Everyday - Juhapura

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City: Ahmedabad.

Muskaan Mansuri.


"I am the voice in your head, the instinct that talks to you when in doubt. I am not God, I won't decide if you go to heaven or hell." To listen to this audio walk, CLICK on the blog post title.

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