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Why were the streets devoid of people?

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Why were the streets devoid of people?

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It was 10 ‘O'clock at night. Most of the shops were closed. It was chill. It appeared that it might rain soon as the gusts of winds were very chill with the taste of rain. So, the streets were devoid of people.

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पाठ 1.3 After Twenty Years
Exercises | Q 1. c) | पृष्ठ ३१

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