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प्रश्न
The author felt sorry for complaining about his boots. What made him feel so?
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उत्तर
Mr Gessler was shocked at the complaint. He failed to believe it. He became silent and then started thinking deeply where he went wrong. This made the author regret making such a complaint.
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