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What is the meaning of “My cat was back and so was I”? Had the author gone anywhere? Why does he say that he is also back?

Updated On: Feb 15, 2026
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After the fire, the author loses interest in life, believing that everything has been taken from him. However, when he receives books and other items from his classmates, he feels a renewed sense of security. His cat's recovery is the finishing touch, and his best friend returns to him.

Now, both he and his cat are returning to normalcy. His statement suggests that he has started to pick up the pieces of his life again. 

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(Street Plan) : A city has two main roads which cross each other at the centre of the city. These two roads are along the North-South direction and East-West direction.

All the other streets of the city run parallel to these roads and are 200 m apart. There are 5 streets in each direction. Using 1cm = 200 m, draw a model of the city on your notebook. Represent the roads/streets by single lines. There are many cross- streets in your model. A particular cross-street is made by two streets, one running in the North - South direction and another in the East - West direction. Each cross street is referred to in the following manner : If the 2nd street running in the North - South direction and 5th in the East - West direction meet at some crossing, then we will call this cross-street (2, 5). Using this convention, find: 

(i) how many cross - streets can be referred to as (4, 3). 

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