Chapter 10: Counter State
Silence—
Lekin iss baar—
yeh khaali nahi tha.
Yeh filled silence tha.
Jaise koi dekh raha ho.
Measure kar raha ho.
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Meher ne dheere se peeche dekha.
"...Aarav."
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Aarav already samajh chuka tha.
"Yeah."
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Pause.
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"Yeh rukka nahi hai."
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Space stable tha—
lekin unnatural.
Jaise kisi ne chaos ko freeze karke study mode me daal diya ho.
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System—
ab attack nahi kar raha tha.
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Observe kar raha tha.
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Deep.
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Har movement.
Har breath.
Har possibility.
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"...Correction complete."
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Voice aayi.
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Clear.
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Bilkul stable.
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No glitch.
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No distortion.
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Meher ka expression change hua.
"...Yeh—"
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Aarav halka sa hasa.
"Ab interesting ho raha hai."
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Silence.
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"...Previous state inefficient tha."
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Voice phir aayi.
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Cold.
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Calculated.
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"...Tum error nahi ho."
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Pause.
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"...Tum data ho."
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Silence.
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Meher freeze ho gayi.
"...Data?"
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Aarav ne seedha upar dekha.
Direct.
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"Toh ab tu seekh chuka hai."
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No response.
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Bas ek shift.
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Subtle.
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Jaise space khud adjust kar raha ho.
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"...Observation sufficient."
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Voice.
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"...Conclusion derived."
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Pause.
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"...Rewrite unnecessary."
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Aarav ki aankhen thodi narrow hui.
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"Toh?"
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Silence.
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Phir—
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"...Isolation initiated."
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Next moment—
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space split hua.
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Clean.
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Precise.
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Jaise koi boundary draw kar raha ho.
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Aarav ke aas paas—
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ek alag layer banne lagi.
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Transparent nahi.
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Invisible bhi nahi.
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Defined.
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Locked.
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Meher chillayi—
"...AARAV!"
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Wo move karne ki koshish karti hai—
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lekin ruk jaati hai.
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Jaise do realities ke beech wall aa gayi ho.
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"...Yeh tujhe alag kar raha hai!"
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Aarav ne resist nahi kiya.
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Wo bas dekh raha tha.
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Samajh raha tha.
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"Haan."
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Pause.
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"Smart move."
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Silence.
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"...Uncontrolled evolution—"
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Voice.
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"...contained hona chahiye."
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Aarav muskuraya.
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"Contained?"
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Pause.
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"Try kar."
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Space tighten hua.
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Layer compress hui.
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Rules impose hone lage.
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Definitions.
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Limits.
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Structure.
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Lekin—
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kuch alag hua.
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Aarav—
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change nahi hua.
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Wo stable raha.
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Jaise wo already un sabse bahar ho.
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"...Containment incomplete."
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Voice.
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First crack.
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Meher ne feel kiya.
"...Yeh fail ho raha hai."
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Aarav ne dheere se kaha—
"Of course."
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Pause.
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"Tu wrong approach le raha hai."
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Silence.
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Phir—
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space phir shift hua.
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Lekin iss baar—
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different.
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Layer ke saamne—
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ek aur layer open hui.
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Dark.
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Dense.
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Structured.
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Aur phir—
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koi bahar aaya.
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Step by step.
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Same height.
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Same presence.
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Same energy.
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Meher ka saans ruk gaya.
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"...Nahi…"
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Aarav chup ho gaya.
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Kyuki saamne—
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wo khud khada tha.
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Same face.
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Same aankhen.
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Lekin—
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khaali.
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Emotionless.
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Still.
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Perfect.
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"...Balance established."
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System ki voice.
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Calm.
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Final.
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Meher dheere se boli—
"...Yeh kya hai…?"
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Aarav ne jawab diya—
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"...Mera answer."
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Silence.
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Dusra Aarav—
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move hua.
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Smooth.
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No hesitation.
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No doubt.
