Chapter 10
'But how is it possible', Udayveer grumbled as he stared at the file containing the most awaited re test of Mnaya's DNA, 'doctor its impossible there is sure some problem in ur testing technique'
'Well Mr Udayveer I think u are too much into ur own belief that u just don't want to face the real truth, I got new samples of Miss Mnaya Shastri and tried to match with ur daughter's they just don't match, I agree there were some discrepancies in previous reports so this this time I myself monitored the whole test and still the results are same' stated Dr Abhinav Pathak ,one of the most renowned genetic analyst. His private clinic was worth million and was doing research on stem cells. His contribution to genetic research had been appreciated and acclaimed in India and abroad and questioning his reports seemed quit difficult to Udayveer but believing it seemed impossible .
Once again he felt his intuitions go wrong in case of Manya , the girl who had turned his world upside down, When he had got the first report, the data discrepancies in it assured him that someone had muddled with it and his feelings for Mnaya being Mnayata were true but now their was no question refuting the report until and unless Mr. Pathak himself decided to give wrong report. But why would he ? It was his firm that funded him in many of his research ventures why would he try to misguide him. Sure his self-imposed baseless belief of considering Manya as Mnayata was the most stubborn foolish act he ever did in his life.
Damn it I just destroyed the girls life said Udayveer to himself gnawing his nails sharply in his hairs she was never my princess but Mnaya as she always called herself. Mnaya Shahstri daughter of some small town family whose grandfather used to his own teacher a rajguru of Jaigad riyasat .Is this the guru dakshina I gave to my guru. Udaveer could feel his face reddening out of shame .She was the daughter of a man who taught him to differentiate between right and wrong and showed him the righteous path .Was not it his responsibility to show his orphaned granddaughter the right path when she lost her way in big city hype. He shamelessly made love to her when she just needed to be said no ! And used her again when she had just turned up to regret something she unknowingly did.
He was expecting love and emotions of a wife from a girl who simply had no idea what she was being asked for. His heart demanded love from a woman he thought was amnesic and decided that she would reciprocate when she was told the truth of herself but today he realized how wrong he has been .
I need to apologize ! was the only thought that rang in his mind again and again and he decided to do it immediately .
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Mnaya looked at the mess her apartment was in. Her rigorous office schedule never gave her much time to observe the cobwebs and dust that had started making their place in her sweet little apartment. She had hired Kanta bai ,the local maid who did more of gossiping and less of dishwashing and cleaning. She observed how carelessly she moped. Her eyes had casually traced down the sofa and here she discovered the proofs of why her little brother complained for tooth ache. Their were dozens of chocolate wrappers thrusted down and then their were banana peels and lost pens and pencils.
Manav u will never change murmured Manya while she did the cleaning ' this kanta bai I am going to take her class ' muttered Manaya as she tried to clear out the cobwebs .She had somehow adjusted herself on the stool which was not high enough to reach for the cobwebs. But she cared not today she had decided she would make her apartment shine.
The door bell rang and she knew it was her late lateef maid Kanta Bai.
'Its open come in Maharani Kanta Bai ' Mnaya shouted as she continued with her cleaning while she tried to reach for the corner of the ceiling standing all on her toes on the frail little stool. She heard no answer from kanta bai and was irritated. Now that was too much for her .She paid her for cleaning ,which she never did and now she was late and still no sorry came from her mouth.
'Kanta Bai ', jittered Manya as she tried to turn to volley some fire on her maid but lost her balance and ended up falling into something cosier then hard floor.
Oh I fell on sofa ' she thought as she opened her eyes to look into the deepest dark brown eyes . . Soon she realized that she was not on sofa but in somebody's arms and she had been yelling not at her maid but but Udayveer, who seemed quit amused at her frustrated grunts.
'You ! ', exclaimed Manya embarrassed ' I was ''''..her voice trailed away as she realized what an awful picture she presented with sweeper in her hands and shreds of cobwebs in her hairs.
'Yes me Miss Shastri by the way have u forgotten that u r having something inside u whose life is so much dependent on u that any such trips and falls can endanger its life'
'I 'I am sorry', whispered Mnaya as she realized what blunder would have happened .
