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The Stinky Workplace

 The Stinky Workplace        " Komar, clean the gutter no.316 from tomorrow" " Ji sahab(Ok Sir!) " said Komar. " Raju, clean the gutter no. 315 from tomorrow, " said the cleaning incharge. Komar and Raju are mates, they are friends from their childhood, also called 'diaper buddies'. Komar's father was a potter, the Hindi name for a potter is 'Kumhar' this is where the name came Komar, whereas his surname is ' Sahu', ( which is not regarded much in his office ( gutter)). Komar's father and Raju's father were friends and so, are the children. Raju's father was an oil refiner, he use to refine coconut and peanut oil of poor quality. The Hindi word for an oil refiner is'Teli', thus, the surname of Raju came from there, Raju Teli.    Raju and Komar use to walk daily top their respective gutter s everyday. They use to climb the ladders down and enter into the stinky and dirty drains that they have to clean. Their w...