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Encounter With A War-Torn Zone The Terrifying Future

Dark times engulfed the air, filled with distress, as my mother cheered Beneath the boiling sky, a flame with yellow, orange and red, my friends and I stood
me up in the times of monstrosity. I always woke up to the blasts of upon an ebony black olden bridge. Clear crystal water flowed beneath with a gurgling
rockets or to the thunder of fire which filled the atmosphere with sound as it threw itself over the banks which was paved with grey stones. The dark
unhappiness, sadness and frustration. The tension in the air clutched bridge gave a horrifying look under the burning flames of the sun. I felt a gust of
me with fear as I heard the crying of the wind. It cried with all the melancholy. It almost brought up the aroma of death as we walked across to reach the
people who lost their lives and of people who sacrificed their lives in other side, sometimes stumbling upon tiny canine-like rocks that littered the bridge. The
respect and honour. As I heard the beating of my heart, my body sky looked down upon us with a murderous look, covered with reddish-orange hues of
moved unsteadily to watch a house burst into flames. the yellowish sun. It felt as if death and danger lured around as I walked terrified on the
Hell broke loose amongst my family as one rocket just whizzed past lonely road with only my friends. The owl hooted as the frigid wind brushed past my
my head, aggravating the murderous look of the sky. All I felt was that face, giving a chill down my spine.
the brewing storm had broken the shackles. I had lost my friend in one It almost felt like the rusty old railings of this incredibly old bridge were staring at us as if
of the raiding attacks. I was very sad and couldn't control myself. I was it were looking at us with their non-realistic eyes. I knitted my eyebrows in fear and
frenzied and panicked as I heard the death of honorary soldiers. cracked my knuckles with a nervous look on my exhausted face. It was like my nightmare
Palpable fear ran through my veins as my father watched the news. had begun. I could hear my heart as it leapt up to my throat pumping amazingly fast,
As I caught sight of the dull and sombre streets what I saw was just doing a chicken dance which sounded like “Dukh,Dukh.” I could feel my blood
death and destruction. I sat cuddled up with my mother in the fear circulating in my veins as if it were about to stop cold dead for a second and stop
of losing my house. As I got the warmth from my mother I tried to circulating. It was like everything around me was stirring to life. I wanted to run for my
be as courageous as a child could be. My school was closed as I life and go and hide under my bed. The tall trees with their elegant branches nearby cast Paper pulp Bowls
waited in the darkness for the light to glow. It had become a distant long dark shadows that looked like monsters under the horrifying sun. I felt like a 7-year-
dream amidst the Pandemic and the ongoing conflict. Playing and old-child who was about to experience the most horrifying thing in his life.
plunging into mud, studying together and poking fun at each other As we were about to reach the other side, something spoke, it was a gruffy hoarse voice भारत हा सो याचा
had become unthinkable. I had forgotten the meaning of school. that sounded like an old man. It was like the wind had carried this voice to us like a
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Funeral processions took place as the rain poured down. Pain filled recording. Soon it formed a figure in front of us. The figure of a man with a long twirling प ी आह.
my gut to see such a horrendous scene. Lightening raged a war with Sharmila Ranganathan beard and very shabby hair. A loom of concern furrowed under his brow as he spoke आपण आप या दशाचा आदर करायला
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thunder, as rockets clashed with the air strikes. Ashes come out “Dear humans, I am a God, a messenger. You have been disrespectful and corrupt. You शकल पा हज. दशभ ती तम या
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from everywhere as the plane crashes to the earth with the ground have ruined our most precious gift to you “Nature”. Your vile and corrupt traits will not र तवा हनीतन धावल पा हज आ ण
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trembling. The conspiracy of the opposite group had gripped us The Real Superheroes be forgiven unless you stop all this nonsense and put nature back into its good and यासाठ आपण आपला जीव द यास
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with fear. I could only hope with the passage of time that the scar healthy shape. If you do not listen to us, you will suffer the wrath and will not be shown
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Our soldiers are the superheroes of our nation, तयार असल पा हज. भारताची स कती,
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healed and peace arrived with the blessing of nature. I hoped that Our version of Captain America's shield, mercy. So, my humble request is to stop this global warming and stop littering
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this intimidating memory was pushed to a remote recess of my otherwise…” Saying this, he disappeared and suddenly a void opened and there I saw a भाषा, खा यपदाथ आ ण लोक ह आप या
Laying down their lives for the country without hesitation, दशाच सवात आकषक भाग असतील.
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mind. TV channel stating that a Ukraine-Russia war had begun. There were aeroplanes zipping
The unsung guardians out on the battlefield. मला भारतीय अस याचा अ भमान आह.
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As I lie down knowing well I have lost a beloved friend forever, I through the skyline of cities and bombings and fire and destruction and death which
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No super strength and speed, मी महारा रा यात राहत िजथ मराठ
wonder what is the point of war if it only brings death? brought tears rolling down my eyes. I was deeply disturbed to the core. Was I peering
Or the ability to grow short or tall, भाषा सवा धक बोलल जात. मला वाटत े