'U don't need to be Mnaya ,u just need to be careful ', said Udaveer as he took the sweeper out of her hands and removed the cobwebs from her hairs .Mnaya was struck by the gentleness of his voice she stared blankly at him as he worked with her hairs. Am I dreaming ! Mnaya blinked her eyes and suddenly realized how cozily she had rested her head in his arms all lost in his caring smile.
She jerked herself out and sat abruptly while her skin turned crimson out of embarrasement.
'Yes I need to', coughed Mnaya as the words seemed stuck in her throat.She looked aside to keep herself away from his hypnotizing glares.
'But why are u here', she blurted 'u must be at rajmahal preparing for ur engagement ,don't u '.
The very word engagement struck him.he did not want to think of his aweful decision right now.All he wanted was to apologise to the lady in front.A women who had suddenly become stranger to him .He sighed it was just a night before he made love to her out of some meaningless vengeance and now he was here to apologise as now he had no reason to be angry or be in love with her.He looked at ,strangely she had already strated putting weight ,she was a bit plume now ,he looked at her flat belly and took a deep breath soon it will start showing .
Udayveer composed himself and decided to speak 'Well I came here to apologise'.
'What ?', came a surprised exclamation from Manya
'Yes Manya .Right since u have come in my life I saw u as my wife Mnayata who has lost her memory and I had proofs to belive it. I loved u and wanted to have u anyways.I was angry when u joined VJS coz I never expected my wife to join my enemy whatsoever amnesic she may be.I hated u when I saw u in media making public display of ur love to Vikramjeet because no husband could bear his wife kissing another man. But..' udayver paused to search for appropriate words
'But what udayveer ', Mnaya asked out of anticipation as she expected udayveer confess his real feelings
'But I have been so wrong ' he somehow collected himself to speak the reality that had struck him harshest 'I am been wrong always. U are not my Manyata ,my Manayata is lost forever, u r nothing but her mere reflection in physicality and I Yuvraaj udayveer Sigh so proudly in love with Mnayata was mistaken '.He could not speak anymore he felt a sudden emptiness shroud him as now his last hope to have his wife was lost forever. What he felt now was sheer emptiness and a sense of chilling embarrassment.
'Well I always knew I am not Mnayata said Mnaya in an obvious tone trying to hide her strange feeling of disappointment .Mnaya was surprised that something in her always wanted to be Mnayata right since she knew that she was being loved by udayveer just because he thought her to be Mnayata. Just because being Mnayata would always keep her near to little Adya whom she loved so much.
But why ! why she wanted to be with udayveer and what connection she had with little Adya was always a puzzle for her . Alas ! from now on it was going to be all over. Nobody would call her Mnayata .
She was surprised to feel a sudden emptiness inside herself and a fear of being unwanted , did not she always want this .To have her own name and not being a shadow of someone who resembled like her
'Yes U always knew that and u were always right and I am wrong forever', added udayveer in dismay his face grim.
But how do u suddenly know that I am not Mnayata ' asked Manya
I just got ur retested DNA report, it does not match with Adya Mnaya could feel the sheer disappointmebt and pain in his words and see the tears cornering his eyes.Strange she felt tears in her own eyes too.
Whats wrong with me Manaya jerked her face aside to brush off her tears and spoke her words still and even 'Udayveer please don't break Manya held his arms and looked at him her eyes still red with smothered tear inside
'I am sorry Mnaya ',Udayveer grabbed her hands and pulled them together pleading for genuine forgiveness
'Sorry for what udayvee', r asked Mnaya perplexed
'For everything I did to u '.
'U did nothing to me udayveer a women is responsible for her own self. No man could intimidate a strong women and I am no weakling udayveer. I always knew what I was doing and I am capable enough to face wheels of my own fortune, u don't need to apologise for something u never did
'Something I never did ? Ofcourse it was my stubbornness that had lead u in this fix Mnaya ,u r unmarried and pragnent damn it , just because of me and my baseless self belief don't u see that' he did not know why Manya was being so forgiving when he could clearly see his fault.
