With the certitude of a true believer, Vellya Paapen had assured the t…

Arundhati Roy
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With the certitude of a true believer, Vellya Paapen had assured the twins that there was no such thing in the world as a black cat. He said that there were only black cat chaped holes in the universe. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2002). The God of Small Things, p.82, Penguin Books India
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With the certitude of a true believer, Vellya Paapen had assured the twins that there was no such thing in the world as a black cat. He said that there were only black cat chaped holes in the universe. ✨ Arundhati Roy (2002). The God of Small Things, p.82, Penguin Books India

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