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"Then, why delay? Let us enter the forest and search for
him."
"If we proceed thus we will not be successful because this forest is wild and terrible. We may go in one direction and Pavananjay might wander away in some other direction.'
After a few moments
They fell into deep thoughtfulness. Prahasit said;
"We shall sit in the airship and fly slowly over the forest at such a low level that we can observe every nook and corner of the forest. In this manner we can search the whole forest."
"You are right," the Chief Minister approved of Prahasit's suggestion. Accordingly all sat in the Viman and it began to hover slowly over the Bhuthvan.
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Meanwhile the Chief Commander had begun searching for Anjana carefully in all the towns and cities in the eastern area. In every city, he met some intelligent people and from them he secured some information. By virtue of his intelligence, ability and relations with people he secured the help of many people and carried out the search for Anjana in a very capable manner. Time was passing. The night followed the day and the day followed the night. Some days passed thus. The search was going on very briskly but they could not find any sign of Anjana. The Chief Commander began to give way to despair. He felt that his endeavours were going to fail. Yet he continued the search using all his intelligence and abilities. His friends and companions lost all hopes but he continued the search with increased vigour and enthusiasm. One day his caravan reached a city called Suryapur.
He pitched his tents outside the city and then he went into the city taking some confidential guards with him. They went in disguise into the city.
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Passing through the various roads in the city they reached the central part of the city. There they heard the loud conver
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