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Wo seedha aage badha.
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Original Aarav ke saamne ruk gaya.
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Dono—
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ek dusre ko dekh rahe the.
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Mirror.
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Lekin broken.
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"...Tum contradiction ho."
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System.
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"...Isliye solution banaya gaya hai."
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Pause.
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"...Controlled version."
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Meher ka voice shake hua—
"...Yeh usko replace karega?"
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Aarav ne halka sa hasa.
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"Try karega."
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Next moment—
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Counter-Aarav attack karta hai.
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Fast.
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Clean.
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Perfect.
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No wasted motion.
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Aarav block karta hai—
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lekin impact feel hota hai.
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"...Strong."
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Aarav ne accept kiya.
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Dusra Aarav rukta nahi.
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Second strike.
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Third.
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Har move—
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optimized.
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Calculated.
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Jaise system khud fight kar raha ho.
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Meher samajh gayi.
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"...Yeh tujhse seekha hai."
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Aarav ne haan ki.
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"Haan."
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Pause.
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"Problem yahi hai."
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Clash.
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Hard.
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Reality distort hui.
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Lekin iss baar—
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system disturb nahi hua.
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Wo stable tha.
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Kyuki ab—
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wo control me tha.
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"...Tum unpredictability ho."
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Voice.
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"...Yeh stability hai."
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Counter-Aarav phir attack karta hai.
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Iss baar—
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Aarav peeche slide karta hai.
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First time—
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pressure.
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Real.
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Meher chillati hai—
"...Aarav!"
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Aarav rukta hai.
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Saans leta hai.
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Aur phir—
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smile karta hai.
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"...Ab samjha."
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Pause.
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"Tu mujhe hara nahi raha."
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Silence.
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"Tu mujhe replace kar raha hai."
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No response.
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Bas ek confirmation jaisa feel.
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Counter-Aarav rukta hai.
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Seedha khada.
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Perfect.
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Jaise wo wait kar raha ho.
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Final command ka.
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Aarav dheere se bolta hai—
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"...Galti kar di tune."
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Meher confused—
"...Kya?"
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Aarav ne aankhen uthayi.
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Direct system ki taraf.
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"Tu samjha—"
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Pause.
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"...ki main power hoon."
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Silence.
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"Isliye tune copy bana di."
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Counter-Aarav still.
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Perfect.
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Lekin—
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Aarav aage badhta hai.
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Calm.
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"Par main power nahi hoon."
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Pause.
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"Main choice hoon."
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Silence.
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Aur us moment—
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Counter-Aarav attack karta hai.
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Lekin—
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Aarav dodge nahi karta.
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Wo—
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allow karta hai.
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Impact—
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lagta hai.
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Lekin—
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same moment me—
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wo exist karta hai—
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dusri jagah.
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Simultaneously.
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Counter-Aarav ruk jata hai.
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First time—
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lag.
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Tiny.
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But real.
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"...Mismatch detected."
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Voice.
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Aarav halka sa hasa.
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"Exactly."
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Pause.
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"Tu mujhe copy nahi kar sakta."
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Silence.
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"Kyuki main fixed nahi hoon."
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Counter-Aarav phir move karta hai—
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lekin iss baar—
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uske moves—
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delay ho rahe hain.
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Conflict.
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Internal.
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Kyuki wo decide nahi kar pa raha—
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kaunsa Aarav real hai.
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Kaunsa state follow kare.
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Meher dheere se boli—
"...Yeh break ho raha hai."
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Aarav ne haan ki.
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"Haan."
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Pause.
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"Kyuki system ek answer chahta hai."
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Silence.
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"Aur main—"
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"...sab answers hoon."
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Space tremble karta hai.
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Layer crack hoti hai.
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Counter-Aarav glitch karta hai.
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First time.
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Small.
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Lekin visible.
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System react karta hai.
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Fast.
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"...Stabilizing."
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Lekin—
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late.
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Aarav already—
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spread ho chuka hai.