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Yash Desai But their undying determination and invincible spirit, into the future??Then suddenly I heard a horrendous scream come from that void and क मराठ शकण सव मलासाठ
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pain seared into my ears as I stood there trembling with anxiety and fear and held my
Far greater than them all. आव यक आह आ ण मला मराठ
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ears tight to stop the deafening scream.
They march ahead with courage in their heart, शकव याब ल मा या शाळा आ ण
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व त आ गया ह - आकाश सीमा नह ं ह ै Come whatever hurdle may, श काच आभार मानत. े
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Never falling apart, वा नया ललवाणी
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आज क द नया म , कवल प वी का अ वेषण मानव जा त क लए Never giving way!
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पया त नह ं ह। हम इस प वी क बाहर या मौजद ह, इसक बार म The job doesn't come with an Avenger's fame, The Twist
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िज ासा स भर हए ह । पछले साठ वष म , मानवता ने चाँद क या ा क
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Their salaries no match for Tony Stark's nine zeroes,
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ह और यहाँ तक क मंगल तक भी अत र यान पहँचाया है। बीसवीं They do it only for their country, Robert woke up feeling a bit queasy. He was not worried about this of course; it was normal to feel uneasy on big days. He sat on his
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शता द म कवल स, अम रका और चीन ह अ भयान म शा मल थे। bed for a moment, then, he jumped into action. First, he went to the washroom to freshen up. Next, he rapidly began to pack his
They are India's true superheroes!
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ल कन म गव स कह सकता हँ क पछल कछ वष म भारत भी अत र football gear into his bag without really looking at the items he was packing. With his school bag on his back and his gym bag hanging
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अ वेषण म अ णी दश म स एक बन गया ह। अत र अ वेषण क े Nishit Lala on his shoulder, Robert awkwardly hobbled into the dining room. He wolfed down his breakfast and before he knew it the wind was
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म भारत क लए एक बड़ी उपलि ध तब रह , जब भारत ने मंगल ह पर whistling in his ears as he walked down the street that would lead him to the rusty old-fashioned gates of Rosemary High School.
एक अत र यान भजा। यह एमओएम (MOM) अ भयान कहलाया। Within a few minutes, Robert had reached the school and was on the hour-long bus ride with his teammates that would take them
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भारत ने इस 5 नवंबर 2013 को े पत कया था। मंगल ह पर to the ground. His thoughts wandered on the day that awaited him. Today was the finals of the football state championship and
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अत र यान भजना न:संदह एक सराहनीय उपलि ध ह, ल कन िजस Rosemary High School would be playing against Duckworth High School for all the marbles. Robert was considered as one of the
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चीज ने भारत क अ भयान को और भी असाधारण बना दया, वह थी इस best players in the state alongside another boy named Mike who happened to be on the Duckworth High School team. The match
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अ भयान क कम क मत। भारत क अ भयान क लागत सफ़ 450 was highly anticipated not only as it was the finals but also because of Mike and Robert's individual matchup.

करोड़ पए। दसर ओर, नासा (NASA) का मशन 5000 करोड़ पए On reaching the ground, he opened his bag to take out his shoes and socks to wear before the warm up, but to his utter disbelief
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था। मंगलयान अ भयान क साथ, भारत ने द नया को दखाया क उ च and shock, he could not find his socks! He knew the dreaded implications of this seemingly trivial mistake. He would not be able to
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गणव ता क अत र यान स त म बनाना संभव ह। आज भी, जसा क play the game. Robert's coach was understandably livid as Robert took his seat on the bench.
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भारत नकट भ व य म चं मा पर मानव अ भयान भजने क योजना
Robert went into a sort of depressed trance. Everything went by in a blur. He did not stir when the match started or when Mike put
बना रहा ह, हम द नया को दखा रह ह क हम या करने म स म ह । Duckworth ahead with a stunning strike. He only buried his head in his hands when the final whistle blew and the score read 3-0.
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मझ आशा ह क हमारा दश आग बढ़कर नेत व करना जार रखगा और At the end of the game, Mike came up to Robert to shake his hand. But as Mike walked away, Robert's eyes widened. As peeking
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संभावनाओ क दायर को बढ़ाता रहगा।
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out ever so slightly from Mike's unzipped bag, was the unmistakable bright red and blue of the Rosemary High School team socks.
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