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The first attack came through the loudspeakers in Kashmir. The second arrived as letters, ordering us to leave our home. Then came the daily marches — shouting at the top of their voices: “Hum kya chahte? Azaadi!” “Azaadi ka matlab kya? La ilaha illallah!” After we left, they looted everything, piece by piece — Valuables stolen, Furniture taken, Utensils gone, Even the bedding stripped away. Next, they came for the immovable things — Doors removed, Windows dismantled, Iron grills torn out. And when there was nothing left to steal, They burned the house down — Ensuring we could never return. Now, even the land is being taken, most of it already captured unofficially. This is all that remains of my once-proud, four-story maternal home. Never forget never forgive

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