It’s the same room.
The table fan and bookshelf are replaced by contemporary versions. The bookshelf is a wall-unit in W shape with few lightweight books and three soft toys.
“Who reads anyway?” My uncle says sheepishly.
Yet, vellichor makes me feel my late grandfather’s presence there.
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some of us still do. at least those things that hold our attention long enough.
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