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Compose two lines of your own on any sensory organ.

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Sensitive in nature is the skin
A slap, a burn, or be it a pin

OR

The skin provides cover like a blanket in the cold,
And changes with age, from young to old.

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Chapter 2.5: Nose versus Eyes - Brainstorming [Page 90]

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Balbharati English Yuvakbharati [English] Standard 11 Maharashtra State Board
Chapter 2.5 Nose versus Eyes
Brainstorming | Q (A4) (ii) | Page 90

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