The Street That Knew the Routine

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Date: 22/01/2026

The street woke up without ceremony. Shops opened one shutter at a time. Someone washed the pavement even though it wasn’t dirty. A delivery cycle stopped at the same corner it always did.
Nothing here was accidental. The rhythm had been practiced for years, maybe decades. People moved through it without thinking, trusting that the day would unfold as it always had.
A neighbour greeted another without slowing down. A dog paused at a familiar smell. The sound of keys echoed briefly and disappeared.
There was comfort in this repetition. Not excitement, not ambition — just steadiness. The kind that doesn’t need to be celebrated because it already works.
Some mornings don’t inspire action.
They simply reassure you that things are holding.

Rajat Chandra Sarmah
Guwahati , Assam , India
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