Mnaya saw it all .She knew the traditions, the rules and age-old laws which imbibed in jaigad raj gharana .If the news of udayveer being father of her child spread ,it would be perilous for his reputation .She was granddaughter of rajguru ,the most untouchable for rajparivaar.It had been the tradition that rajguru was always next to God and his daughter next to Gods child. The two families could never mix ,it was a taboo. Udayveer would have to give up his right to kingship and his riyasat would be disqualified from mahasabha .She knew Udayveer and his unconditional love to his wife , he was not a good widower but certainly was a faithful husband he always mistook her as his wife irrespective of her repeted denials his love had always been so chaste and to his wife that somehow she had started feeling like Manayata . Whatever he did he did to his wife and now ironically she was not his wife,reports proved it and now it was time for final wake up .Time to search for actual MANYATA and if she was dead then her culprits coz Mnayata was not a woman who would suddenly disappear or die out of no reason .
'Udayveer please u just never know whose child I aah'', Mnaya winced .She had been pinned on the wall his fingers gnawing deep in her arms
'Dare not speak those words again to me Mnaya, dare not try to fool me. Snarled Udayveer his teeth clenched 'U may not be my Mnayta but I am still Yuvraaj Udayveer Singh , I may be wrong in mistaking your identity but not ur character Miss Mnaya Shastri.U r not a women who goes sleeping around with people and never knows whose child she is bearing. I may have been a jealous husband but never blind. I did hate u for what u have been doing but I do know ur limits. Dont I know how much in love u have been with me when u came in my house. I avoided u coz I thought u were my guruji's daughter somebody from whom I should always keep distance with. But when I came to belive u were my lost wife ,u backed off . Yes u were right in doing it but that night all went wrong. U gave in and I took u .And today its like an ugly truth in front of us.I thought I did best thing in my life, u thought it a big mistake . Don't I know u have always loved me all through this. Still u came back to me ,did not u .Why Mnaya why did u give in again , that too in all ur senses when I had nothing but hatred for u. Speak Manya ,speak it out',Udayveer demanded glaring deep into her eyes .
Udayveer words had outwitted her. He had always known her true heart so rightly yet took her identity so wrong. But now it was too late. She did not want to drag udayveer in the mess anymore. He was a heart broken man sulking over his lost wife and repenting on his so called past misdeeds. She had always known who she was. She always knew her limits and it was she who crossed her laxman rekha not udayveer. She had realized her fault long ago. Udayveer was right when he had once said that she was foolishly in love with him. Yes it was foolish of her to love a man who could never be hers .
She belonged to prestigious Shastri family who were known for education and learning and she had tossed this prestige in maze of dazzling new lavish city life. The man who should have been her savior was now father of her unborn child. She dared not ask for marriage coz she knew it would do nothing but bring downfall .Downfall of Yuvraaj Udayveer and his riyasat. She did not know who did a bigger mistake she by being love with udayveer or Udayveer by mistaking her as his wife.
But its always the women who initiates to sacrifice .Does not she ? Does not that often happen in her dadaji's stories where women were the epitome of love and sacrifice!
'Yes I love u and I love u foolishly .Yes I have ur child and I just cant bear anybody touch me other than u. U are the only man in my life.' She paused trying to breath after her breathtaking revelation which she had wanted to keep with herself till her death .
' But then what ? What Udayveer. Does that solve the present situation we are in ?' she questioned with sheer frustration.
'Yes it does Manya', Udayveer was enthralled by Manya's words. The girl spoke little but when she spoke she spoke her heart so truthfully. She was no conniver, no blackmailer .She was just a simple small town girl ,who was carried away by the awe of big city. Fell in love with a prince unreachable to her and gave herself to man she loved .Yet she was all ready to sacrifice her love just coz she knew her love was nothing but a disaster for man she loved. Suddenly he had an unformidable respect for her and wanted her to have all the rights she deserved .
'I have a solution for it', his voice was gentle.
What
Marry Me
What
Marry me .! that's the only way I can regret and give name to my child
'Good and I live my whole life in regret .A regret that I stripped u out of ur kingship threw ur riyasat out of mahasabha and used my child to get a man who never loved me.'.
'Mnaya I can sort out my riyasat thing u don't need to worry about it'
'And what about my consciounce udayveer can u sort that out'
'But Mnaya''''..'Manya interrupted
'Pls udayveer leave me alone'
'I will but I do wish u come with me' siad udaveer disheartened as he walked to the door to leave waiting for some magic to happen.
