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Match

  Match The story of a woman who was deprived of her life, and suffered from the vicissitudes of life. His lips were shaking slowly. He wanted to say something but could not. Anna had a feeling that she knew what Conrad was going to say. Every woman knows what men say on such occasions.   This had happened to Anna many times before. Every time she heard the sound of the call bell, she was poorly startled. This was because the bell was installed near the sink in the kitchen. Therefore, whenever she was near the sink and someone pressed a finger on the bell button, the loud sound would startle Anna badly. And that's why neither her husband nor her family used this bell. They knew what kind of condition Anna got after hearing the sound of this bell. She was busy preparing food for the family when the loud sound of the bell startled her. This time the voice was a little louder, so Anna was startled a little more accordingly.   She kept the knife aside and walked fast to the door. Two p

The Art Gallery

  The Art Gallery  A ccording to the routine, when I reached the office that day too, before stepping inside the building, I stood on the road and started looking at the beautiful board on which "K and k galleries" was written in the golden alphabet. This was the name of our firm which was engaged in the business of buying and selling Marvelous and rare masterpieces of painting. Even after several months with the board installed, the passion for its love had not diminished in my heart.  But I was not the only one to see that board that morning. Near me, a fat man wearing a gray suit was staring at the board with such eyes as if he could not understand the purpose of that board. Then suddenly, sensing my presence, he looked at me and a satirical smile appeared on his face. I knew not only that smile but also him very well. His name was Peterson. And he belonged to the fraud division of the police. Needless to say that most of our past meetings were never happy