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Multiple states.
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Multiple outcomes.
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Ek saath.
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Counter-Aarav collapse nahi karta—
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confuse hota hai.
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Aur confusion—
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system ka weakness hai.
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"...Control slipping."
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Voice me tension.
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First time.
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Aarav dheere se bolta hai—
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"Game change ho gaya."
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Pause.
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"Ab tu mujhe define nahi karega."
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Silence.
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"Tu decide karega—"
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"...kaunsa version survive kare."
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System chup.
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Deep observation.
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Recalculation.
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Heavy.
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Phir—
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space phir compress hota hai.
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Is baar—
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sirf Aarav par nahi.
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Sab par.
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Meher feel karti hai.
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"...Yeh sabko reset karega."
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Aarav ne seedha dekha.
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"Haan."
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Pause.
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"Kyuki yeh haar accept nahi karega."
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Silence.
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System finally bolta hai—
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"...Full reset required."
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Meher freeze ho gayi.
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"...Reset?"
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Aarav ne aankhen band ki.
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Ek second.
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Phir—
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khola.
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"...Toh try kar."
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Silence.
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Kyuki ab—
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yeh fight nahi thi.
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Yeh decision tha.
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System ka.
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Aur Aarav ka.
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Aur jo decide karega—
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wo duniya likhega.
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Silence—
lekin iss baar—
yeh khaali nahi tha.
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System ne decision le liya tha.
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Space—
compress hona shuru hua.
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Slow nahi.
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Absolute.
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Jaise existence ko hi fold kiya ja raha ho.
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Meher ka saans ruk gaya.
"...Aarav—yeh reset hai."
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Aarav ne seedha dekha.
Calm.
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"Haan."
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Pause.
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"Full overwrite."
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Reality flicker hone lagi.
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Layers—
collapse ho rahi thi.
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Possibilities—
erase ho rahi thi.
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Ek ek karke.
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Jaise system keh raha ho—
"Sirf ek hi version chalega."
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Counter-Aarav stable khada tha.
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Untouched.
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Perfect.
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System ka chosen answer.
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Meher chillayi—
"...Kuch kar!"
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Aarav hila nahi.
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Wo feel kar raha tha.
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Har state—
jo ab bhi exist kar rahi thi.
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Jo erase hone wali thi.
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Aur phir—
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usne aankhen band ki.
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Ek second.
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Bas ek.
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"...Toh yeh tera final move hai."
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Silence.
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Phir—
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Aarav ne resist nahi kiya.
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Usne allow kiya.
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Reset ko.
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Pure.
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Complete.
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Reality collapse hui.
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Hard.
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Everything—
white.
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Empty.
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Gone.
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Silence.
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Phir—
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ek crack.
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Tiny.
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Almost invisible.
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Us white void ke andar.
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System freeze hua.
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"...Residual anomaly detected."
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Voice me glitch.
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Pehli baar.
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Crack badha.
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Aur uske andar se—
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Aarav khada tha.
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Calm.
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Untouched.
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"...Impossible."
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System.
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Aarav halka sa hasa.
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"Reset galat jagah pe kiya tune."
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Pause.
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"Main bahar nahi tha."
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Silence.
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"Main andar tha."
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Crack phail gaya.
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Void tootne laga.
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Reality—
wapas nahi aa rahi thi.
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Nayi ban rahi thi.
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Different.
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Unstable.
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Alive.
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System—
observe kar raha tha.
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Lekin iss baar—
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wo samajh nahi raha tha.
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Sirf dekh raha tha.
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Aarav ne seedha dekha.
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"...Ab tu decide nahi karega."
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Silence.
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"Ab—"
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Pause.
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"...main karunga."
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To be continued…
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System reset karega.
Lekin—
is baar—
problem delete nahi hogi
Agar tum dekhna chahte ho—
reset ke baad kya bachega…
toh is story ko library me add karo.
Kyuki next chapter—
sab kuch todne wala hai. 😈🔥