'I never said I wont come with u ' suddenly Mnaya's tone was changed.She seemed to have some renewed energy which udayveer could not comprehend, but whatever it was,it was good till he could have her near
'I miss little Adya and I miss badi maa saa udayveer.They both have loved me irrespective of the fact who I am.I just want to be with them.As for u please udayveer be yuvraaj udayveer singh and start ur new life with minakshi ,she suits u in status and loves u so much. Pls don't break her heart to repent the mistakes u never did and let me be manya Shastri ,just the way I was when I first came at ur place. Let me spend sometime with my little Adya till I find some way out for myself.
'As u wish Manya at least u still consider my place livable but do remember one thing Manya the child in u has a powerful father ,who can just change anything .I just hope ur conscience clears out before its too late.' Udayveer was thankful that at least Mnaya decided to comeback to his place .If she was destined to him sure something would happen if not then may be he was destined to live a loveless life anyways.
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I am really happy for u my child he heard somebody say on phone and suddenly he jerked himself out of trance
Raj mata , who told u about this snapped udayveer
Beta its ur engagement and we have first right to know it, u r not our jammai saa u r our son , u have waited long for Mnayata But Minakshi is really a very nice girl. I am happy u decided to move on
Their was a long silence from udayveer he had no words to speak.What blunder I commited Udayveer muttered to himself
Udayveer Beta aap phone par hai naa came another query from another side
Yes Rajmata I am still on phone
Ok beta I have got commissioner sahib waiting for me but don't worry the whole rajparivaar will be in Mumbai to attnd ur engagement my son .We all love u and will come to bless I too
'Bless Me !' Udayveer cursed himself as he banged the receiver on phone 'Bless me for what rajmata ? For all blunders I have done '.
He felt helpless.Never in his life uveraj udayveer singh had been so helpless. Women ! he breathed .Yes it were the women who were is biggest problem .They had always been an irrestible creatures but never so powerful to bling uverajudayveer and his sharp mind.But today he sat in his study all defeted .Just coz of he lost his mind on one and another took full advantage of it.Proposing to Minakshi was just an outcome of a sudden rage he had for Manya but now that one action was paying him heavily. Since years Minakshi had been in search of one weak moment in Yuveraaj udayveer's life when he would loose is calm and luckily it came after six years of long wait and she grabbed it greedily .
He looked down his study window .Mali kaka was busy watering the plants while other gardners worked with toiling and planting of new range of flowers. The Mumbai rajmahal was always a soothing place to live in. Soon the rajparivaar would be coming to attend his royal engagement and then the wedding .He had converted most of the rajmahal into a hotel resort but he still reserved the front half acres for personal rajshahi utsav ,parties and get togethers.
He rested himself by the window porch reflecting his regretful situation. He had just apologized for his deeds to a girl he felt he was unknowing falling for and was about to get married to a woman who claimed to have waited for him since years. The jaigad and devgad rajparivaar were happy to see their son and king move on while raigad prepared to have its new king but strange he felt no happiness. Mnayata was gone long ago and recently he lost the last straw of hope but something in him still craved for the hope to have her back. But the most surprising were his feelings towards Mnaya.His heart denied to consider her stranger. She seemed so much of his ownself He remembered her holding in his arms when she had tripped into him. It felt so natural to have her near, so calming, so escatic.She was his way to be near to Manyata .
He saw the royal gates open and was surprised to see his black BMW enter .Sure badi maa sa must have sent it to escort someone very special. But why his car ? His car never escorted anybody accept him. He looked inquisitively and the sight of the person made him take a deep long breath .
So Mnaya has come .He saw Rakesh ,the driver carrying her luggage .Adya came running and jumped on her and hung like a little monkey in her arms rubbing her face in her curly brown hairs. He saw her smiling . She was giving some instructions to suraj .He took his half-filled glass which had been waiting since long to be emptied and smiled at the sight ,it was so like his happy family with one coming in few months.
If only if only Manya were really his Manyata and they would have had lived happily ever after.
A knock at door brought him out of his thoughts.
Yes come in' he murmured straining his pasture still lost at the sight of the beautiful lady down in the garden .Oh princess I miss u !
'I missed u to dada '. A pair of arms encircled round him and the words were enough to bring smile at his grim face
'Chotti !,' he kissed her soft hands when did u come '.
