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प्रश्न
What could the narrator hear as he was lying down?
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उत्तर
The narrator could hear the squeaking of evening arrival. He listened to the noises of approaching night and would also listen to what he should not listen.
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They came to the finish line holding hands still
And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces
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