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Anu kept his stationary aside. He was fascinated by this

mysterious appearance of nature.

The cold winds blew through the house with fine droplets

of water, after splashing on the grille, settled on his face.

Anu sat there, feet crossed with his drenched hand

holding on the cold iron grille. The wind made eerie

sounds and the raindrops made a distinct, soft sound as

they fell upon the leaves of the trees.

He looked at the tall and strong coconut trees which

previously stood tall and strong amongst other plants,

were now waving and swaying from one side to the

other. Anu felt like those trees were dancing to the ever

mysterious “music”. He sat there, thinking about nothing

but the swaying trees, blowing wind, the cold rain and

the rustling of the leaves. He found a simple yet a very

important feature of Nature which is - Mysterious.

BACKGROUND ART BY-SAMANWITA BISWAS,

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