'Just now dada but where are u ,u seem lost'
'Yes unaati I am lost '
'Going to start ur n life once again and still lost in past'
'No chhouti its not past but present that is making me wander like some lost soul'
Unaati was perplexed too. She had no idea what her dada was talking about. She had no knowledge of storm that her brother had been facing since last couple of months .Udayevveer never told her about Mnaya and her likeness with Mnayata he had thought once things were clear he would inform the family himself .Till then he had strictly ordered that news regarding Mnaya should not spread .He was thankful that he had controlled the paparazzi outburst regarding Mnaya and Vikramjeet .He had successfully been able to get articles removed and vedios deleted and to his relief family had been at peace. But now he felt all his plans , all his tectits coming right on his face. His one wrong move had landed him in worst fix.
'Dada pls tell me u seem to be in great problem', Unnati had suddently caught something really serious in her brothers words. the concern in her voice melted him. She was the only person after badi maa sa he ever thought of relying on. Udayveer never had friends with whom he could bare his heart. All he had was Unaati who was his sister and his friend and above all she was his only critique and moral advisor in need.
'Unnati'
The word shocked Unnati .Her brother always called her chhoti and when he called her Unnati it was always when he demanded her to be his friend and critique. She took a deep breath and nervously brushed her lips as she prepared herself for some creepy revelation from her brother for which she needed to help on.
'Unnati I have done a big mistake' . he looked straight into her eyes but then looked away embarrassed ' I just need ur advice to sort it out ', the words had come out with great difficulty .
'Dada no mistake is big enough that it could not be rectified ,isn't it .I know its something big and embarrassing or u wont look away from me'.
'Yes its embarrassing .he looked at her through corner of his eyes and spoke ' I slept with a girl and she is pregnenet '.
Unnati took a deep breath 'Dada we all wanted u to move on but not in this way,' shrugged Unnati ' anyways i know u never force urself and if she is pregnant that means u had some long term plans with her .U r not the one who suddenly sleeps with some woman'.
'Yes I did had long terms plan with her or say life long plans but Unnati not now'.
'Not Now !', eexclamed Unnati 'Dada pls tell the whole thing now '.she completed her sentence with sheer restlessness in her voice.Her brother was not the one who changed his plans easily sure something was vey wrong.
Udayveer did not know how to start but then he decided he needed to talk or he would sure go mad .The words came pouring in .Unnati had always loved him and after listening his side she loved him even ,more.
'Oh dada u have been going through all this and u never told me' were the words that escaped her mouth while tears made their way down her cheeks.
'Chotti I wanted to sort this out and come out triumphantly with my Mnayata and look what I ended up with' he smashed off the vase and threw away the file containing Manya's report.
'I understand dada it has been a great mistake', Unnati reflected .At the end the woman in question had their royal child. It had been the tradition of Jigad rajgharana that they never let their royal child go. They always had it either by marrying the woman or getting her married to some other member or equivalent rajgharan .the royal blood was always to be respected.
'Did u ask her for marriage '
'Yes', Udayveer sighed and then added ' and she rejected '
It was hard to see his expressions as he faced the window reluctant to look into her eyes .he knew he could not bear to look into them. He knew he had crossed the barrios that had been long layed down by his ancestors. Unnati could feel nothing but regret for her brother. She had always wanted him to move on and was happy when she heard of his engagement but the truth seemed much uglier.She knew her brother very well .He always thought before he acted but when it came to Manyata he was more of a wild horse .Long before Moniya had challenged his calm composure and now this Manya seemed to have done something similar
Somebody knocked the door .Unnati shrugged ,she did not want any intruder but before she could say no she heard her brother say yes. She cared not look at the intruder she was to busy reflecting her brothers blunders. But the voice of the intruder stunned her.She turned behind to look at the speaker. The words seemed stuck in her throat.She wanted to scream out of happiness dance out of joy but felt herself too dumbstruck to respond.
'Welcome Manya so at last u decided to come back ',Udayeer encircled his arm round her shoulders and pointed another to Unnati to introduce her ' Meet her this is my little sister Unnati' he paused and smiled playfully ' well not that little actually she is a mom of a a three year old naughty boy'.
