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It was Harish. ‘Shrikant, congratulations. It seems our road show has been cleared. If all of us participate in that, then probably we may be listed in the New York Stock Exchange. It is all because of your hard work . . .’ Sensing the silence that was unusual, Harish continued, ‘Shrikant, can you hear me?’

  ‘Yes, I can. But . . .’

  ‘There is no but for you, Shrikant. You are the leader of leaders. Without you, the road show will not take place.’

  Shrikant felt the old excitement flood through him. ‘Hey, Harish. I will come to office right now.’

  ‘At this odd hour?’

  ‘For success there is no odd and even hours. Every minute is precious. I will go to office and work on that. I want the list of the places that we are going to visit, the budget and other details. I have been thinking about the premium on the share issue . . .’ Shrikant went on.

  As he talked, he heard a plane flying over Bandra, and he forgot what he was saying. The receiver was in his hand but he was looking at the sky. He saw the red tail lamp of a plane in the dark sky.

  Shrimati, who had walked with him side by side in the same Shravan rain for ten years had now left him all alone.

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