Appendix A: Sample Panel Layout for “Aliya Margaya” (available upon request)
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සති කිහිපයකට පසු, නදී තීරයේ ඒමට ආපු අයෙක්, වැල් කණිෂ්ඨාවේ සිටින කුඩා ලිපියක් සොයාගත්තා. එහි තිබූ පනිවුඩය: "කාලයත් සමඟ, අපි සියලුදෙනා නැවත බැඳේවි." ඔහු ඒ පණිවිඩය කියාගෙන, එකල පළමු දළ වලාකුළේ වත්මන් ආලෝකයක් වැනි සිනාසෙයි.