Thread by @chittukuruvi4

This is being shared with permission from a friend of mine!! For those who love play of words, cross words and like.
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The little boy looked at me with a haunted expression and said, *I see anagrams*.
My face turned pale. You mean, like word jumbles, I asked.

Yes, he said. He pointed to a sign and asked me what I saw. STOP I said.
He said, I see POTS. Sometimes, POST, or OPTS or TOPS.
God, I said, did you tell anyone?
Nobody will believe me, he said. I saw you solving a crossword, and thought you would understand.

Read that, I said, pointing at MEDICAL STORES.
DECIMAL TOSSER, he said.
And that, I said, pointing to a DICTIONARY.
INDICATORY, he said.
I gasped.
He pointed to a garbage man and said bag manager. He saw a poster of Britney Spears and said Presbyterians.

Stop, I said. This is freaking me out.
The detectives detect thieves, he said.
I know, I said. And then I got it. Damn!
Sycophant acts phony, he said.
Stop, I begged.
Can you help me, he asked.
Meanwhile it started pouring. Heavy rain, I said.

Hire a navy, he said, absent mindedly.
What's your name, young man, I asked, a trifle peevishly.
Salman, he said. Salman Grover.
I had a flash of inspiration. Does your father's name start with A, I asked.
Yes, he said, excited for the first time.

I scribbled Salman A Grover on a paper and showed it to him.
Anagram Solver, he said, instantly. And his face brightened.

Change your spelling, I said. And you will stop seeing anagrams.
Thank you, he said, flushed with excitement. Thank you, Mr.... ?
Raman, I said, A. G. Raman ..!!!

Saw this today on a friend's wall on FB, liked it and shared!

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