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barhan  was  returning  from his  early morning  namaz, the  new  dawn  was  breaking, the  new  sun  cast  its   light, the  new  day  had  begun,  at  home, sabra  must  have  offered her  prayers  and  gone  back  to  sleep, there  was  a  deathly  silence  in the  house, shabina "s  room was  shut, he  could  not  tell if  she  was  sleeping  or  awake