Mnaya smiled at his attempted humor. She knew Udaveer was trying to lighten up the heavy air that had suddenly settled in that room. She was well aware of Unnati and her deeply ardent yet friendly relationship with her brother .The lady who was his sister, friend and advisor all at once. Sure they must have been discussing about her.
Unnati tried to recover her wits and before she could speak the lady introduced herself .She seemed uncomfortable being held by her brother whereas her brother seemed quit untouched and casual .Strange the lady was so much like her babhi Yuvrani Mnayata ,everything in her resembled the lost Yuvrani Mnayata be it her voice, her looks ,her stature. She exuded the very essence and aura of Mnayata bhabhi yet she was not her bhabhi. No doubt her lovelorn brother confused her with his lost wife and ended up doing blunder of his life.
She scrutinized the woman yet again and everything in her appeared nave and guiltless yet again very much like Manyata. Indeed her brother was not in love with her at least not now. his ways were so casual and placid yielding nothing . But she was in love. Her inhibitions her low cast eyes her vulnerability in her brothers presence was clearly evident. She knew her brother often had such effects on women but this lady felt so genuine . Her brother may have suddenly lost his interest in her considering the fact that she was not his wife but she did not.
Mnaya felt quit awkward at Unaatis piercing gaze She felt inappropriate to talk her mind in such scrutinizing situation and took a polite leave. Unnati watcher her go out of the door and looked at her brother again.
'Dada we need to get her married'
What
' Yes dada, u both cant marry but she can be married to other royals who are not hair to the throne '
'Yes I know but ..', his voice trailed away he had never thought of marrying Mnaya to somebody else. He knew she wont .
'No ifs and buts dada ,she is carrying our bloodline in her womb, we need to get her married .She rejected your proposal coz she wants good for u but dada its our time to think good for her. Dont u know what shame it will be when people come to know that our rajguru daughter is pregnant before marriage. Dada we need to protect our and our rajgurus reputation and Mnaya's marriage is now the only way left for us'
Udayveer nodded .The thought of Manya marrying somebody else never crossed his mind. He had asked for solution and his sister had so very well given it. But strange why does it feel so strange. Sure he did not love Manaya .But then suddenly he felt bad at very thought of getting her married to somebody else.
Unnati walked through the corridor .Soon the whole rajparivaar would arrive .She needed to handle them regarding Mnaya .How ironic it would be to see a look alike of their lost Mnayata and then accept the fact that she was not the same.
Sure we royals are cursed .
Her thoughts wandered to Manya again. Sigh ! she loves dada so much. she is ready to sacrifice her name but dared not have him .Unnatis heart melted for the woman who stood in front of her.She was sure an angel and how ironic her dada was not lucky enough to have her.But then somebody should have her .She had their royal child and needed a royal husband .Unnati fell in her deep thoughts searching her life long mental database to find the one for her but could not remember .
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Chapter 11
A Royal Engagement
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Mnaya tried to free herself.
Leave me Udayveer please, we need to be in party . guests are waiting for us
'Leave u ,no way Miss Shastri.U know I hate Vikramjeet ,I just cant see u with him .'Mnaya was used to his rough ways but today she felt embarrassing. She had been dragged in some dark corners of the rajmahal when she was about present herself as an engaged fiance of Vikramjeet Singh who had just proposed her right when Yuvraj Udayveers raised a toast in celeberation of his engagement to Yuvrani Minakshi . She accepted it too on Unnatis advice. She felt she did it right but strangely Yuvraaj Udayeveer Singh did not consider it right at all.
'Do I have a choice Yuvraj Udayveer muttered Mnaya as she pushed him away.
'I always gave u the choice Mnaya but u seem too dumb to accept it '.
'My acceptance to it is ur downfall Yuvraaj' Mnaya had enough of his manhandling she tried to make her way to dark corridors.She had no idea where he brought her.Rajmahal was indeed a new place for her.She felt her heels cling with something hard and their she went falling again on the man she desperately wanted to be away from .
She tried to compose herself and struggled to speak ' I need to go'
'No u don't need to Miss Shastri ,let ur fiance celebrate .I need u here with me'
his piercing eyes and deep warm breaths were intoxicating her to loose her righteous senses.
What Mnaya looked at him in confusion His face faintly visible in the dim light and the eyes they were different...
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