Exercise [पृष्ठ ७१]

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सामाचीर कलवी English Class 12 TN Board
अध्याय 3.1 In Celebration of Being Alive
Exercise | Q 2. f. | पृष्ठ ७१

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Para 19

neighbour Makalu, unexplored and
unclimbed. Far away across the clouds,
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on the horizon. To the west, we could
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stretching off into the distance.

Para 20

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Across Down
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4. You can lie on this and sleep 2. You can put flowers in this
6.You can sit on this and relax by yourself 3. You can sit on this with two other people comfortably
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8. You can put all your clothes in here

 

 

9. You can look into this to see yourself

 

10. You can sit on this, it has 3 legs.


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