Plato's Cave by Gautam Dutta

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wKQy gvbyl wb‡la †f‡O Nvo †div‡jv †hw`b
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†c­Uzi ¸nvq wPË bq Avi e›`x
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KvU‡jv evuav wg‡_¨ gvqvi RvM‡jv Z…lv Áv‡bi
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