Purza

"Purza," the Rowan said with some asperity, "was what I called the pukha they gave me on Altair."

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

It also responded with its soothing, rumbling purr when the little girl became restless or distressed, although Lusena and the pediatrics staff would adjust the pukha's programs throughout its usefulness, every sensitive on Altair knew when the Rowan christened it 'Purza'.

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Mr Shah said experience shows that even bulldozers clearing snow from the Lowari roads cannot be maintained properly as after every two days of operations they become unserviceable for next one week with the typical excuse from the operators of "Purza Kharab Hai" (parts not working), so how can a sophisticated railway system be expected to be operated efficiently in that remote place.

Changes in Lawari Tunnel from Rail to Road one 2009

Gradually, Purza spent more and more time on a shelf in her room, but was always on the pillow beside the Rowan at night.

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She rearranged one pillow and planted Purza on it.

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She had believed, for many years, that Purza was sentient, despite the unalterable fact that the Rowan knew the pukha was NOT.

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"It is the most incredible apartment, Prime Siglen," the Rowan said, turning slowly around and clutching Purza to her breast.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990

When Interior got back, the Rowan was bowling with laughter, rolling on the bed, clutching a now purring Purza in her arms.

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"We shall be immensely comfortable here, won't we, Purza?"

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Tonight Purza appeared, not the remains that Moria had vandalized, but the comfort creature that had been her mainstay.

The Rowan McCaffrey, Anne 1990