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प्रश्न
Read the first and second stanza of the poem. We understand that the poet wants to suggest the powerful dominance of the planners who shape the town according to their selfish desires. Make a list of such expressions. You may begin with -
- All the spaces are gridded, filled with permutations of possibilities.
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
- ________________________________
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उत्तर
- All the spaces are gridded, filled with permutations of possibilities.
- The buildings are in alignment with the roads which meet at desired points linked by bridges all hang in the grace of mathematics.
- They build and will not stop.
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