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Strong Mind, Unflinching Spirit
his home. He was searching for his brother to call him for dinner. No sooner did he set his foot outside his house and then there was a loud explosion - so loud that the buildings in the area shook, windowpanes were broken to pieces and lights in the entire locality went out, spreading darkness all around. Panic spread like wild fire. People quickly took shelter in their homes and bolted their houses from inside. After some time, Wounded body, indomitable will electric power was restored and people came out on the streets to find out what had happened. What some saw on the road near their homes was a shocking spectacle for them. The lad who a few minutes before had come out of his home to call his brother for the evening meal, was lying on the road in a pool of blood in an unconscious condition. One of his palms lay beside him, separated from the hand while the fingers of the other lay shattered at a distance from the site. His entire face had received severe burns. Seeing her dear son laying in such a condition on the road, his mother screamed with agony.
“Dear Chandu ! What has happened to you ?" she screamed.
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