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4.04sNo. No, it is the sign that it is time for my arranged marriage.
2.23sOh, well, congratulations.
2.09sNo, no, no. Don't you know what it means?
2.1sNot... really.
4.72sIt all happened shortly after my eighth birthday.
2.05sOkay, here we go.
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2.05sTen goats and an electric fan?
2.17sYou call that a dowry?
2.95sOkay. We will throw in a textile factory,
2.57sbut only because Manjula's getting on in years.
3.69sThen it is agreed. Your third daughter will marry our first son.
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2.2sIt is done.
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4.39sOh. I cannot get married. I am just beginning to enjoy my bachelorhood.
1.72sWhat am I going to do?
2.2sTell her the truth. You're not ready to get married.
3.92sNo, no. You do not know Mother. She will never quit until I am married.
0.48sThen just tell her you're already married.
3.42sNo. I cannot lie to my mother.
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