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Q. 7 Read the following passage and answer the questions given below: "Silence surrounds us. I would have him prodigal, returning to His father's house, home to knew.! Rather than see him make and move! His world I would forgive him too, Shaping from sorrow a new love." 1. Name the poem these lines have been taken from. 2. Why does 'silence surround them? 3. For what does father show his willingness towards the son?

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