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प्रश्न
What is the secret that Meena shares with Mridu in the backyard?
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उत्तर
A very small kitten inside a torn football lined with sacking filled with sand was hidden behind a thick bitter-berry bush in the backyard. It was lapping up milk from a coconut half-shell. This was the secret that Meena shared with Mridu.
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