Chapter 11: The City

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The city hit them like a physical force. Not the heat of Chudaipur, but a dry, dusty, exhaust-choked wind. The sounds were a chaotic symphony of honking horns, blaring music from shops, and the constant hum of a million lives colliding. The haveli’s oppressive silence was replaced by a relentless, anonymous noise.