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  • We both stared at the botched monstrosity that was meant to be a ‘learning activity’ for the letter A. It required him to colour inside the outline of an apple while chanting the slogan, ‘A-for-Apple’. He was still at it, painstakingly applying the final touches to what seemed like an apple displaying severe symptoms of COVID-19. “Dei, ennada idhu?” I asked him, exhausted and exasperated. “Po!” he said, bringing his tiny fist down on the sickly apple. “Po, corona, po!”